Glacier Gulch - Hudson Bay Mountain

Glacier Gulch Trail is considered a black diamond trail. This trail was not maintained last year when I did and there was lots of windfall. There’s a couple of crossings where there’s cables set to help you cross. You can get up to the Glacier on this trail which I've done a couple times but last year the wind was pretty bad and you could hear the rocks coming down around us, so we didn’t make it to the top but we we’re pretty far up. Again weather changes fast up here. I wouldn’t recommend this hike for beginner hikers unless you go with someone with more experience then you. The trail is only 5km but gets longer every year as the glacier melts more. Be very careful once you hit the scree slopes above tree line they are steep with lots of loose rocks. The mining activity has currently stopped but there’s tons of leftover mining junk up by the ice and ice caves to explore( Just be careful!!)

Directions: At 4km west of Smithers turn left from Hwy 16 to Lake Kathlyn road. Follow signs for “Glacier Gulch and Twin Falls”. Cross the railway track and turn left on Glacier Gulch road. Follow signs for Twin Falls Recreation site. At the site there is parking, fire pit, picnic area under the trees. Parking is at 750 m elevation.