Joffre Lakes Trail
An out-and-back ski touring route in British Columbia, Canada.
Photo: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 3.3 mi
- round trip
- 2,643 ft
- climb
- 4,995 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Joffre Lakes Trail is an out-and-back ski touring route in British Columbia, Canada. It is 1.7 miles each way, 3.3 miles there and back. It runs between about 3,980 ft and 5,000 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,770 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Líl̓wat / Mount Currie, about 10 miles east of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mount Chief Pascall, Cayoosh Mountain and Mount Taylor. Holloway Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Upper Joffre Lake Campground and Motel 66 are within about 6 miles. There are 5 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Ski touring crosses avalanche terrain: read the local avalanche bulletin and carry beacon, shovel and probe.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Joffre Lakes Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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