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Telkwa Pass 19km Long starting at KM 52.5 of The Copper River FSR

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Trail stats

Distance
14.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,759 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
745 ft
Max elevation
2,972 ft
TrailRank 
73
Min elevation
1,627 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
2 hours 54 minutes
Coordinates
1775
Uploaded
May 13, 2016
Recorded
May 2016

near Usk, British Columbia (Canada)

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Itinerary description

**If you get to the Limonite Creek Bridge at 53km of the Copper River Logging road, turnaround and take your first left to get onto the Telkwa Pass Trail**

This trail changes regularly. There have been companies that have cleaned this pass up a few times, cleared rocks and slides, created creek crossings, widened areas and made it very smooth and easy to travel, but it only takes a big rainfall and or snow/glaciers melting quickly to create rivers which wash parts of the road away and create new slides. I'd suggest checking with Groups like "Telkwa Pass Info Sharing Group" on Facebook for more up to date conditions.
The trail being widened has made it much easier for pickups to get through this pass.
Along the way you will see many waterfalls coming off Redemption Peak as well the glaciers that sit on top of it, also Blue, Top and Tauw Lake which are a very nice greenish blue colour.
There is a campsite called "Blue Lake Campsite at Top Lake as well.
It is 41km from Telkwa to the East end of the pass
It is 52.5km from Terrace to the west end of the pass

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PictographPhoto Altitude 1,639 ft
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Start at 52.5Km

Start at 52.5Km

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Road

Road

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Dam

Dam

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Washout

Washout

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Washout

Washout

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Road

Road

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Washout

Washout

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Road

Road

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Glacier

Glacier

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Road

Road

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Porcupine

Porcupine

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,837 ft
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Mountains

Mountains

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,854 ft
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Slide

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,896 ft
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Slide again

Slide again

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,882 ft
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Another slide

Another slide

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,816 ft
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Road

Road

PictographLake Altitude 2,780 ft
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Top Lake

Top Lake

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,764 ft
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Still no snow

Still no snow

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,833 ft
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Slide

Slide

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,878 ft
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Road and Lake

Road and Lake

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,868 ft
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Dammit snow

Dammit snow

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,874 ft
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Lots of snow

Lots of snow - May 2016 and May 2020

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,850 ft
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Lake

Lake

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,810 ft
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Little bit of snow

Little bit of snow

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,874 ft
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Rocky road

Rocky road

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,903 ft
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Washout

Washout

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,900 ft
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Little bit more snow

Little bit more snow

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,900 ft
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Ugly washout

This can be crossed with a quad, but to make it crossable for a truck will take a lot of shoveling and boulder moving.

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,915 ft
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Snow

Snow

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Snow

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Lake - Mountain

Lake - Mountain

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,874 ft
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Snow and Slide

Snow and Slide

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,858 ft
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Truck stopper?

Truck stopper?

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,802 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 2,792 ft
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Creek

Creek

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,878 ft
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Road - Water

Road - Water

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,951 ft
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Lake

Lake

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,956 ft
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Road

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PictographPhoto Altitude 2,902 ft
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Road

PictographCampsite Altitude 2,857 ft
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Blue Lake Camping

Blue Lake Camping

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,893 ft
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Obstacle - Fallen Tree

Obstacle - Fallen Tree

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,846 ft
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Road - Big Hill

Road - Big Hill

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,941 ft
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Road

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,948 ft
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Snow - Mountains

Snow - Mountains

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,915 ft
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River bed

River bed

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,873 ft
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Fallen Tree

Fallen Tree

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,869 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 2,679 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 2,690 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 2,595 ft
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Road

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,551 ft
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Exit to Telkwa - logging road

Exit to Telkwa - logging road

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,561 ft
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Start from Telkwa Side

Start from Telkwa Side

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,546 ft
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Gas Pipeline...

Gas Pipeline...

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,517 ft
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Road to Alt Pass Exit

Road to Alt Pass Exit

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River to cross

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Pond

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,612 ft
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Obstacle - Fallen Tree

Obstacle - Fallen Tree

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Alt Route end

Alt Route end

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,583 ft
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Road

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,581 ft
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Info

Info

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