Blueberry Creek Trail

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The trailhead is 27 miles from Yellowhead Highway (Hwy 16) on Holmes River Road. Holmes River Road is a forest service logging road north of Valemount and south of McBride. Although 4-wheel drive is not needed. logging trucks do use the road - stay alert and be prepared to pull to the side.

There is a small parking area about 20 meters before the wooden trailhead sign.

Blueberry Creek Trail climbs continually in the forest as it follows Blueberry Creek upstream to end at the Great Divide Trail - Section G (North Boundary Trail to Kakwa Lake). There is also a lovely lake set in alpine meadows surrounded by rugged mountains of the Great Divide, where the trail ends.

The trail starts off from the trailhead sign by immediately entering the forest and climbing steeply for the first 1.1 miles. Blueberry Creek is nearby on the left/west and can be heard but not seen.

At the 1.1 mile mark the climb eases for about the next 2 miles. Still climbing though, to the south, there are occasional views of the far side of the Holmes River valley and peaks rising in the distance. Blueberry Creek is still down in the forested valley to the left/west. To the right a nearby, steep sloped, unnamed mountain rises to the sky. The trail temporarily comes out of the forest into steep meadows covered with fireweed as several avalanche paths coming down this mountain, are traversed. A few streams are crossed.

At the 3.1 mile mark the climb steepens for the next mile as it leaves the avalanche paths behind and travels through the forest. A horse camp in the forest is reached at the 4.1 mile mark. Shortly after the horse camp, the trail levels out and emerges into gorgeous alpine meadows surrounded by high peaks. Blueberry Lake comes into view as the trail ends at the Great Divide Trail.

Mixed conifer forest with lush undergrowth. Avalanche paths crossed are meadows with fireweed. Towards the end, the trail breaks out of the forest into alpine meadows of grass and low bushes.