A Bow Lake Loop - Kamloops Trails

A Bow Lake Loop – Kamloops Trails

Doug Smith  February 17, 2022 at 9:00 am

On an exploratory snowshoe from the Chuwhels Lake Road onto ORV tracks, I found my way to Bow Lake and back (article).    I returned 10 days later to try to find a loop route back.     On a mild day, we followed the track I (and others) had set, then crossed the lake and through the forest to find another track (a sign called the trail The Shaft).   We found a pleasing loop that had been partly stomped in.

As we closed the loop, we spotted another (untracked) trail (called the Coaster Trail) that we will return to explore.  A short video features that day’s outing:

To find the trail, use these coordinates:

  • Trailhead – N50° 31.164′ W 120° 30.099′
  • There is not much parking there so pick a good day to park off the side of the road.
  • Follow the tracks, keeping left at most junctions, but bear north toward Bow Lake
  • Bow Lake -N50° 32.241′ W 120° 29.708′
  • Follow one the tracks back (5.5 km return).  

 

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Doug writes for Kamloops Trails, a not-for-profit (and ad free) website, offering information on trails, waterways, routes, featured spots, viewpoints, and explorations in the outdoors in the Kamloops area (and beyond).

Doug started exploring this area in 1976 and continues to follow tracks and routes wherever they lead, with the aid of map, compass, GPSr and camera. After many dead-ends, but also many discoveries, he chose to share this information.

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