The Bluebird Trail - Kamloops Trails

The Bluebird Trail – Kamloops Trails

Doug Smith  December 16, 2023 at 9:07 am

 

A single track trail winds over rolling terrain for 6 km across the Dewdrop Range from the area near Battle Bluff west to the trails going up the Escarpment.     The Bluebird Trail was so named because the Kamloops Outdoor Club installed a series of bluebird birdhouses along a faint track south of the Frederick Road.    Mountain bikers and hikers have since used and extended the trail east and west.    On a fall day we started at Battle Bluff and then hiked along the Bluebird Trail out-and-back for a 12 km hike. Most of the route is a single track through grasslands and a bit of open forest.  

A fence crossing has a cattle guard and there is an old range fence still partly standing across the slope.  

The trail crosses a Wildlife Management Area (BC Parks) across easy terrain below the Red Plateau escarpment.    The trail passes three trailheads that go steeply up – The Forgotten Trail, Dead Coyote, and the Three Amigos Trail (links below).   A few images are shared here from our hike along the trail.    Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption.  

The Bluebird Trail can be combined with other trails, or hikers can go off-trail to explore the hills of the Dewdrop Range.  

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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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