D'Arcy
Top Adventures in D'Arcy
Camp at the Top of Kafir Peak
5.0
At the turn off to Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, take a hard left to the Telus cell phone tower access road (there is a telus branded sign). Drive up the road, which is very steep at times. High clearance and four wheel drive are a must! Drive ...
Hike to Mt Rohr
5.0
/ 3200 ft gain
The Duffy Lake Road area is a scrambling paradise. If you love exploring the alpine off trail, this would be the place.Mt Rohr is a prominent peak, located just above Duffy Lake. One of the highlights of this trip is that you get to hike directly ...
Scramble Mt Joffre
3.0
From the trailhead on the Duffey Lake Road you follow the well-marked summer trail up the Cerise Creek. The trail heads south after the bridge and heads up onto the lower flanks of Joffre and onto a logging road. Eventually the road forks, and the...
Hike Vantage Peak
3.0
4.7 mi
/ 3618.8 ft gain
This trip can be done as big day trip, or broken up over two days if you bring a tent. It makes for a great weekend trip from Vancouver. So good in fact Arc'teryx made a whole movie about it.
Just beyond the ever popular Joffre Lakes turn off by a...
Overnight at Keith's Hut
2.0
5.6 mi
/ 1312.3 ft gain
Starting from the side of the highway outside of Pemberton, continue towards Duffy Lake past Joffre Lake trail head. Cross the Cayoosh Creek bridge and pass the work sheds on your right with a green roof, 3.3km from this is a shoulder and between ...
Climb Mt. Matier's Northwest Face
3.0
Mt Matier is an excellent mountaineering route for newer mountaineers with glacier travel experience, and a lot of scrambling experience. In good condition the glacier is manageable with fairly straight forward route finding. The Trailhead is a ha...
Hike to Joffre Lakes
4.5
6.2 mi
/ 1200 ft gain
Joffre Lakes is a well loved destination, and for good reason: it is absolutely stunning. Not only is it located on one of the most scenic drives you could ever hope to find (Duffy Lake Road) , but it's possible to enjoy this area no matter how mu...
Backcountry Camp Upper Joffre Lake
3.0
3.1 mi
/ 2952.8 ft gain
Joffre Lakes Provincial Park is located roughly three hours from Vancouver north of Whistler and Pemberton on Highway 99 (Sea-to-Sky Highway). The drive itself up to the trailhead is very scenic and worth it in itself. Once you get to the parkin...