Southern Chilcotin (2015)

Would anyone have any recommendations for a 2 or 3 day trip in the area? Going to be travelling light, and was thinking about potentially trying to head up Relay Creek trail and little paradise trail the first day, putzing around there (Tyoax/Elbow) on the second day and coming back through castle pass and tyaughton creek trail. Too much?

We'll have a 2wd vehicle and from the information on the Big Creek park website it seems like we might be able to make it to about 10km from the start of the relay creek trail (as marked on TF). Am I fooling myself? Will we make it to Tyaughton Creek Rec Site at least?

Thanks for any beta

Tyaughton Creek rec site would probably be okay for 2wd, relay, notsomuch……

relay…

It's actually an outback, so AWD but not very high clearance. Are those pictures before the trail itself, or is the trail an old road?

Thanks

It's actually an outback, so AWD but not very high clearance. Are those pictures before the trail itself, or is the trail an old road?

Thanks

that's the 'road' to the trail head….high clearance is definitely an asset

stunning photos mate! been there with my truck. lost my nerve and turned around. even in the vehicle, i gotta say, felt like the most remote place in the world. loved it. a lifetime of adventures await…

https://www.facebook.com/southchilcotin/photos/a.337699612072.164261.297530747072/10153021316367073/?type=1
Hopefully this all melts. still want to get another couple of days in out there

After I saw your post I emailed Tyax Air. They said the snow line is above Warner and Spruce but there would probably be some snow in the passes. Should melt pretty quick.

stunning photos mate! been there with my truck. lost my nerve and turned around. even in the vehicle, i gotta say, felt like the most remote place in the world. loved it. a lifetime of adventures await…

at least 2 hours from Tyax Lodge to get to the end of the road, if there is no blowdown to clear or rocks to move off the road…It's super rad out there, very remote, very awesome!

Epic fly in to Warner last weekend. Organized a group of 10 including my 12 year old and unlike previous trips with smaller groups we had a lone flat as our only issue - unbelievable luck! Very windy in the AM but Jamie (Dale's new pilot) did a nice job keeping our breakfasts down. The youngling did great but slept well on the way home. The day before we rode the bottom of Cinnabar from the lodge which is a really great short warm up ride.

Here's my son near the Cowboy camp: