Waterlily Lake Trail
Waterlily Lake Trail
The Waterlily Lake Trail is a multi-use trail network located in the community forest hills behind Vanderhoof, in north-central British Columbia. The system comprises seven loops ranging from 1. 2 km to 12.
6 km in length, with a total network of approximately 24 km.
Trails are marked with triangular orange markers and range from beginner to advanced difficulty, passing through diverse ecosystems including meadows, wetland swamps, rock bluffs, and forests of Aspen, Lodgepole Pine, and Spruce.
Points of interest include Homestead Lake and Waterlily Lake. The trails are used year-round by hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders in summer, and by cross-country skiers in winter, with grooming maintained by the Nechako Valley Sporting Association.
Access is reached from Highway 16 in Vanderhoof via Burrard Avenue, crossing the Nechako Bridge, then heading east on Sturgeon Point Road and continuing onto Smedley Road. Trail maps are available at the Vanderhoof Visitor Information Centre.
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