Tier 4 • 35"+ / Lockers & Winch
Open / Passable
VHF: LAD-1 / 154.100 MHz + GMRS 16
Whipsaw Creek 4x4 Trail (Wells Peak & Lodestone Loop)
3D TERRAIN TELEMETRY MAP
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Center: 49.3485°N, -120.7810°W
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SCRUBBABLE ELEVATION & GRADE PROFILE (980m → 1995m • +1450m Gain)
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FSR & Technical Telemetry Specs
Category: 4X4Forest Service Road #
Whipsaw FSR / Coalmont Road Link
Resource Radio Freq
LAD-1 / 154.100 MHz + GMRS 16
Recommended Clearance
11"+ Minimum
Distance / Est Time
64.2 km • 6 hrs
Elevation Range
980m → 1995m
Seasonal Window
July – October (Heavy snow drifts into late June)
Pinch Points & Road Width Notes: Tight sub-alpine timber pinches, deep peat/mud bogs, and rocky step-ups near Falcon Hill and Wells Peak.
Staging & Tire Air-Down Pullout (Princeton)
GPS: 49.32910, -120.59840
Detailed Route Intelligence & Obstacles
Route Overview
Whipsaw Creek is British Columbia's flagship heritage 4x4 trail, tracing the historic Hudson's Bay Brigade & Dewdney cattle trail from Highway 3 south of Princeton up onto the 2,000m alpine ridges around Wells Peak and Lodestone Lake, exiting at Coalmont.
Technical Cruxes
- Falcon Hill: Ledgy granite step-ups requiring careful tire placement, 4-Low, and ideally a rear locker.
- Meadow Bypass Bogs: Deep alpine mud holes—stay on the established rock-armored line and never drive onto fragile alpine heather meadows.
Surfaces:
Rock Crawl
Mud/Ruts
Water Crossing
Alpine Track
Crux Obstacles:
Falcon Hill Rock Steps
Deep Peat Mud Bogs
30" Creek Fords
Off-Camber Roots
Rec Sites & Camps:
⛺ Whipsaw Camp
⛺ Lodestone Lake Rec Site
⛺ Montezuma Ridge Camp
GPS Waypoints, Staging & Hazard Pins (2)
air_down
49.3291, -120.5984
KM 0 Staging & Air-Down Pullout
Wide gravel staging shoulder. Switch VHF radio to LAD-1 / 154.100 MHz + GMRS 16 and air down to 18–22 PSI.
hazard
49.3485, -120.7810
Crux / High Point Checkpoint
Check snowline, cross-ditches, and oncoming resource traffic before proceeding.
Community Road & Gate Condition Reports
Live snowline, washout, and logging updates from BC operators
Recent Field Dispatch Photos (Click to inspect & comment):
Maya Lin
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Rig: 2022 Tacoma TRD Off-Road (33" Wildpeaks)
Open / Passable
Nov 08, 2026
Drove Whipsaw Creek 4x4 Trail (Wells Peak & Lodestone Loop) yesterday. Radio callouts on LAD-1 / 154.100 MHz + GMRS 16 were active. Waterbars above mid-mountain are deep—definitely air down at the staging coordinates.
Surface: rough
❄ Snowline: 1350m
💧 Water/Mud: Hub-deep in shaded creek draws; bridges intact
🛡 Dead Man's Switch