Bulkley Valley Quad Riders - Ride Catalogue


Red Rose Ride

Ride Details

Ride Difficulty:Easy1

RAMP Designation:†Not Applicable

Season:July through September

Parking and Ride Start:55.09586° -127.79442°
Junction of Kitseguecla Forest Service Road and
Roche de Boule Road. Vicinity of Skeena Crossing.

Directions:94 km from Smithers to Skeena Crossing
Approx. 1 hour and 18 minutes

Start Elevation:299 metres

End Elevation:1309 metres

Total Kilometres:40.5 (round trip)

Running Time:2 hours 30 minutes

Total Time:4 hours 51 minutes

Average Speed:7.8 kilometres/hour

The ride to Red Rose follows the Roche de Boule mining road along Juniper Creek. There is a junction at approximately 10 kilometre. Bearing right will continue on Roche de Boule to the Red Rose Site. Bearing left will take you to an unknown abandoned mine site at Silver Tip Creek.

warning There is a 100 metre section which is very narrow, undulating and sloped. Restricts this route for UTV's

1 You can continue on the Red Rose portion of this ride all the way up to the old mine site. It is very steep, route is narrow and slides may make access extremely difficult.

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red rose

last updated August 31, 2010


† RAMP - Recreation Access Management Plan: applicable only to the Bulkley Timber Supply Area within the Skeena Stikine Forest District.

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