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CARNEY ST HWY 97 Cranbrook Hill Greenway TRAIL RATING Packed Earth ADDITIONAL INFO Scenic Wildlife How to get there The north end of the trail can be accessed from the Otway Ski Center located on Otway Road. The south end of the trail can be accessed the southwest corner of the UNBC parking lot that has been designated for greenway users. Also, the trail can be accessed from the southeast corner of Forests for The World. Lastly, the greenway’s southern access point can be accessed from Kimball Road located off of Highway 16 West by Art Knapp’s. Distance: 25 km Elevation Change: 245 metres Take a tour on the Cranbrook Hill Greenway and enjoy the varied landscape and natural beauty of Cranbrook Hill. Within the Greenway is 25 km of multi use trail that connects the Otway Ski Center to Forests for the World (FFTW) to UNBC to Parkridge Creek at Highway 16 West. For more information on this trail visit http://greenway.gis.unbc.ca UNBC to FFTW (0.8 km) Travel on a trail surrounded by a mixed-wood forest with large birch trees to the greenway trail head sign at the southeast corner of Forests for the World. Otway Ski Centre NORTH NECHAKO RD OTWAY RD NORTHWOOD PULP RD UNBC to Blue Spruce (6 km) An open canopied forest with large birch trees and lush understory is encountered initially. At the UNBC/Blue Spruce/Otway junction, one must travel south to reach Blue Spruce. The forest is dense and is comprised of large Interior Douglas-fi r trees with evidence of past logging activity. 2ND AVE 3RD AVE UNBC to the Otway Ski Center (18 km) At the UNBC/Blue Spruce/Otway junction, one can travel northwest to Otway. After a mild ascent, the trail reaches a high point with panoramic views of mountains. The trail then descends to a beaver marsh and small lake, and eventually passes old mine diggings nestled in a rock outcrop. The old Sawdust Pile road is eventually crossed, and the headwaters of the major drainage of the greenway is reached, at which point the trail follows the drainage for 4 km. The trail alternates between open, south facing slopes with colorful meadows, and forested north facing slopes. As one leaves the drainage, the trail enters a private woodlot with a which shows the impacts of the mountain pine beetle. The trail eventually crosses Takla Road and continues on to a brook crossing which indicates the northern border of a woodlot where one emerges from forest and parallels a regenerating forest on private property. Once again, the greenway enters a denser forested area of Interior Douglas-fi r and spruce, with birch groves. With a slight fall in altitude, the greenway enters the Otway ski trails. The trail descends beside a small creek until it reaches the biathlon area. The final 1.5 km of the trail meanders through a lodgepole pine forest until it reaches the parking area at the Otway Ski Center. Cranbrook Hill Greenway Forests for the World UNBC KIMBALL ROAD 18TH AVE 22ND AVE HWY 16 HWY 97 15TH AVE 1ST AVE 4TH AVE 7TH AVE HWY 97 S GREAT ST 14 City of Prince George WALKING TRAIL GUIDE Get outside! It’s in our nature. 15
UNBC Connector Trail System TRAIL RATING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Foothills, University Way, Tyner & Ospika Loop TRAIL RATING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Paved or Asphalt Gravel Packed Earth Scenic Wildlife Transit Distance: 9 km Elevation Change: Up to 120 metres Amenities: Information kiosks, viewpoints, off leash area in Ginters Meadow The UNBC Connector Trail System includes over 10 km of trails that connect the community to the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Cranbrook Hill Greenway and Forests for the World. The trails provide opportunity for walks through both forest and meadow. 18TH AVE QUINN ST 22ND AVE MASSEY DR CENTRAL ST OSPIKA BLVD TYNER BLVD GRIFFITHS AVE C A RN E Y ST HWY 97 WESTWOOD DR FERRY AVE 17TH AVE For a shorter walk with relatively fl at terrain, you can access the trail at the west end of either Ferry Avenue or Massey Drive or from the north end of the trail at the corner of 18th Avenue and Foothills. A more ambitious walk through a forested trail will lead you to University Way with a 120 metre elevation change. From here, you can continue along University Way to Tyner Boulevard or onto UNBC campus to link to the Cranbrook Hill Greenway Trail or Forests for the World trails. UNIVERSITY WAY Forests for the World Cranbrook Hill Greenway University of Northern BC Ginters Meadow 20 PINEWOOD AVE TH A VE RANGE RD UPLAND ST HWY 97 S HWY 16 BAKER RD VANCE RD FERRY AVE MCGILL CRES LANSDOW NE RD COWART RD SIMON FRASER AVE DOMANO BLVD Paved or Asphalt CR A NBROOK HI FOOTHILLS BLVD LL RD 1ST A VE Gravel TABOR B LVD Forests for the World OSPIKA BLVD KERRY ST 2ND AVE UNIVERSITY WAY Packed Earth Distance: 14 km Elevation Change: Portions of this loop are quite steep with elevation gains up to 150 metres Amenities: Playground located in Freimuller Park along Foothills Boulevard, washrooms located in the Prince George Aquatics Centre This loop can be completed in sections and provides opportunity for fantastic views and connections to other city trails. University Way is a popular hill for walkers during all seasons. Tyner Boulevard and Ospika Boulevard also provide great hills for climbing and enjoying the city viewscapes. These hills have elevation changes ranging from 90 to 150 metres. Foothills Boulevard is a gentle rolling walk along the base of Cranbrook Hill with elevation changes of 15 metres or less. 5TH AVE HWY 97 University of Northern BC 3RD AVE CENTRAL ST 18TH AVE 10TH AVE CENTRAL ST 22ND AVE MASSEY DRIVE Traffic CARNEY ST TYNER BLVD 15TH AVE Ginters Meadow 4TH AVE WINNIPEG ST WESTWOOD DR Scenic Wildlife Transit PG PULPMILL RD To complete the loop, follow the trails in the lower section of the UNBC Connector Trails through Ginters Meadow and on to Foothills Boulevard. The trail along Tyner Boulevard is crushed gravel, as are the trails along the lower section of the UNBC Connector Trail. VICTORIA ST 17TH AVE 2ND AVE 7TH AV E SPRUCE ST 1ST AVE 20TH AVE VANCE RD HW Y 16 QUEENSWAY GREAT ST HWY 97 S OSPIKA BLVD 16 City of Prince George WALKING TRAIL GUIDE Get outside! It’s in our nature. 17
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