Jumbo Pass Details

Activities
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Jumbo Wilderness
Invermere, British Columbia
Difficulty Rating

Blue Rate
Local Popularity
95 in Hiking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
Global Ranking
#24438 in Hiking [+]
- #296689 in Trail Running
Hiking SAC Scale

T2 Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Wilderness Trail
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Double Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Moderate
Trail Visibility

Sometimes hard to follow
Season

July - Sept
Alpine Trail

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Land Owner

Rec Sites and Trails BC

The trail begins along the skid road on the left and the trailhead is clearly marked. The trail is both well used and obvious, with a blend of easy, moderate and steep sections to sustain interest. After 1 km, the trail is deep within a lush
forest before tackling a small boulder field. After gaining 300 m, subalpine meadows will become prominent. When you get to a steep alpine creek, a square orange marker nailed to a tree indicates a sharp turn right (west) and across the creek. The dark-grey cliff s of Bastille Mountain are to your left. At 4 km, the trees start giving way to flower carpeted grassy meadows marking your arrival on to Jumbo Pass. At 5.2 km, a trail on your left meets the path – this is from the West Kootenay-Glacier Creek; continue your bearing and following the sign to the hut. The Jumbo Pass hut sits 0.9 km from this junction, below an inviting ridge that eventually leads to Mount Monica. The first peak in the ridge is enough to provide stunning panoramic views. The peaks of Bastille Mountain lie to the SW, the top of the Starbird Glacier (which runs down the other side of the ridge) to the north. Jumbo, the tallest peak in the area, lies to the NE.

Access Info

From the north end of Invermere follow signs to Panorama Resort (18kms), and continue along the gravel Toby Creek road for 20 kms to the abandoned Mineral King mine. Just past the tailings field turn right and follow the Jumbo Creek Forest Service Road north. Park along the road at the 15.8 km mark where a signed old spur road will lead you to the trailhead.

Glacier Creek Access - Head north on the Duncan Lake FS Road for 11.8 kms from its junction with Hwy 31 just south of Cooper Creek. Turn right onto the Glacier Creek Road follow it for 23 kms to the 2nd bridge. Take the right fork for 4 kms to the trailhead on the left. Contact the Kootenay Lake Forest District (250-825-1100) for details on the 4.2 km trail.

Trail Supporters

Summit Trail Makers Society
Maintainer

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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Jumbo Pass Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Oct 27, 2022 @ 5:51pm Oct 27, 2022	Road in is in good shape. 4x4 required. multiple waterbars - ok for subaru. top of road is very narrow in encroaching bush. risk of paint damage.
	Jun 19, 2021 @ 6:43am Jun 19, 2021	Road washed out around 2k up jumbo access
	Jun 28, 2020 @ 9:41pm Jun 28, 2020	7km before the trailhead there is a rather large mud / snow slide blocking the FSR. There was no way I could cross it with my F-150. And even if...