New Cronin Trail

*There are logging trucks using the service roads to get to the trailhead. Please follow backroad etiquette and safety protocols. McBike has generously offered to lend out radios if runners want to try the course before race day. For a video on Resource Road Safety, click here.

Location: Babine Mountains Provincial Park (30 minutes from Smithers).
Race route: Point to Point (312 Road to Silver King Trailhead past Driftwood Canyon Park)

Aid Stations:

  • End of double track road on 312 route, approx. 4 Km

  • By fire lookout on first ridge, approx. 8 Km

  • Highland pass, approx. 15 Km

  • Joe Lorsa Hut, approx. 18 Km

  • Finish line/summer parking lot 27, approx. 27 Km

  • Blix Pass- small lake on McCabe side, approx. 37 Km (LONG COURSE ONLY)

All aid stations will be equipped with treated water, snacks, and electrolytes. Bring your own fuel if you prefer or if you’re unsure about treated water from the park. The water treatment product we use is Pristine (Pristine's Water Purification drops treats 99.9999% of bacteria, viruses, and protozoa (cysts/parasites) - including giardia and cryptosporidium by producing a dilute chlorine dioxide solution).

Parks reps have made it clear that you are not to consume ground water from the 312 road start area to highland pass (past mining activity has leached byproduct into the water in the above location).

Short Route Up New Cronin Trail to Hyland Pass, down Silver King to the main parking lot to the finish
Distance: ~27km
Elevation gain: ~1155m Start time: 0900 (arrive by 0830 for package pickup)

Strava file


Long Route (same as the short course, but finishing with a loop up Lyon Creek through Blix and down McCabe to the finish at the Silver King Trailhead)
Distance: ~44km
Elevation gain: ~1920m Start time: 0800 (Arrive by 0730 for package pickup)

Strava file

Both routes start at the New Cronin trailhead and finish at the Silver King trailhead. Both courses feature the new Cronin Trail in all its glory, with the gorgeous Hyland Pass and flagship Silver King trail. The long course boasts an epic loop with the scenic Blix Route as the feature with Lyon Creek and McCabe trails before also finishing at the Silver King Trail parking lot.

Be prepared for another fantastic experience in an alpine environment!