Trail Locations

Daffern Vol. 1, 4th Edition, #77 Drop off and pick up: Buller Trailhead parking lot

  Can be shortened to about 10km, 350m if stop at first large meadow with great views Daffern Vol 5 4th Edition #35 Easy grade on trail, lovely flowers, scenery, views Drop off and pickup: Mt Lipsett Trailhead parking

Start on the Ribbon Creek Trail and stay right at 3.4 km for the Memorial Lakes Trail. Drop off and Pick up: Ribbon Creek Day Use parking lot

Follow the Ribbon Creek Trail. Stay right at 3.4 km to follow the Memorial Lake Trail. Drop off and Pick up: Ribbon Creek Day Use parking lot Aug 2025: as an A hike, this requires 6 hours

Follow Ribbon Creek trail for approximately 3.5 km to turnoff to Memorial Lakes. From there it is ~4.5 km to 2nd lake. There is a nice new trail since the 2013 floods that crosses the North Fork of Ribbon Creek via a bridge and back again before the 1st lake. Daffern V1 – 26 Drop off and pick up: Ribbon … Read More

Follow Ribbon Creek trail for approximately 3.5 km to turnoff to Memorial Lakes. There is a nice new trail since the 2013 floods that crosses the North Fork of Ribbon Creek via a bridge and back again before the 1st lake. From turnoff from Ribbon Creek trail, it is ~4.5 km to 2nd lake; .6km to 3rd lake where Memorial … Read More

Drop off and pick up – West Bragg Creek parking lot

Route: Braggin’ Rights to start of Merlin View Trail (1 hr, moderate B1 speed), up east (right) side of Merlin Loop to stone “coffee table” lookout (additional 30 minutes moderate B1 speed). Return same way. If time permits, Merlin View lookout (#3 on attached map) is about 30 minutes further and about 50m additional uphill.

Braggin’ Rights to Merlin View loop, Reconnect to Long Distance  

Nice forest trail, then steeper ascent on open hillside to top of butte. Go up clockwise. Can return on other side of butte and down into the valley, but this is often very muddy. Mesa Butte is sometimes referred to as Square Butte. Daffern V4 – 64

The distance shown assumes going down the ‘shortcut’ trail to the Plain of 6 Glaciers trail; you can go to the end of Highline Trail which intersects with the Plain of 6 Glaciers trail adding about 1.5km to the distance.

Drop off and pickup: Mist Creek Recreation Area

Daffern Vol 5 4th Edition #31

Daffern Vol 5 4th Edition #31

Daffern Vol 5 4th Edition #31

Daffern Vol 5 4th Edition #31