Archive:Harrison Hut Recon June 2008

Date

This is to happen on the weekend of the summer solstice, June 21-22

Goal

Flag a trail to the Harrison Hut, make a list of repairs that need to be made to the hut.

See message board for details.

Route

To trailhead

Follow Hwy 99 to Pemberton, at the Petro Canada gas station in Pemberton turn left (Portage road) and follow the main road through the town (left at roundabout, right at T-junction). You are now on the Pemberton Meadows Road. After about 25km from the Petro Canada, turn right onto the Upper Lillooet River FSR (start of dirt road just after the bridge over the Lillooet River). Watch for logging and mining trucks (there is a pumice mine along the upper Lillooet River). Ignore a major spur road on the right after 9km (Hurley FSR). After 37km from the start of the Upper Lillooet River FSR, turn left onto the Meager Creek Main FSR. This logging road crosses the Lillooet River after a couple of hundred meters, and is gated at the bridge (gate is locked, PeteH has key). Continue along this road. After about 6km turn left onto the Meager Creek South Branch and cross the (new) bridge over Meager Creek. Pass the Meager hotsprings, and cross Barr (Madhorse) Creek. Counting from the start of the Meager Creek South Branch FSR, take a left turn after about 5.3km (at 50°32'49.0"-123°28'53.7" WGS83, 770m elevation). You are now on the Barr Creek FSR, a slightly overgrown logging road that switchbacks up on the southwest side of Barr Creek. Ignore a spur road on the right (at 50°32'37.2"-123°28'55.2") just before the first switchback, a second spur road on the right (at 50°32'44.2"-123°28'45.8") between the first and second switchback, and a third spur road on the right (at 50°32'48.3"-123°28'27.9") in between the second and third switchback. Follow the Barr Creek logging road for about 4-5km to the top (northeast) corner of a large clearcut (50°32'42.0"-123°27'42.0", 1170m elevation). You have now reached the (approximate) trailhead.

Trailhead to Hut

The proposed new route follows the broad divide up on the southwest side of Barr creek to the alpine.

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1. Pete Hudson
2. Kristen Brewer
3. Roland Burton
4. Dave Burton
5. Scott Webster
6. Bram v.Str.
7. Matt Parisien
8. Ben SP