Marriot Basin Hiking Trail (Pemberton)

Description And Directions

Site Description: This trail is managed under partnership agreement with the Alpine Club of Canada - Whistler section. The trail is 5.72kms in length of which there are two options for 1.2 kms each on rough access roads from the highway to the trail head and then 4.55 kms (one way) is on the actual trail. The hike terminates at the Wendy Thompson Memorial Hut. This trail is a late summer/fall hiking trail and should be deemed black diamond as there are muddy sections and slippery logs and talus slope to navigate. 3.5 to 4.0 hours one way from the trail head. There is winter use as well. A non motorized trail!

Driving Directions: 1.From the Petrocan Station in Pemberton, drive east 6.9 km on Hwy 99 to Mount Currie (intersection by the white church building) 2.Turn right just north of the church to remain on Hwy 99 (to Lillooet); follow this road for 10 km until a dirt road branches right (Lillooet Lake Road) 3.Ignore this right and stay on Hwy 99, which begins to switchback up into the hills above Lillooet Lake for 16.9 km. 4.Continue past the Joffre Lake parking area on Hwy 99 for about 7.7 km to a bridge which crosses Cayoosh Creek. 5.Just past the bridge, Hwy 99 hooks left and then curves slowly right until it comes to a Highways salt shed. 6.Park across the road from the highways salt shed. This parking lot is normally cleared daily. 7.There is a rough access road heading north for about 1.2 kms to the trail head. It is approximately a 1 hour drive from Whistler to the trailhead, then a 3 - 4 hour tough hike or back country ski in to the hut.