Truax Forest Service Road Visit

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Truax Forest Service Road begins at the 10.9 km mark of Greyrock FSR (covered in the previous trip report). It is a good FSR, which should be suitable for regular clearance 2WD vehicles all the way to the 8.4 km mark, where there is a small parking area. We then hiked the rest of Truax FSR for 5.2 km, and had to cross two small creeks. Also, right after the parking area at the 8.4 km mark, the road becomes very narrow and brushed in, if not for long. However, your ride would likely get scratched.

There are also a few stretches of Truax FSR prior to the 8.4 km mark which are somewhat narrow and brushed in. Even though there is very little (if any) traffic that far from anything, should you meet an oncoming vehicle one of you might have to back up for quite a distance.

We saw in Backroads Mapbook that there is an old mine at the end of Truax Forest Service Road, but found nothing of the kind. There is some information on the Internet that, apparently, there is a faint trail starting at the end of Truax FSR, but, from what it appears, there isn't much left of the mine, and this route is good only for those who want to do some challenging hiking in the area.

1. Here is a Google Maps location for Greyrock Forest Service Road near Gold Bridge, BC. Truax FSR starts at the 10.9 km of Greyrock FSR.

2. Here is the beginning of Truax Forest Service Road (on the right side) at the 10.9 km mark of Greyrock FSR, which itself starts in Gold Bridge, BC. Check out Greyrock FSR Trip Report for directions up to this point. This is the same photo as photo #20 of that trip report. Coordinates: N 50⁰53.461' W 122⁰42.500'. Elevation: 720 meters.

3. Truax FSR right after the start.

4. A fine view of Carpenter Lake at 1.4 km.

5. Truax Forest Service Road at the 2.0 km mark. 2WD vehicles with regular clearance should be fine all the way to the parking area at 8.4 km.

6. There are two major splits, and you need to turn right both times. This one is shortly after 2.0 km.

7. 2.5 km of Truax Forest Service Road.

8-9. Another good view of Carpenter Lake at 2.7 km of Truax FSR. Left to right.

10. One more at the 3.2 km mark of the FSR.

11. Truax Forest Service Road at the 5.2 km mark. There is another major split around this area - turn right again.

12. A very fine view at 7.3 km of the road.

13. Just a bit further.

14. At around the 8.0 km mark Truax FSR becomes brushed in and quite narrow too. Should you meet oncoming traffic, one of you might have to back up for quite a bit.

15. Arriving to the parking area at 8.4 km mark of Truax Forest Service Road. Coordinates: N 50⁰51.250' W 122⁰41.407'. Elevation: 1,460 meters. The FSR continues on the right side. It is possible to keep driving, as it gets better shortly, but there is a very brushed-in and somewhat rough short stretch right after this parking area, and also several creek crossings further on. So, a 4x4 and willingness to get your ride scratched would be helpful going forward.

Here is our video of driving on Truax FSR to the parking area at 8.4 km.

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16. After the parking area, Truax FSR continues for 5.2 km, and we hiked it until the end. Here is the road at 35 meters after we parked. Brushed-in indeed.

17. Gets better at the 125 meter mark of the hike.

18. The first creek crossing arrives at the 400 meters of hiking on Truax FSR. We managed to stone-hop, but this was the end of the season, and there sure would be wider and deeper creek here earlier in the year.

19. At 1.09 km of the hike.

20. The second creek crossing at 1.50 km of the Truax Forest Service Road hike. Again, earlier in the season this could be a substantially deeper and wider creek.

21. At 2.50 km, mountain views are starting to arrive in earnest.

22. A very fine view at the 2.62 km of the Truax FSR hike.

23. A zoomed view.

24. Truax Forest Service Hike at 3.27 km.

25-26. A zoomed view of the mountain above. Left to right.

27. Truax FSR at the 4.58 km of the hike.

28. Now at the 5.09 km mark.

29. Arriving to the end of the hike at 5.2 km of Truax Forest Service Road (13.6 km from the start off Greyrock FSR). Coordinates: N 50⁰48.487' W 122⁰41.476'. Elevation: 1,740 meters. Apparently, there is a faint hiking trail going further for those wishing to climb nearby mountains and/or see the remnants of an old mine, but we stopped here.

Truax Forest Service Road has several good views to make it a decent trip. Recommended.

    

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