Peter Roulston Trail
Rating: Easy
Distance: 5.8 km
Time: 2 hours one way hiking
Surface: Compact dirt
Modes of Use: Hiking, biking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing
Peter Roulston Trail
Trail Description
This old logging road on a south-facing slope winds through second-growth forest, offering a gentle ascent and descent. This user-maintained trail provides excellent cross country skiing and snowshoeing. There are two large bridges over creeks, and smaller temporary bridges over large water bars.
Trail & Access Condition as of May 11.26
The Peter Roulston Trail is accessible at the upper and lower trailheads year round from the Nakusp Hot Springs Road. The trail is in good spring & summer condition – it has been fully cleared of falls and is suitable for hiking, biking or ATVing. There are several access points to the trail, including at the gravel pit at the lower, or west trailhead, and the upper trailhead from the Kuskanax FSR east of the CMH helipad near the Hot Springs.
If You Liked This Trail
If you like the Peter Roulston Trail, you might also enjoy the Nakusp to Summit Lake Rail Trail, the Cedar Grove Trail, or Box Lake Nature Trail.
Stay Safe Out There!
- Familiarize yourself with Leave No Trace principles
- Check the weather forecast and trail conditions, and plan accordingly
- Be prepared to be in areas without cell service
- Stay on designated trails and share with others
- Cyclists and ATVs yield to everyone and hikers yield to horses
- Be prepared for hiking – have solid walking shoes/boots, water and nutritious food, first aid supplies, comfortable clothing (including layers) that’s appropriate for the weather
- Prepare for the unexpected
- Tell someone where you’re going and when you expect to return
- Make noise (sing, talk, clap) to alert wildlife
- Travel in pairs or groups and keep kids in sight at all times
- Keep pets under control, keep them at home if not allowed on certain trails, and be aware they may pose a hazard with backcountry wildlife
Use this information at your own risk. Trail users assume all responsibility for personal injury or damage to equipment.
For more information, visit:
Trails BC (https://trailsbc.ca/travel-tips/trail-users-code-ethics)
BC Adventure Smart (https://www.adventuresmart.ca/)
Wild Safe BC (https://wildsafebc.com/)
Recreation Sites and Trails BC (http://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/)
BC Parks (https://bcparks.ca/)
Credits:
The Trails of Nakusp brochure series was originally produced for the Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce, by Hailstorm Ridge Environmental Services & Kootenay Virtual Tours, who jointly retain copyright.
Project funding came from a 2003 Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives Grant.
Many thanks to True North Forestry Consulting Ltd., Pope & Talbot Ltd., Slocan Forest Products and the Ministry of Forests for their various contributions to the project.
Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre, 92 – 6th Ave NW
Box 387, Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0
nakusp@telus.net
2023 Updates provided by the Nakusp and Area Community Trails Society
info@nakusptrails.ca
Credits:
The Trails of Nakusp brochure series was originally produced for the Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce, by Hailstorm Ridge Environmental Services & Kootenay Virtual Tours, who jointly retain copyright.
Project funding came from a 2003 Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives Grant.
Many thanks to True North Forestry Consulting Ltd., Pope & Talbot Ltd., Slocan Forest Products and the Ministry of Forests for their various contributions to the project.
Nakusp & District Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre, 92 – 6th Ave NW
Box 387, Nakusp, BC V0G 1R0
nakusp@telus.net
2023 Updates provided by the Nakusp and Area Community Trails Society