Peter Roulston Trail
Peter Roulston Trail
Rating: Easy
Distance: 4 km
Time: 2 hours one way hiking
Surface: Compact dirt
Modes of Use: Hiking, biking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing
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.
Access
From Nakusp, drive north on Highway 23 for approximately 2 km. Turn right on Hot Springs Road. There are two main trailheads—the first 6 km (GPS Point 1), the second, 10.8 up Hot Springs Road, turn left onto Kuskanax Forest Service Road for about 1 km.
Kuskanax Forest Service Road may be closed in the spring to protect the caribou maternity pen. For current conditions, please visit the Arrow Lakes Caribou Society website.
Past & Future
This was originally a logging road, that was developed for recreational use by an earlier iteration of the Nakusp Trails Society in the 1990s.
Mode of Use:
This trail is a gentle stroll through the forest, viewing the creeks from the bridges. In the winter it is a popular user-maintained cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trail.
Trail & Access Condition as of February 24, 2024
The Peter Roulston Trail is accessible at the upper and lower trailheads year round from the Nakusp Hot Springs Road. Due to warm conditions the trail is wet, soft and unsuitable for most activities until April. Check back here for updates.
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