Distance : 2km
Elevation change : 80m
Difficulty : easy
This is an interesting walk that begins along a medial glacial moraine consisting of ’till’ and giant boulders which were left behind between two lobes of a glacier that retreated at the end of the ice age. The trail then meanders downhill to a unique glacial depression called a kettle pond. The perimeter of the pond is a unique bog with rare plants. There are also ancient Douglas-firs, orchids and water lilies to look for. The large boulder at the parking lot is an erratic left behind by the glacier. It split just a few years ago. If it’s cloudy down valley it just may be sunny up here.
How to get there
The trailhead beings across the road from the Big Rock/Kettle Pond Day Use Area within Tweedsmuir Provincial Park about 64km east from Bella Coola just a few kilometers past Stuie.
