Railroad Creek
2.0 mi
Distance
50 min
Time
terrain
1,575 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a moderate one way trail in British Columbia.
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
Public Tracks
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</style><div class="rec-resource-description" style="padding:16px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;margin:10px 0;background:#f9f9f9;border-radius:8px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;max-width:420px"><img src="https://dam.lqc63d-prod.nimbus.cloud.gov.bc.ca/filestore/1/4/3/3/3_c444ba5da6fc745/33341_686443fb5450ac5.webp?v=1742978290" alt="Pinnacle Lake" style="width:100%;max-width:fit-content;border-radius:6px;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:8px;object-fit:cover"/><div style="font-size:20px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px">Pinnacle Lake</div><a style="color:#4f8747" href="https://beta.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC4725" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">View on Sites & Trails BC</a><section id="description" class="rec-resource-section"><h2 class="section-heading">Description</h2><p> <b>This is a non-motorized trail.</b><br/> Altitude: 1900m, Elevation Gain 420m, Hiking Time: +/- 5hrs, Hiking Distance: 6.2 km.
The first 3 km is fairly level and very marshy then ascends following Railroad Creek. As it levels off it still parallels the creek until you reach the lake. In the early part of the summer there are spectacular waterfalls from the surrounding steep cliffs cascading into the lake. There is an optional steep scramble on the left side of the lake to the saddle and South Pinnacle that require more expertise in climbing.
</p></section><div><h3>Access</h3><span>Road</span></div><div><h3>Driving directions</h3><span> The South Fork Forest Service Road is a radio-controlled road. It is a busy industrial road. All road users are advised to exercise extreme caution and follow posted resource road protocol. <br/>Learn more about: <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/natural-resource-use/resource-roads/local-road-safety-information/okanagan-shuswap-road-safety-information" target="_blank">Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource District Road safety information</a> <br/>Travel time: +/- 2hrs. From Vernon take Hwy 6 past Lumby for 66 km. Turn left 1.5 km past Goldpanner Caf? onto South Fork Forest Service Road. Drive past the Pinnacles Hiking Area sign post. Continue for another 22.5 km following the signs and park in the log landing area.
New Access Location approx. at 50.178407, -118.536380 off Hwy 6.</span></div><div><h3>Things to do</h3><section style="margin-top:12px;padding:10px;background:#fff;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid #d0d0d0"><ul style="list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:table;width:100%"><li style="display:table-row;border-radius:4px;padding:4px 10px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0"><span style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle;padding:4px"><img alt="Hiking icon" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg%20enable-background='new%200%200%20283.133%20282.437'%20height='282.437'%20viewBox='0%200%20283.133%20282.437'%20width='283.133'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3e%3cpath%20d='m283.133%2018.461c0-10.191-8.27-18.461-18.48-18.461h-246.165c-10.207%200-18.488%208.269-18.488%2018.461v245.503c0%2010.195%208.281%2018.473%2018.488%2018.473h246.165c10.211%200%2018.48-8.277%2018.48-18.473z'%20fill='%234d5f85'/%3e%3cg%20fill='%23fff'%3e%3cpath%20d='m160.323%2060.17c8.25%200%2014.938-7.059%2014.938-15.762%200-8.707-6.688-15.758-14.938-15.758-8.234%200-14.923%207.051-14.923%2015.758%200%208.703%206.688%2015.762%2014.923%2015.762z'/%3e%3cpath%20d='m107.58%2058.346s10.914-3.992%2013.492%206.453l-22.281%2047.512-12.816-6.18z'/%3e%3cpath%20d='m172.057%20109.51s-10.547-22.285-12.891-34.016c-2.344-11.73-18.766-14.078-18.766-14.078l-10.562%205.281c-8.859%208.16-18.766%2038.121-24.047%2048.68-5.27%2010.555-2.352%2032.262-2.352%2032.262l-29.902%2094.417%2012.016%2010.551%2038.426-73.89%2016.422%2016.421%205.051%2021.067-19.207%2033.425%207.141%203.965%2014.864-25.726%206.215%2025.917%2014.172-1.508-6.914-47.727%2035.18-60.885%202.141%201.034c7.047%203.516%2010.562-5.871%2010.562-5.871zm-12.263%2081.739-1.815-12.532-19.922-42.227%2017.594-25.809%209.375%2017.598%2024.231%2011.699z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e" height="28" width="28" style="margin-right:4px;vertical-align:middle"/></span><span style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle;padding:4px"><span style="font-size:15px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle">Hiking</span></span></li><li style="display:table-row;border-radius:4px;padding:4px 10px;border:1px solid #e0e0e0"><span style="display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle;padding:4px"><img alt="Viewing icon" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg%20enable-background='new%200%200%20283.1%20282.4'%20viewBox=
