Ancient Forest (Chun T'oh Whudujut)

This is an inland temperate rainforest, an ecosystem that exists in only a few places on earth and nowhere else at this scale: it survives about eight hundred kilometres from the ocean because heavy snowfall and a wet trough keep humidity high enough for coastal species. Western redcedars here exceed a thousand years and some are over five metres across. The forest was slated for logging until local volunteers built a trail in 2006 to draw attention to it, and it was protected as a provincial park in 2016, co-named with the Lheidli T'enneh. A boardwalk section, largely volunteer-built, is wheelchair accessible.

What you actually see

• The thousand-year cedars - trees over five metres across, some very old.
• The accessible boardwalk - a wheelchair-usable route into old growth.
• The inland rainforest - a coastal ecosystem 800 km from the sea.
• The Radies Tree - the largest named cedar on the upper loop.

When to go

May to September; the boardwalk is icy and the upper trails hard in winter. Rain suits the forest and the mosses. Mosquitoes are heavy in June and July.

Honest expectations

The upper loop is steep with stairs, though the lower boardwalk is accessible. Facilities are minimal. The site is a long drive from Prince George with no services nearby.

Nearby

Prince George lies west; Mount Robson is southeast.