Synopsis: An easy stroll to the pass, and a long downhill walk to the Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park.
Access: From the junction of Highway 95 and Highway 1, drive west on the Trans Canada Highway for 11.6 km to Moberly Branch Road. Go up the hill 1.9 km to a T, and turn left on Golden Donald Upper Road. After 0.9 km, bear right on to Oberg Johnson Road, and follow it 1.9 km to the end, where it forms a T. Turn left on Moberly School Road and follow it for 0.5 km until it curves to the right and becomes Blaeberry Road. Follow Blaeberry Road for 6.5 km, until you see a sign on the right that says M Road. Set your odometer to 0 here, and it will match the FSR signs. Turn left 0.2 km past the M Road sign, and cross the Blaeberry River on a bridge. Follow the Blaeberry FSR to 300 metres past the 34 km marker.
Turn right onto the bridge and cross the Blaeberry River. Follow the Ensign-Collie Creek FSR (no sign) for 7.9 km. At 1.0 km, stay left. The road is steep, and rough in spots, especially over the first 5 km. Watch for waterbars.
At 7.9 km, there is a junction. Take the right hand fork, which has a sign for Amiskwi. The road gets rough and switchbacks steeply up the hill for 1.4 kilometers before it re-enters the Ensign Creek watershed. You are just under 2000 metres high here.
Follow the road further back the valley for another 6 kilometers. At 10.9 km there is a sharp corner at a creek that has partially washed out the road. A bit tight, but you can make it. (Until it washes out more.) In one cutblock, you have a great view of Mount Mummery and the Mummery Glacier across the valley.
At 15 km, you reach the last landing. The last 300 metres of the road is very rough, and it ends in a loading area, complete with a porcupine-free fenced area for guests of the backcountry lodge nearby.
Trailhead: There are two trails at the south end of the parking area. You want the one on the right side. The one on the left side goes to Collie Ridge (and to Amiskwi Lodge.)
Trail: Follow the trail into the forest as far as the creek, and then go downhill for 50 metres until you reach the larger creek. Cross the creek and continue on the trail.
The trail is an easy and pleasant walk through a moist, gentle sub-alpine forest. That, of course, means both bears and mosquitoes. Also, this trail is used by mountain bikers.
The Yoho Park boundary is reached after 1.4 kilometers. At the park boundary, the obvious trail leads to the right, but like many obvious things, it's wrong. Head straight across the meadow from the signs, and you will find the trail just to the left of the creek that drops down on the right hand side of the clearing.
The trail allegedly continues for 35 kilometers to the Natural Bridge, near Emerald Lake, in Yoho National Park. I haven't done it yet, so I can't vouch for it.
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