{"id":789,"date":"2015-03-02T03:28:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T03:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/blog\/?page_id=789"},"modified":"2020-05-23T13:13:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T21:13:10","slug":"little-mcphee-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/?page_id=789","title":{"rendered":"Little McPhee Waterfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-903 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_24771.jpg\" alt=\"Little McPhee Waterfall\" width=\"687\" height=\"458\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty Level<\/strong>: Intermediate<br \/>\n<strong>Distance<\/strong>: 2.3km (one-way from Substation to Waterfall)<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain<\/strong>: 20m<br \/>\n<strong>Dog Friendly<\/strong>: Yes<br \/>\n<strong>Bike Friendly<\/strong>: No<br \/>\n<strong>Facilities<\/strong>: Pit toilet on Skattebo Reach\/McPhee Canyon junction<br \/>\n<strong>Season<\/strong>: Potentially year-round (be aware of extremely hazardous conditions that may arise in winter due to melt-freeze cycles)<\/p>\n<p>This very short trail leaves Skattebo Reach Trail between the McPhee Canyon and D. Waterline trailheads. It follows the original Doukhobor workers&#8217; trail from Brilliant Dam. The trail drops into the creek bed, which is followed upstream for a short distance. A short extension of the trail ends at the plunge pool of the scenic waterfall. The waterfall is best in spring and early summer when water run-off is high; later in the season the creek flow is significantly reduced.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"paragraph_style\">Little McPhee Creek Waterfall Access<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"paragraph_style_1\">Access from the Brilliant Substation Parking Lot:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"style\">\u2022<\/span>Leave Castlegar heading towards Nelson on Hwy 3A<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"style\">\u2022<\/span>Before the Brilliant bridge, turn right on Ootischenia Road and head up the hill<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"style\">\u2022<\/span>Follow signs to the golf course, turn left on Corrigan Road turning into Columbia Road<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"style\">\u2022<\/span>Turn left on Aaron Road<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"style\">\u2022<\/span>Turn right on gravel road with gate before the golf course (note gate closure times) and follow for 4km, keep left at 2km fork in road<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"style\">\u2022<\/span>Turn left into parking lot before the Substation<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"style\">\u2022<\/span>Follow Skattebo Reach trail for 2.25km passing the Brilliant Overlook and Doukhobor Waterline trailheads<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"Bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Turn right at Little McPhee Creek Waterfall trail junction<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paragraph_style_1\">Hikers Access from Park and Pool:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"style\">\u2022<\/span>Follow signs for Skattebo Reach Trail from park and pool<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"Bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Follow Skattebo Reach for approx. 4.5km passing the Brilliant Substation, and the Brilliant Overlook and D. Waterline Trailheads<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><span class=\"Bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Watch for trailhead on the right<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Koten.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1053\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Koten.jpg\" alt=\"Koten\" width=\"692\" height=\"506\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Difficulty Level: Intermediate Distance: 2.3km (one-way from Substation to Waterfall) Elevation Gain: 20m Dog Friendly: Yes Bike Friendly: No Facilities: Pit toilet on Skattebo Reach\/McPhee Canyon junction Season: Potentially year-round (be aware of extremely hazardous conditions that may arise in winter due to melt-freeze cycles) This very short trail leaves Skattebo Reach Trail between the McPhee Canyon and D. Waterline trailheads. It follows the original Doukhobor workers&#8217; trail from Brilliant Dam. The trail drops into the creek bed, which is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/?page_id=789\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":678,"featured_media":0,"parent":743,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-789","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=789"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1317,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789\/revisions\/1317"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendsoftrails.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}