--- title: "Alexander Mackenzie Trail: trail around Prince George" description: "Alexander Mackenzie Trail: trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC), 1 h 33 min from downtown Prince George. 199 km long." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/alexander-mackenzie-trail/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/alexander-mackenzie-trail.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:54.932Z --- # Alexander Mackenzie Trail Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC), 1 h 33 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.33933,-122.87555) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5728) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/alexander-mackenzie-trail/#map) ## Map [Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=rec-trails) Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. ## Nearby - [Punchaw Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/punchaw-lake-43y1s7i/) Lake 13 km - [Punchaw Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/punchaw-lake/) Recreation site 14 km - [Blackwater Canyon](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-canyon/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 15 km - [Cleswuncut Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cleswuncut-lake-uxld7oo/) Lake 15 km - [Blackwater Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-mountain/) Summit 15 km - **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 33 min, 86 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 11 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 65 km from downtown - **Length**: 199 km - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 53.33933, -122.87555 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5728) - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/) [Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/) Source: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5728). Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data. 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Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) for BC Parks, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and Freshwater Atlas places; ODbL 1.0 © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) for OpenStreetMap places and drive times; each place names its own source. Updated 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/outdoors/alexander-mackenzie-trail - **slug**: alexander-mackenzie-trail - **name**: Alexander Mackenzie Trail - **category**: rec-trails - **categories**: rec-trails - **kind**: Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) - **lat**: 53.33933 - **lng**: -122.87555 - **kmFromCentre**: 64.8 - **driveKm**: 86.1 - **driveMinutes**: 92.9 - **offRoadMetres**: 10972 - **elevationM**: _none_ - **areaHa**: _none_ - **lengthKm**: 199 - **activities**: _none_ - **amenities**: _none_ - **seasons**: summer - **lake**: _none_ - **park**: _none_ - **closure**: _none_ - **advisories**: _none_ - **description**: _none_ - **directions**: _none_ - **page**: - **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue) - **sourceUrl**: - **licence**: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) - **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z - **onShore**: _none_ #### links | label | url | | --- | --- | | Recreation Sites and Trails BC page | https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC5728 | #### nearby | slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | punchaw-lake-43y1s7i | Punchaw Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.42156 | -123.01952 | 13.2 | 57.9 | 70 | | punchaw-lake | Punchaw Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 53.42557 | -123.03553 | 14.3 | 57.8 | 63.7 | | blackwater-canyon | Blackwater Canyon | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.29901 | -123.08652 | 14.7 | 72.2 | 82.7 | | cleswuncut-lake-uxld7oo | Cleswuncut Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.35057 | -123.0971 | 14.8 | 67 | 74.3 | | blackwater-mountain | Blackwater Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.20658 | -122.88416 | 14.8 | 79.5 | 112.4 | _Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/alexander-mackenzie-trail/. 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