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title: "Pidherny: recreation site around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Pidherny: recreation site, 29 min from downtown Prince George. Hiking, biking. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pidherny/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pidherny.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:41.015Z
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# Pidherny

Recreation site, 29 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.98555,-122.86449) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC98115) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pidherny/#map)

## About

> \*Please remember this is a wilderness area, keep pets with you and under control at all times and respect trail closures \* The Pidherny Recreation Site is the most popular mountain biking location in the Prince George area, and the trails also host a multitude of other non-motorized uses such as hiking and dog…

From Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## What’s there

### Activities

- [Hiking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=hiking)
- [Biking](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/?activity=biking)

As published by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue).

## Getting there

There are several main parking areas that allow users to access the trails. The upper parking lot (with most capacity) is located on upper Foothills Blvd, across from Vellencher Road. A "Park and Ride" location is available on North Nechako road, right near the junction with Foothills Blvd. Users have ample space to park here and use the bike lane to travel 2 km on pavement to the lower staging area. There is a small parking area at the end of Pidherny Road with room for approx. 10 vehicles.

Driving directions from Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue). Forest service roads can be rough or closed: check [DriveBC](https://www.drivebc.ca/) for highways.

## Map

[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=rec-sites)

Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

## Nearby

- [Caledonia Nordic Ski Center](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/caledonia-nordic-ski-center/) Nordic ski trails 2.6 km
- [Cranbrook Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cranbrook-hill/) Summit 4.3 km
- [Hartway RV Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hartway-rv-park/) RV park 4.4 km
- [Hart Highlands Ski Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/hart-highlands-ski-hill/) Ski hill 4.6 km
- [Pilot Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pilot-mountain/) Summit 7.0 km
- [Boat launch](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-xjoflvq/) Boat launch 7.1 km
- [Cranbrook Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cranbrook-hill-summit-bs2cqng/) Summit 8.3 km
- [Swamp Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/swamp-lake/) Lake 10 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 29 min, 13 km by road
- **Straight-line distance**: 11 km from downtown
- **Maintenance**: User Maintained
- **Access**: Road, 2 Wheel Drive
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.98555, -122.86449

## Links

- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC98115)
- [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/)
- [Fire bans and restrictions](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions)

[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)

Source: [Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC98115). Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## More in Explore

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- [Things to do Parks, trails, indoor fun](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/)
- [Indoor fun Things to do on rainy and cold days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/indoor-activities/)
- [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/)
- [History and places The bowl, the rivers, the railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/)
- [Lheidli T’enneh Whose land this is](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/)
- [Land and resources Forests, mines, geography](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/)

## Data

Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).

### Place data

Source: [BC Parks Data API, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and the BC Freshwater Atlas (BC Data Catalogue), OpenStreetMap](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-parks-data-api-access). 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/pidherny

- **slug**: pidherny
- **name**: Pidherny
- **category**: rec-sites
- **categories**: rec-sites
- **kind**: Recreation site
- **lat**: 53.98555
- **lng**: -122.86449
- **kmFromCentre**: 10.7
- **driveKm**: 12.7
- **driveMinutes**: 29.4
- **offRoadMetres**: _none_
- **elevationM**: _none_
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: hiking, biking
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: *Please remember this is a wilderness area, keep pets with you and under control at all times and respect trail closures * The Pidherny Recreation Site is the most popular mountain biking location in the Prince George area, and the trails also host a multitude of other non-motorized uses such as hiking and dog…
- **directions**: There are several main parking areas that allow users to access the trails. The upper parking lot (with most capacity) is located on upper Foothills Blvd, across from Vellencher Road. A "Park and Ride" location is available on North Nechako road, right near the junction with Foothills Blvd. Users have ample space to park here and use the bike lane to travel 2 km on pavement to the lower staging area. There is a small parking area at the end of Pidherny Road with room for approx. 10 vehicles.
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pidherny/>
- **source**: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (BC Data Catalogue)
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC98115>
- **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/REC98115 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| caledonia-nordic-ski-center | Caledonia Nordic Ski Center | ski-hills | ski-hills | Nordic ski trails | 53.96345 | -122.87598 | 2.6 | 9.7 | 12.2 |
| cranbrook-hill | Cranbrook Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 53.94933 | -122.83958 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 9.9 |
| hartway-rv-park | Hartway RV Park | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 54.00075 | -122.80182 | 4.4 | 9.9 | 12.1 |
| hart-highlands-ski-hill | Hart Highlands Ski Hill | ski-hills | ski-hills | Ski hill | 53.98361 | -122.79353 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 10.9 |
| pilot-mountain | Pilot Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.04654 | -122.89197 | 7 | 17.1 | 21.6 |
| boat-launch-xjoflvq | Boat launch | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 53.94761 | -122.95262 | 7.1 | 13.7 | 20 |
| cranbrook-hill-summit-bs2cqng | Cranbrook Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 53.91521 | -122.82253 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 6.2 |
| swamp-lake | Swamp Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.06006 | -122.96001 | 10.4 | 21 | 26.8 |

_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._

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