--- title: "Shass Mtn Trail: trail around Prince George | PG Pulse" description: "Shass Mtn Trail: trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC), 4 h 36 min from downtown Prince George. 7.8 km long. Map, driving directions and places nearby." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shass-mtn-trail/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shass-mtn-trail.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:57.221Z --- # Shass Mtn Trail Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC), 4 h 36 min from downtown Prince George. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.45983,-124.8566) [Recreation Sites and Trails BC](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1391) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shass-mtn-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 - [Shass Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/shass-mountain/) Summit 0.1 km - [Grassham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake-752wo7g/) Lake 5.6 km - [Grassham Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grassham-lake/) Recreation site 7.0 km - [Jenny Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jenny-lake/) Lake 8.2 km - [Mount Beals](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-beals/) Summit 9.0 km - [McKnab Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcknab-lake/) Lake 12 km - [Sutherland River Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/sutherland-river-protected-area/) Protected Area 14 km - **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 36 min, 212 km by road - **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 6.3 km from this point - **Straight-line distance**: 150 km from downtown - **Length**: 7.8 km - **Good for**: Summer - **Coordinates**: 54.45983, -124.85660 ## Links - [Recreation Sites and Trails BC page](https://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/resource/REC1391) - [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/REC1391). 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. 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