About Fang Mountain

Fang Mountain, located in Evanoff Provincial Park which is east of Prince George, BC. It is the home to the ninth longest cave in Canada, pretty cool eh? The cave have two entrances along the Fang trail, one is basically what could be described as a hole in the ground, a big hole. In order to enter the caves this route you will need rock climbing gear to repel down and should only be attempted by experienced climbers only. Don't worry! there is a more friendly option of entering the cave so more of us can explore it, the second entrance is located by a fast flowing creek. Carefully climb down the rocks (they can be slippery) and you can enter the caves from there. Make sure to bring a headlamp plus a backup to be able to see in the cave, and of course all of the other proper safety gear, I will include everything we brought in another post.
Besides from the cave, this trail has beautiful scenic views of mountains, a couple small alpine lakes, has challenging terrain, and is the home to a lot of wildlife. This territory is known as bear country. Although I have never personally encountered a bear in this region, I have heard of a few people who have had ecounters so be on the lookout, make lots of noise, educate yourself on what to do if a situation were to come to light, and bring the proper protection.

How do you get there from Prince George?

- Drive East on Highway 16.
- Turn left onto Upper Fraser.
- Keep going straight until you hit a bridge that crosses the Fraser river (Hansard Bridge), go across the bridge and then take an immediate right.
- Take your first left onto Pass Lake Forest Rd.
- Follow the road, go past Pass lake
- Keep your eye out for a small side road on the right, it should be around the 42 KM mark, this will lead you to the parking lot & the trail-head.

IMPORTANT:
There is a fork in the trail that you will hit not too long after the first creek crossing, make sure you take the RIGHT FORK. The last time I hiked up the left fork was taped off but just in case remember to go right.
The cave drop is also tapped of but also be cautious.

Intensity level: Advanced
Duration: One full day or an overnight
Elevation: 3,500 Ft gain
Length: About 6 KM one way (12 KM round trip)

For more information visit:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/evanoff/