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Helen Mackenzie Lake

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Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek)

Helen Mackenzie Lake

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Helen Mackenzie Lake

Name: Helen Mackenzie Lake
Rating: 2

Recommended by 29 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek), British Columbia, Canada

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1. Paradise Meadows – Helen Mackenzie Lake loop from Black Creek

8.48km

02:28

130m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Helen Mackenzie Lake – Paradise Meadows loop from Black Creek

15.6km

05:12

390m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Hubert Trapp

July 2, 2025

On our hike from Battleship Lake to Helen Mackenzie Lake and later back to the Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre, we cross the rushing mountain stream Piggott Creek several times. We're lucky and, with the help of the Komoot map, find the snow-free wooden boardwalks over the river. On the shore of Helen Mackenzie Lake, we find a dry, flat rock - perfect for our lunch break. (May 12, 2025)
The lake was named after Helen Maud Hutton Mackenzie in 1930. She was the niece of Robert Randolph Bruce, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1926 to 1931.
apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/13314.html

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Elevation 1,130 m

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Location: Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek), British Columbia, Canada

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1. Paradise Meadows – Helen Mackenzie Lake loop from Black Creek

2. Helen Mackenzie Lake – Paradise Meadows loop from Black Creek

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