The Baden Powell Trail is a bucket list or iconic trail that needs two to four-day hikes because there is no camping along the way. However, there are several good access points. It is mainly a single-track trail that is quite rugged most of the way with the first leg out of Horseshoe Bay probably being the most challenging because of the quick change in elevation and a scramble across rock scree or talus heading up Black Mountain. The challenges after that tend to be getting in and out of deep creek gorges. The knee-Knacker runners do it in one day.
The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides were inspired by the centennial year of B.C’s entry into Confederation in 1871 to establish this legacy trail in 1971.