The Mount St. Benedict Trail begins off Lost Creek Forest Service Road, just before Davis Lake Provincial Park, where it connects to the Murdo Creek Forest Service Road.

The well-groomed southern section links hikers to this secondary road, which they follow uphill for roughly 1. 7 km before rejoining the trail proper.

Continuing upward through second-growth forest, the route reaches McKay Lake after about half an hour of climbing. This small, scenic lake sits at the base of a tall cliff directly beneath Mount St. Benedict's 1,278-metre summit.

Hikers cross a log dam at the lake's outlet, where Murdo Creek drains, before pushing on toward the peak. The full out-and-back route covers approximately 7. 1 miles and is rated challenging, with around 1,858 feet of elevation gain.