Historically, forest roads on the B.C. coast have on occasion been constructed using stumps and log cribs to retain the road fill on steep slopes. However, experience has shown that failures in road fill may occur after several years, often due to root strength deterioration. To ensure slope stability is maintained when building forest roads, a design process needs to be developed when utilizing logs and stumps to retain the road fill. To do this, more information is needed, specifically load carrying capacity and failure characteristics of old-growth stumps on coastal B.C. terrain. This report presents the results of the trials conducted in order to determine the strength of typical old-growth Douglas-fir stumps.