gray creek to kimberley trans canada trail photoalbum presentation
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This 2005 and revised in 2008 Trails BC photo album/PowerPoint Presentation looks at the potential of a Trans Canada Trail routing option between Gray Creek and Kimberley BCTRANSCRIPT
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by Al Skucas Trails BC President
Rockies/East Kootenays DirectorOct 2008
A Photo Study of aGray Creek to Kimberley
Trans-Canada TrailRoute Option
REV 1
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32 km
A Photo Study of aGray Creek to Kimberley Trans-
Canada TrailRoute Option
by Al Skucas Trails BC President
Rockies/East Kootenays DirectorOct 2008
REV 1
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From Gray Creek to Kimberley
82 Km through the scenic Purcell Mountains of B.C.
Interim Road Route in place with options to develop a TCT route off road in stages of progressive development
Gray Creek
The Pass
St. Mary’s Lake
Marysville
Kimberley
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Arriving on the M.V. Osprey from Balfour
Crossing the Kootenay Lake on the longest free ferry ride in the world
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On Kootenay Lake looking towards Gray Creek from Crawford Bay
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Gray Creek
The Western Terminus of the Gray Creek Pass Route
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Lakeside Camping Resort
Opportunity to stock up on supplies before embarking on the eastbound trek
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Time for a refreshing dip in Kootenay Lake before tackling the climb to Gray Creek Pass
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Gray Creek to Summit and Over
Road Route Indicated in Yellow
Km Mileposts added
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The Beginning
1km
THE ROAD ROUTE
From West to East
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Starts off easy enough
1.5 km
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7.5 km
Plenty of opportunities to replenish water on a hot summer day
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8 km
Average grade to summit 9.2% over 16.5 km
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9 km
Adventurous Cyclists currently use this route as an off highway alternative between the East and West Kootenays
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10 km
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11 km
Some of the grades here go up to 14%
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14.5 km
Finally, getting closer to the Summit
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15.5 km
Near the top and a lovely little campsite appears
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A short little walk of 200m from the road brings one to this pretty little Alpine Lake
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A hiking trail goes all the away around Oliver Lake
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16.5 km
The summit
at 6800 ft. and 5000 ft above Kootenay Lake
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Preparing to go down towards the east
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17 km
Starting to descend from summit
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20 km
East of Summit the road becomes the Baker Ck. Forestry Road and after a few kms. the downhill grades begin to moderate
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Descending East along Baker Ck to Redding Ck
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27 km
Going through an un-harvested section of mature White Spruce. Has a west coast feel to this short section.
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28.5 km
At 29 km the road becomes the Redding Creek Forestry Road
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32 km
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33.5 km
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34 km
Bridge over Redding Creek
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Looking west, up Redding Creek
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36 km
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37 km
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38 km
Tamarack Needles in their Fall Colors
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Redding Ck onto St. Mary’s River and Lake
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46 km
Approaching the St. Mary’s River Valley
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52 km
Crossing of the St. Mary’s River
Popular place for a wilderness camping stop
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Looking north-west up the St. Mary’s River into the renowned St. Mary’s Alpine Park
Past the bridge the road becomes the St. Mary’s River Forestry Road
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57 km
First indication of an early pioneer settlement
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St Mary’s Lake to Kimberley
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64 km
St. Mary’s Lake
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66 km
Campground at the eastern end of the lake
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Outflow of the lake to become the St. Mary’s River
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72 km
At 64 km the St. Mary’s River paved road begins
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79 km
The rural outskirts of Kimberly and the Kimberley Riverside Campground appears to the weary traveler
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Access into the Kimberley Nature Park across the road from the campground
79 km
Road Route ends 3km later along the road at the junction of Hwy 95 and the St. Mary’s River Road.
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Gray Creek to Summit and Over
The Off Road Route Options
Teck’s Powerline Access Road
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A more rustic alternative for hikers and equestrians
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Summertime view looking over the West Arm of Kootenay Lake
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In the fall inversions are common over Kootenay Lake
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This first section is available currently to use
Teck is in the process of abandoning the line, starting with public open houses to begin in 2008/09
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One of the effects of abandonment would be to remove the Powerline completely
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Parts of the trail are closed in by the forest canopy
With the closing of the Sullivan Mine in Kimberley in 1999, this ROW as the TCT may be a fitting legacy
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Fall view of alpine meadow at summit
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Tarn close to summit
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At the very top of the pass on the road
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At summit the terrain is relatively flat for over 1km. This summit is 300 ft. less in elevation than the forestry road summit.
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Some evidence of habitation in the past
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Descending from summit to the east
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Trail transitions from in the forest till …..
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…..till it is out of the forest
Grades on this downhill stretch run to 25%+
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Descending East along Baker Ck to Redding Ck
Section 2 PWL access road – 4.5 km long
Section 3 PWL access road- 10.5 km long
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At 27km of the forestry road route, access to Section 2 of the PWL road begins
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This 4.5 km section has great scenic attributes
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A nice grove of Birch trees in the background
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Again one of the appeals to the PWL route is the transitioning from into and out of the forest
Note, the high standard to which some sections of the PWL road are constructed. Lots of cut and fill here to produce this grade
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At the eastern end of this section Teck has removed the bridge over Redding Creek. New bridge required
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After crossing Redding Creek the route ascends for 1 km
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Approaching Section 3 of the PWL access road
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Section 3 of the PWL access road starts off at 32.5 km off the forestry road route
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Summertime View
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Same area in the Fall
This trail segment would be 10.5 km long
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This 3rd section would make an outstanding trail
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This section would be very accommodating to cyclists as the grades are easy to moderate
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Teck’s bridge over Redding Creek has been taken down for safety reasons. Opportunity for a tram crossing?
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Redding Ck onto St. Mary’s River and Lake
Long term options to develop trail south of St. Mary’s River if community interest would support such an initiative. In the
meantime the forestry road would be adequate
Instead of building a crossing over Redding Creek, 6 km of new trail could be constructed from the eastern end of section 3
This section of the route is an abandoned forestry road that is now quite grown over. At the eastern edge of this section the old bridge over Meachen Creek has been removed.
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St Mary’s Lake to Kimberley
Potential shorter route on Crown land and PWL
Off Road Options on the approach to Kimberley
This route has been established as the Trans Canada Trail within the Kimberley Nature Park in 2006
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Approaching Kimberley, the Teck PWL access road reappears on crown land and could be utilized
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Gaining elevation on crown land just before entering the Kimberley Nature Park
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The Kimberley Nature Park is one of Canada’s largest urban parks
For 5 km, the TCT winds it way through the Kimberley Nature Park until it arrives in the heart of Kimberley
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Sharing the vision of the Trans Canada Trail of Connecting Canadian
Communities Coast to Coast