Trans Canada Trail Challange
From coast to coast to coast the Trans Canada Trail is one of Canada’s truly great endeavours. The Trans Canada Trail is a proposed 18,078-kilometre (11,233 mi) corridor in Canada. The creation of the trail was announced as part of Canada's 125th anniversary celebrations in 1992. It is expected that when complete, it will be the longest recreational trail in the world.
This series will take you along many different trails that are part of the TCT.
The Challange is to walk all of the TCT Trail in the Chilliwack River Valley.
Once you have found all the TCT caches in the Chilliwack River Valley you may log the TCTC: Chilliwack River Valley FINAL!!!
Please remember is it a natural trail, no motorized vehicles allowed.
Tolmie Trail
( Tamhi Bridge to Thurston Medows - k21 to k27 ) = 6.0 km
Note: This section of trail is quite challenging because it has changes of elevation ranging from 300 to 700 ft.
At the bridge over Tamihi Creek immediately start uphill on the Tamihi Forest Road. Watch on your left and you will soon see an entrance to the trail on your left as soon as you pass the cliff section. This is a grassy area that tends to get overgrown and hide the sign. Don't be discouraged by the tall grass. After about 0.5 km through a fairly immature grand fir forest the trail will cross a creek and start going downward. At the bottom of the hill turn right to go up again. After about 1 km you turn right at a clearing. Be aware that there is a false right turn as you go up. Follow this mainly grand fir forest trail until you come to a private property. Turn right into an immature cottonwood forest. After crossing a creek (dry most of the time) you will be treated to mature black cottonwood and maple trees with a great variety of other plants such as devil's club that grow in wet ground, a truly unique area. Because of the clay surface it can be slippery when wet . Past this section at the bottom of 0.6 km descent, the next two km will reveal an old corduroy road and superb rainforest vegetation. At the next junction of forest roads turn right again and watch for the trail on your left. It will take you to Anderson Creek on Chilliwack Lake Road. Follow Chilliwack Lake Road east over the bridge crossing Anderson Creek. Trail then goes past some great ponds and ends up at Thurston Medows Campsite.
Other caches on this trail
What the Hay!
The Light House
Something's Fishy #4: Anderson Creek Pond
Keys To My Stump
These trails are easiest done by parking a vehicle at both ends of the trail.
| Parking #1 |
N49° 04.507 W 121° 44.977 |
| Parking #2\Trailhead |
N49° 04.210 W121° 50.334 |
Waypoints on the #1 cache in every series.
Chilliwack River Valley - Trans Canada Trail
| Description |
Km
|
| Liumchen Trail (Cultus Lake to Little Tamihi Creek) - k9 to k18.5 |
9.5
|
| Tamihi Trail ( Little Tamihi Creek to Tamihi Creek Bridge) - k18.5 to k21 |
2.5
|
| Tolmie Trail - Tamhi Bridge to Thurston Medows - k21 to k29 |
8.0
|
Thurston Trail - k29 to k34
- Thurston Medows to Borden Creek - 2.75 km -
- Borden Creek to via Slesse Creek just past the Fish Hatchery- 2.5 km |
5.25
|
Larsons Bench Trail (Top of Larsons Hill to Camp Foley) - k34 to k41.6
- Top of bench to Pierce Creek - 4 km
- Pierce Creek to Chilliwack River crossing after passing Ford Mountain Corrections Camp - 3.6 |
7.6
|
Nesakwatch Trail (Foley Forest Recreation Service Campground at Chilliwack River crossing via Angel Wing Fish Channels to the end of Centennial Fish Channels k41.6 to k48.7)
- Chilliwack River Crossing and start of the Angel Wing Fish Channels to the next crossing just past the Riverside Forest Recreation Service Campground - 4.1 km
- Riverside Forest Recreation Service Campground to end of Centennial Fish Channels - 3 km (k46 - start of Fish Channels) |
7.1
|
| Centre Creek Trail (East end of Centennial Fish Channels to Radium Creek Trail fork on bluff - k48.7 to k55.3) |
6.6
|
| Radium Lake Trail (From Radium Lake Trail fork on the bluff to edge of Chilliwack Lake Provincial Campground - k55.3 to k58.5) |
3.2
|
Chilliwack Lake Trail
- Edge of campground at kiosk to Chilliwack Lake Road - 0.7 km (k58.5 to k59.2)
- Chilliwack Lake Road to Paleface Creek - 6 km |
6.7
|
Paleface Pass Trail (Mouth of Paleface Creek and across the pass to the top of Upper Silverhope Creek)
- Trail through the pass from Monument Rock to Upper Silverhope FSR - 2.2 km |
7.2
|
| Total Distance |
63.7 km
|