Trans Canada Trail Challenge
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 Challenge is to walk all of the TCT Trail in the Chilliwack River Valley.
Please remember is it a natural trail, no motorized vehicles allowed.
Thurston Trail
(Thurston Meadows to Slesse Creek Fish Hatchery - k29 to k34 ) = 5.25 km
Starting at the Thurston Meadows Campground you will pass fish channels and a former logging railroad grade. Follow the River around the campground and continue on the trail along fish channels to Borden Creek along the Chilliwack River. From Borden Creek use Chilliwack Lake Road for 350 metres to an entrance on your left. Follow the trail for 1.1 km to a parking area along Chilliwack Lake Road. Cyclists may prefer to proceed on Chilliwack Lake Road to the Chilliwack River Fish Hatchery; the dike is quite rough at this time. Walkers are directed to walk on a dike along the Chilliwack River. When the dike runs out follow the trail in a forested area until it leads you onto Chilliwack Lake Road. Go through the wilderness camp parking area and continue over Slesse Creek Bridge. On the other side of the bridge it is strongly suggested to visit the the Chilliwack River Hatchery if the gate is open, in spite of what the sign says; otherwise, just continue past the Hatchery to concrete barriers, the beginning of the next segment of trail.
Other caches on this trail
TCT - REFRESHED
Something's Fishy #5: Borden Creek
Log Ball
Rock Climber
Slesse Creek Cave
These trails are easiest done by parking a vehicle at both ends of the trail.
| Parking #1 |
N 49° 04.706 W 121° 42.210 |
| Parking #2\Trailhead |
N49° 04.507 W 121° 44.977 |
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
|