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The Phase 2 Project
Phase 2 is 9.2 kilometres
long extending from Ziprick Road to KLO Creek beyond Gallagher's Canyon Golf
Course.
The trail enters the Mission Creek canyon just beyond the East Kelowna Road
bridge. The canyon is a wilderness area with unique geological features.
The total trail length (Phase 1 and Phase 2) is 16.5 kilometres.
With the loss of so many area trails as a result of the 2003 Okanagan
Mountain Park fire, the Phase 2 trail resulted in the opening of a new
wilderness trail in the Spring of 2005.
Many spectacular geological features exist on the Phase 2 trail, including
Layer Cake Mountain, Pinnacle Rock, and Hoodoos. |
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The Trail
Main Trailhead
entry points for the Phase 2 trail:
1. Ziprick Road
2. The East Kelowna Road bridge
3. The Field Road entry to Scenic Canyon Regional Park (Field Road is the
next left after Gallagher's Canyon Golf Course on McCulloch Road).
Phase 2 includes the trail surfaces, three pedestrian bridges, stairs
at the canyon hill below the golf course, parking at the trailheads, interpretive
kiosks, a wetland boardwalk, picnic tables and benches.
Construction of the trail has been sensitive to our intent to minimize
environmental impact and maintain the natural beauty of the area.
The creek was once the site of active placer gold mining activity. Placer
gold pits that yielded 2 or 3 ounces per man per day can be seen along the
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Three Bridges
There are three pedestrian bridges
in Phase 2. The first crossing is about .5 km south of the East Kelowna Road
trailhead and the other two bridges are at the 1 km and 1.5 km points.
This photo shows an aerial view of the first bridge site with the bridge
superimposed. This bridge site is about a half kilometre upstream (southeast)
of the East Kelowna Road Trailhead.
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