TRAIL CLOSURE – The Rail Trail segment between Oma Rd and Filipoff Rd, just south of Winlaw, will be closed Monday to Wednesday, March 2/4th. A crew with heavy machinery will be in unplugging two blocked culverts. Please use an alternate route. Thanks for your understanding.

This is to inform the community that the Storbo Beach Parking Area has been removed as a designated Rail Trail parking area. To that end we have removed our identifying signage and removed it from our website. We will no longer be maintaining this location.

Dec. 17th – Our Trail segment by the marsh at Pedro Creek is now flooding over. The culverts have been blocked by the beavers for a month now. THE TRAIL IS CLOSED AT THIS SEGMENT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. RSTBC has been monitoring and will be the ones dealing with unplugging things. We’re hoping the water level will drop in the next few days. We’ll keep folks updated on this. Please use caution when out on the Trail and let us know if you see any trees down across the Trail.

Trail closure Mon. Nov. 24th – Vallican Bluffs (3 km north of Passmore) the Trail will be closed for several days to repair a sluff. Please find an alternate route to get past this location. We will post when the work is completed. Thanks for your understanding

Oct. 14 UPDATE – Our tree canopy thinning project will recommence on Tuesday and continue through the week . They will be continuing on the segment north of Lemon Creek. Please use caution and make sure the crew sees you. They will stop working and let you know when it’s safe to pass. Thanks for your understanding.

On Monday, Sept. 15th a crew from Kootenay Complete Tree works will be coming in to work on opening up the tree canopy over and beside the Rail Trail. Opening the canopy above allows the snow to fall on the trail which has grown over the Rail Trail. This will mostly be removing the lower bows and this will help with grooming the Trail for winter skiing. They will also be removing smaller trees and vegetation that are encroaching and slowly degrading the treadpath. All work will be taking place within 3 to 5 m of the centre of the treadpath. The work may take up to ten days at varying locations on the Trail. We will provide updates as needed. The first area we are planning to work on is between Lemon Creek and Gravel Pit Rd (just south of the Village of Slocan). We are planning to keep the Trail open, but trail users must use the following guidelines to continue enjoying our Rail Trail:

When approaching the crew, stop and wait until they acknowledge that you are there. They will stop working and let you know when it is safe to pass. There may be debris on the trail which will need to be cleared, so be prepared for possible delays.

We began this project around 5 years ago and now have the funding to continue on another section of the Trail. We ask for your patience and understanding.

SEPTEMBER 2ND- Daryl is going to start to resurface a small stretch of Trail north of Passmore today. As well, a culvert is being replaced north of the Vallican Bluffs. You may find delays, so please use caution and make sure the operators know you’re there.

Starting Sept. 2nd, four damaged culverts will be getting repaired along our Trail by DHC Communications. The culverts are located between the Vallican Bluffs and Slocan. The Trail will remain open, but there may be delays. Flag people will be on site. Please use caution and make sure that they know you are there. Thanks for your understanding.

Over the next two weeks, we’ll be doing some more resurfacing on sections of the treadpath. We’ll be hitting a few locations between Perrys Siding and Passmore. Warning signs will be in place. Trail users can still use the trail, but there may be some rough sections, so be prepared. Please make sure Daryl (the operator) knows you are there before attempting to pass him. Thanks for your understanding.

The Trail is looking in pretty good shape these days and is being well used. The resurfacing we’ve done in the past two years is hopefully making for an easier ride for folks. We now have a new flail mower which is allowing us to move back the vegetation on the sides of the treadpath.

Upcoming work projects: We will be doing some final resurfacing in August. We also will be doing some larger tree pruning in the fall.

Reminders – there are a lot more eBikes on the Trail. We have a 20 km speed limit and hope everyone will respect that. Please always let people know when you’re coming up behind them. Always stop and let horses pass. Dogs should be under control at all times and leashed up when meeting others.

Please check out our Amenities section for services in the area. Where to eat, shop, or stay locally can be found there.

This Trail is maintained by volunteers and your support is always appreciated. We have donation boxes at several trailheads or can be made through eTransfers (donate@slocanvalleyrailtrail.ca) or PayPal.