A significant rockfall event last week has closed the Trans-Canada Trail and Kettle Valley Rail Trail between Princeton and Coalmont to all users until further notice.

The rockfall occurred approximately 10 kilometres west of Princeton (at the 125-kilometre mark of the KVR). The trail is impassable and unsafe for recreational use.

Recreation Sites and Trails BC is working with the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the Vermillion Trails Society to repair and re-open the trail. RSTBC is currently assessing the area’s stability, and signs will be installed to warn users of the closure.

The trail will be re-opened as soon as it is safe to do so. Repairs are scheduled to take place this summer. RSTBC manages the trail through a partnership agreement with the RDOS.

Learn More:

Map/picture of affected trail:
https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/DSQ/external/!publish/Princeton_Washout/Princeton_washout.pdf

Recreation Sites and Trails BC’s Kettle Valley Rail Trail:
http://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/about/kettle-valley-rail-trail.aspx

Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen’s Trail Inventory:
http://www.rdos.bc.ca/departments/community-services/regional-trails/trail-inventory/

Trans-Canada Trail Okanagan Region: http://trailsbc.ca/okanagan

Trans-Canada Trail Closures and Warnings: http://trailsbc.ca/closures

Media Contacts:

Greig Bethel
Media Relations
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
250 356-5261