Rescuing a 104 year old rail!!
Great video of the BC Parks rock scaling contractor finding and retrieving an original rail from down in the canyon. 2018 Rail recovered
Author: MCTRS
Ask our Trail Host!
The Trail Host is back for 2018. We sponsor the Trail Host program along with co-sponsor Myra Canyon Bicycle Rental. Each day until early September, the Trail Host rides each way from Myra to Ruth gates while stopping to talk with visitors,
May 20th Update
May 20th: We rode the trail from Ruth to Myra and back this morning. Spring is in the mountains with fresh growth and flowers. A beautiful morning, and the mountain air was great. The trail is still rough from the BC Parks contractor’s work,
May 11: Update on large boulder near Trestle 10
The large boulder new Trestle 10 now has a wide path cleared around it – see the attached photo. Please remember there are BC Parks work crews on the trail doing rock scaling and tree removals as part of their 10 year maintenance program and to follow their safety instructions.
May 7th: The trail is free of snow
We visited Myra Canyon on May 7th. The Little White Forestry Road was in pretty good shape – a little snow in a few places. The trail from Ruth Gate to Trestle 8 is rough due to the rock scaling underway and lots of equipment in use.
April 30th Myra Canyon status with photo link, by Brian Rhodes
Brian Rhodes went through Myra Canyon April 30th. His story and photos can be seen here: Brian Rhodes
Notice: BC Parks work starts at Myra Canyon on May 1st – will end in fall of 2018
April 30, 2018: Planned 10 year maintenance of the Myra Canyon Trail beginning on May 1
BC Parks is implementing our planned 10 year maintenance of the Myra Canyon Trestles Trail near Kelowna, BC. This is beginning May 1,
Sun is shining at Myra – still snow on the trail
We visited Myra this morning. The parking lot at Myra and the trail up to Trestle 18 is largely snow covered – about a foot deep. The drive up was pretty good, however there’s a lot of snow melting and a few areas have water crossing over the road.
2018 Fundraising Campaign
We are announcing our 2018 Fundraising Campaign with a goal of raising a minimum of $200,000. We are able to issue a tax deductible receipt for donations. Reaching this goal will keep MCTRS financially healthy and able to continue maintaining the Myra Canyon trestles, Read More …