Details
- Hike Leader - Doug Smith
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- Distance - 9 km
- Difficulty - Moderate
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Description
The road into Wells Gray Park (Clearwater Valley Road) runs along the top of a plateau. A trail runs through much of the park below this plateau along the Clearwater River. There are a number of access points to the trail, allowing the trail to be broken up into manageable sections. Throughout the spring you can join us as we hike this moderate trail in sections. The access to the trail is typically down an old road which will switchback reducing the grade. The trail itself is a good park trail that runs through forest (although called the Clearwater River Trail, you don’t actually see the river that often). Of course once you are down on the trail, you have to come back up. We will take the trail and associated hike back up at an easy pace.
For each hike, meet up at Paul Lake at 9:00 am to arrange carpooling. Drive to Clearwater and meet up with the leader at the Wells Gray Info Center about 10:30. We will be on the trail for about 3 hours with a return time to Kamloops before 4:00.
Clearwater River Trail (Natural Bridge – Triple Decker Falls)
- From the Info Center drive up the park road and leave a vehicle at the Triple Decker Falls Parking Area
- Continue up the road and park the vehicles at the Natural Bridge Trailhead
- Walk through a small clear cut (good trail) to access the trail
- Hike 9 km to the Triple Decker Falls
- Collect vehicles and return home
This is a good park trail through the forest, we will take our time to enjoy the nature and stop halfway at a viewpoint for lunch.
The trail ends at Triple Decker Falls which will be in it’s prime with the spring runoff flowing through it.
This is a dog friendly event. The leader will be bringing a dog.
- Kamloops Hiking Club – September 5, 2021
- March 2021 KHChronicles – March 20, 2021
- February 2021 KHChronicles – February 20, 2021