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British Columbia

East Central Okanagan Electoral Area

Kettle Valley Rail Trail — Myra Canyon

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Hiking trails & Routes

Canada

British Columbia

East Central Okanagan Electoral Area

Kettle Valley Rail Trail — Myra Canyon

Hard

4.6

(5)

hikers

Kettle Valley Rail Trail — Myra Canyon

06:40

23.9km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park

Myra Bellevue Protected Area

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.52 km

Trestle No. 6 (Myra Canyon)

Highlight • Bridge

the tallest and longest bridge in Myra Canyon

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8.39 km

Water Tank site

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Of the former massive water tower, which supplied the trains with water and served to extinguish fires, only the remains of the concrete platform are left today. Behind its location …

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9.22 km

Tunnel

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As you stroll through the tunnels along the Kettle Valley Trail, it's worth taking a look at the ceiling. The wooden cribbing you see today is a reconstruction of the …

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10.6 km

View of Myra Canyon

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At this point, you'll have a prime view of Myra Canyon and the route of the former Kettle Valley Trail winding through it. Across the way, the wood-and-steel tracks over …

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11.9 km

Kettle Valley Rail Trail

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Between 1915 and up to 1989, steaming trains thundered over the Kettle Valley Railroad. Nowadays, you can now hike and bike on today's Kettle Valley Rail Trail. The trail is …

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23.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.6 km

Surfaces

20.3 km

3.31 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,300 m)

Lowest point (1,250 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

17°C

8°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

June 7, 2023,Myra Canyon 🇨🇦

The Kettle Valley Railway opened in 1915 and was 400 miles (650 km) long at its peak. For many decades, the railroad carried passengers, commodities, fruit, and lumber through the Kootenays, the Okanagan Valley, and the Coquihalla region. The last train left the station in the village of Penticton in 1989 - but the legacy of the railway lives on. …

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