TRAIL PASSPORT
TRAIL PASSPORT
TRAIL PASSPORT
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Submit entry by City Hall (upstairs) Leisure Centre Public Works Complex Chamber/Visitor Info Centre<br />
September 30 to: 8645 Stave Lake Street 7650 Grand Street 33835 Dewdney Trunk Road 34033 Lougheed Highway<br />
surfaces can change at any time depending on the weather. Allow adequate time for your visit. Visit the for tips on how to<br />
completed form by September 30, 2012 to the Leisure Centre, City Hall, Visitor Centre or Public Works building (addresses<br />
Enjoy your hike, keep to the designated marked trails and for the enjoyment of all, please leash all dogs. Recreation trail<br />
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Telephone: ______________________<br />
Always hike with a grown-up! Visit www.mission.ca —> Mission Trails Challenge 2012 for a link to the location of each<br />
Record the codes in the spaces provided on this form, fill in your name, age and telephone number and submit your<br />
Recreation trails are used at your own risk. Please report trail maintenance issues promptly to info@mission.ca<br />
Visit each trail throughout the summer and look for the Trail Passport Code, at the trailhead or along the trail.<br />
can be found at the Mission Trails Challenge link above in #1), to be entered in the grand prize draws.<br />
Age: _________<br />
Name:<br />
Economic Development Select Committee<br />
Parks, Recreation & Culture<br />
stay safe, bear and cougar information, and trail etiquette .<br />
Environmental Services<br />
Forestry Department<br />
Sponsored by:<br />
trailhead, brochures and maps.<br />
DIRECTIONS<br />
MISSION <strong>TRAIL</strong>S CHALLENGE 2012<br />
It’s all in our Nature!<br />
<strong>TRAIL</strong> <strong>PASSPORT</strong>
It’s all in our Nature: Take a Hike !<br />
Healthy communities start with<br />
providing opportunities for all to<br />
participate in physical activity.<br />
Silverdale Wetlands<br />
West of RCMP, north on Nelson St off Hwy 7, east on<br />
Silverdale Ave. Universal Access Trail - Easy.<br />
<strong>TRAIL</strong> CODE<br />
Our Trail Challenge will take you<br />
and your family to various areas<br />
throughout our municipality and<br />
provide free outdoor recreation to<br />
all ages and abilities.<br />
We have suggested 5 different<br />
trails , listed in order of difficulty.<br />
Take the challenge to visit each<br />
one this summer!<br />
Explore the beauty in nature that<br />
Mission has to offer, recharge<br />
your body and refresh your mind.<br />
Everyone who completes a trail<br />
passport will receive a certificate<br />
celebrating your success, and be<br />
entered into a draw for some<br />
fabulous prizes.<br />
Please visit www.mission.ca and<br />
click on the link —><br />
‘Mission Trails Challenge 2012’<br />
for a map of the location of each<br />
trailhead and other information.<br />
This trail provides an easy 700 metre walk for the entire<br />
family. Look for: Purple Martin and swallow nest boxes,<br />
osprey nesting platforms, green ponds for red-legged frogs<br />
and western toads, as well as ‘living’ bank stabilization wattles<br />
along the trail.<br />
*Note for wheelchairs: Trail surface is packed gravel.<br />
Steelhead Falls (Hayward Reservoir Trail)<br />
Trailhead just 0.6 km west of the landfill on Dewdney<br />
Trunk Rd, watch for BC Hydro Info Sign to parking lot. Rated Easy.<br />
Fraser River Heritage Park -<br />
East Mission Heritage Greenway<br />
<strong>TRAIL</strong> CODE<br />
From the BC Hydro parking lot, walk about 800 meters oneway<br />
through beautiful 2 nd growth forests and over unique<br />
bridges. Take the trail to the right and walk down to the viewing<br />
platform to admire the stunning falls on Steelhead Creek.<br />
Your return trip to the falls is about 1.6 km. If you feel up to a challenge, you can<br />
continue walking south along the reservoir trail. The entire trail is approx. 9 km<br />
ONE WAY, allow time to return to your vehicle before dusk when the gate is<br />
locked.<br />
Universal Access Trail—Starts at Fraser River<br />
Heritage Park (east end of 5th Avenue). Rated Easy.<br />
Stave Dam Interpretation Trail<br />
<strong>TRAIL</strong> CODE<br />
Mission’s newest trail circling the grounds of park, and then<br />
heading east through the forests, connecting to Jasper<br />
Street, in Hatzic. Depending on your route, it is about 3 km<br />
round trip. Cross some scenic bridges, and pass by St.<br />
Mary’s on your way. Hint: You’ll find the trail code near the<br />
bridge.<br />
<strong>TRAIL</strong> CODE<br />
Starts 1km west of the landfill on Dewdney Trunk Rd.<br />
Moderate difficulty.<br />
Hike 1.6 km through impressive 2 nd growth forests &<br />
around a 3 rd growth forest harvested in 1995. Remember<br />
to print out a trail brochure from the website to learn<br />
about Missions forests at the 10 interpretive stations.<br />
Have a snack at the top, looking down at Hayward lake.<br />
Parks, Recreation & Culture<br />
Environmental Services<br />
Forestry Department<br />
Economic Development<br />
Select Committee<br />
Mission Municipal Forest<br />
Since 1958<br />
Red Mountain Loop Trail<br />
Starts 3km north of Dewdney Trunk/Keystone on west<br />
side of road. Moderate difficulty.<br />
<strong>TRAIL</strong> CODE<br />
Hike 600m bypass trail to the logging road, 700m along the<br />
road to the loop trailhead. The loop trail is 1.1 km and takes<br />
you up to some beautiful old growth Douglas-fir, protected<br />
from harvesting. Take the same route back to your vehicle<br />
for a total return trip of ~ 3.7 km. Follow the yellow arrows.<br />
*Note there are several unmapped trails in the area, keep to the marked trails<br />
*** Keep children and pets well back from the cliff edge at the top<br />
viewpoint, there are plenty of safe places to sit. Moss can be slippery.
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