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Sea to Sky Trail

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The Sea to Sky Trail Society was formed in 1991 as a volunteer organization to plan and build a trail to connect communities in the Sea to Sky region. The idea gained support from Whistler Resort Municipality and in 2005, a Standing Committee within the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District was formed
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Currently, much of the trail is still in development. It features a combination of new and existing trails in the region. There are rugged wilderness sections like the Cheakamus Canyon Trail and the Shadow Lake Trail, packed gravel sections like the Ray Peters Trail as well as sections of urban
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In 2023, the trail received $ 700,000 in provincial grant funding and $ 1.37 million in private donations to fund improvements to the trail. Additional funding sources have been allocated toward extending the trail from Pemberton to the community of
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Note that the trail is incomplete at this time. The route and kilometre markers are approximate based on the current status of the trail from south to north, and will change as the trail nears completion.
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multi-use paths such as the Corridor Trail in Squamish and the Valley Trail in Whistler. At this time, the trail involves significant sections of temporary alignment along roads, including on the
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to develop a master plan and develop the trail. In the future, once the trail is complete, this committee intends to expand the scope of the project south to
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was built in the 1910s and the Sea to Sky Highway in the 1950s, both of which used some of the old trail route.
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lava dam partially collapsed, this was the main trading link with interior First Nations. The
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along its route. The trail between Squamish to Pemberton was designated as a section of the
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used trails in the Sea to Sky corridor for thousands of years. Prior to 1850s, when
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Before the Sea to Sky Trail existed in its current form, the
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Hwy 99 (Temporary Alignment to Nairn Falls Provincial Park)
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is a 180 km (110 mi) multi-use recreational trail in the
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Index

Trailheads
Squamish waterfront
49°41′01″N 123°09′49″W / 49.68353°N 123.16364°W / 49.68353; -123.16364 (Squamish waterfront trailhead)
D'Arcy
50°33′00″N 122°29′00″W / 50.55°N 122.483333°W / 50.55; -122.483333 (D'Arcy)
Hiking
running
cycling
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
Sea-to-Sky Corridor
British Columbia
Canada
Howe Sound
Squamish
D'Arcy
Anderson Lake
Whistler
Pemberton
Trans Canada Trail
Sea to Sky Highway
Squamish people
The Barrier
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Horseshoe Bay
Lillooet
Mount Curie
Howe Sound Crest Trail
Sunshine Coast Trail
Vancouver Island Trail

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