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Cal-Cheak Trail
- Starts off as a well marked trail, but soon
turns into a single track forested hike, passing by lakes and ponds.
The hiking trail is mostly marked by assorted ribbons tied to trees.
It is important to stay on the marked path at all times when trekking
along this trail.
The middle part of the hiking route
wanders through a forest setting. The hiking trail
can be at times rocky and moist, making for slippery conditions
especially on the rock/boulder surfaces.The ground is typically
west coast with large parts of the forest floor covered in moss
and deadfall trees.
The 3.5 Km one-way hiking trail should
take 1 -2 hours to complete and may take longer when the trail is
flooded which brings mud and exposed tree roots (depending on season).
The south trailhead is located in Brandywine
Falls Park while the north trailhead is in the Cal-Cheak Recreation
Site.
The trail is originally part of the historic Pemberton
Trail connecting Squamish with Pemberton. The trail at one time
was a popular route used by the early pioneers and First Nation
people. Today, the Cal-Cheak trail is the only maintained section
of that historic transportation route.
Park Access - South
of Whistler Village on Hwy 99 (Sea to Sky Hwy) is the parking lot
to Brandywine Falls and one of the trailheads of the Cal-Cheak Trail.
. It is a 20 minute drive south from Whistler, BC, Canada. Watch
for the road signs on the side of the highway pointing the way.
The other trailhead is near the Cal-Cheak Recreation Site north
of the falls off of Highway 99.
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