Sea to Sky Trail

Excutive Summary:

In pursuit of a vision for a family oriented recreation trail linking the communities in the corridor, the Sea to Sky Trail Steering Committee retained Cascade Environmental Resource Group Ltd. to prepare a trail Master Plan for the proposed Sea to Sky Trail. This document was prepared as part of the master planning exercise and is presented in three sections. The first section of the Master Plan covers the overall vision of the trail, its feel and style. It also examines the economic, social and health benefits this recreation feature would bring to the area, complete with an overview of similar successful multi-use trails.

The Second Section of the Master Plan examines the various methods available to tenure land over which the trail flows with ideas for successfully marketing the Sea to Sky Trail.

The Third Section of the Master Plan contains a technical evaluation of the various potential routes of the trail. The entire Sea to Sky Trail is divided into 17 Character Areas and each is examined and summarised based on preferred and alternate routes, section highlights, length, elevation gain/loss, physical and environmental obstacles as well as underlying land ownership and related concerns such as highway and railway crossings. Each section of the trail is also portrayed on an annotated map at either 1:25,000 or 1:30,000 scale.

The goal of this Master Plan is to help translate the exciting vision of the Sea to Sky Trail into a reality.

Sea to Sky Promo Video:

Sample Maps:

Sea to Sky Trail Map

Sea to Sky Master Plan Character Area Map

Sea to Sky Master Plan Character Area Map