Trail Development
Trail Development
The City is continuously working to implement the 2020 Trail Plan and the resulting neighbourhood-area trail plans. As a part of this work, the City conducts trail upgrades, signage and mapping, as well as routine maintenance.
The City Parks and Community Development Department also partners with a wide-variety of user groups, stakeholders, non-for-profit organizations and other governments to implement community based trail projects and related initiatives.
Resources
Contact
(867) 668-8325
trails@whitehorse.ca
The City is in the final stages of the Crestview Trail Plan implementation. Look for local trail upgrades, as well as signage and mapping!
- Map - (TIP! Right click on the map and "open link in new tab" to see it in LARGE FORMAT!)
'The Dream'
The year 2017 marks the official start to construction on the Grey Mountain Trail. This project is anticipated to take at least five years to complete. Once completed, this multi-use trail will allow people to traverse the entire ridge of Grey Mountain, connecting to the existing trail network behind Riverdale. This trail has long been the dream of many residents and will strengthen Whitehorse’s reputation as a Wilderness City.
The green dotted line is what has so far been completed of the Grey Mountain Dream trail. It starts just before the Go-T trail meets with Mother-T.
Image: Whitehorse Trails App
Youth Achievement Center Partnership
2017 is the sixth year the Youth Achievement Centre has partnered with the City of Whitehorse, building multi-use and mountain biking trails in the community. Whitehorse has been recognized by Outside Magazine as being the number one mountain biking destination in the world. Many of the board walks and bridges on these trails have been constructed with the Youth Achievement Centre and highlight what our youth can achieve.
Photo: Rob Horne
The Youth Achievement Centre Summer Work Crew program offers a positive and structured work environment for the development of basic life and work skills in a nurturing yet real life work environment.
The Youth Achievement Centre is excited to have Joe de Graff of Joe Bike as our project coordinator and lead trail builder this year. Joe has many years of experience designing and building trails for the City of Whitehorse, Carcross, and Mount Sima. He has spent many hours scouting and designing the trails the youth work on.
Trail Plan - Porter Creek / Whistle Bend / Range Point / Takhini
The City will begin the implementation phase for the Porter Creek / Whistle Bend / Range Point / Takhini Trail Plan in summer 2019. Look for local trail upgrades, as well as signage and mapping.
- Map - (TIP! Right click on the map and "open link in new tab" to see it in LARGE FORMAT!)