iN VIDEO: Impressive waterfall along Trans-Canada in Malakwa a must see, if you can find it

The well-travelled Trans-Canada Highway in the Southern Interior has some free outdoor gems to see along the way, where drivers can stop to stretch their legs and take in some nature.

Kay Falls is a majestic, tumbling waterfall hidden in a cedar forest at the top of a short, rough trail.

The falls can barely be seen from a couple of spots on the highway, and the trail head is not indicated by anything more than an underdeveloped pull-out spot between Sicamous and Revelstoke.

Located in the Monashee Mountains in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, the waterfall is not part of BC Parks and therefore doesn’t have an official parks sign. There are no garbage cans or restroom facilities onsite there either.

The pull-out is on the right side of highway just east of the Eagle River Bridge and best accessed for those travelling east.

For those who locate the trailhead, the trail is short, rough and steep, running uphill beneath the cool shadows of cedar and hemlock trees for roughly 50 metres. Sections are wet and slippery due to the heavy mist coming off the falls.

The waterfall is loud and majestic, with water tumbling down a tall cliff roughly 60 metres high before disappearing into the forest again to pour into the Eagle River.

It takes roughly 10 minutes to hike up to the falls and back, although some may want to stay for much longer to enjoy the mist and atmosphere.

According to a 1997 provincial archaeological report, Kay Falls has been identified as a site where young Secwepemc people once went to obtain guardian spirit power.