iN VIDEO: Cyclist tests good, bad and ugly on KVR trail from Penticton to Osoyoos
A cyclist has documented the good, the bad and the ugly of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail between Penticton and Osoyoos.
In a 15-minute video posted to YouTube, Steve Gosselin takes viewers through every step of the old railroad, which is 56 to 60 kilometres, according to Trails B.C.
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Many of the areas are easy to recognize – like the route that goes through Wright’s Beach Camp in Penticton, the section that becomes a wooden bridge north of Okanagan Falls, and McIntyre Bluff near Oliver appears in the background.
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Some sections are smooth and well-defined while other parts seem overgrown and barely used.
Many of the challenges Gosselin faced were a result of bridges that no longer exist, but to stay true to the traditional railway, he finds a way past each creek and channel.
At one point he used a kayak to get across while observing the ruins of the bridge that used to be there.
The railway was built over a century ago for freight and passenger trains, but after Canadian Pacific Railway ceased operations in 1989, the route was converted into recreation trail.
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