Silver Star Foothills

Silver Star Foothills Trail

Trail rating: Easy with moderate sections

Join dog walkers, chatting friends and joggers on this most popular section of the Grey Canal Trails. Enjoy the rolling hills on this wide, packed dirt trail loop on an open slope. 

The panorama view sweeps from Coldstream through Vernon and up the Spallumcheen Valley. You'll feel like a part of the scenery as you pass above hobby farmyards with horses, llamas and pigeons.

The Ribbons of Green Trail Society, Vernon's trail enthusiasts group, worked with the developer to secure this first section of the historic Grey Canal Trail.

Look for: native shrubs including aspen, hawthorn, Saskatoon, wild roses, chokecherries and snowberries, which a multitude of birds enjoy. Wild sunflowers, lupines and wild roses add spring colour while Cottonwood buds fill the air. 

The last section north past Rugg Road has the most interesting remains of the old canal with sheet metal flumes suspended by wood trestles. To the east, across Silver Star Rd, is a connecting trail that takes you to the bottom of the BX Creek Trail or you can stay on the Grey Canal system that crosses the creek and goes up into the north BX area.

The Greater Vernon Water Services Engineering Department has another excellent site describing the Grey Canal's history. 

You can view the Silver Star Foothills map here.