This week we head to Ladner Creek Trestle, an abandoned railway bridge that was part of the Kettle Valley Railway near Hope, BC. The closest parking to access the trestle is a small pullout next to the Coquihalla Highway that only fit ten or so cars. The trail itself don't seem to be maintained, but it was still clearly visible and in relatively good shape, despite the few fallen trees and fallen rocks along the trail. The trail itself was very short, about 2km out-and-back, with approximately 130m total elevation gain. The trail starts off on a slope, but levels off quickly as it enters the forest. After a short walk through the level section in the forest, the trail reaches an old caved in train tunnel. We had to climb up a short but steep section to go over the tunnel in order to reach the trestle on the other side of the tunnel. Both my older kids struggled with the down climb and needed my help because they did not wear proper hiking shoes. After the short climb over the tunnel, we reached the abandoned trestle. The trestle seemed to be intact, but the rail sleepers all looked rotten. We were not sure what type of shape the trestle was in, so we did not risk walking onto the trestle. We spent some time admiring the view and eventually made our way back to our car.

I found online that fences had been installed at the front of the trestle to prevent people from accessing it. The fence was installed some time after our visit. This made it hard for people to take an unobstructed photo of the trestle.

It was quite an overcast day. The nearby mountains were blocked by clouds.

Parking was at an pullout off the Coquihalla Highway.

Trail starts off on a slope.

Trail levels off quickly as it enters the forest.

Unmanaged trail with several fallen trees along the way. But trail was still in relatively good shape.

Rock wall next to the trail.

Lots of fallen rocks to the side of the trail.

Caved in train tunnel.

Taking the path to the side of the tunnel to go over it.

Short but steep section. Going up was the easy part.

More dangerous going down. My daughter patiently waits as I help my son down the slope. They were both wearing running shoes, so they needed my help going down. Trestle in sight.

The trestle had been abandoned a long time and seemed to be in pretty bad shape, even though it appears to be intact. The rail sleepers looked rotten.

The trestle is situated high above Ladner Creek. It used to be part of the Kettle Valley Railway, but the railway had been abandoned and numerous other sections of the railway had been converted into recreational trails.

We did not try walking on the trestle as we were not sure if it was safe.

Looking down through the trestle.

The other side of the caved in train tunnel.

Making our way back. Up the slope again.

We let our little one down from the carrier and walk on his own in this level section. This was five years ago, they were so small back then.

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