Nun Creek Trail: Community Showed Up — And Then Some

It started as an ambitious goal: clear 4 kilometers of seriously overgrown alder from the forestry road leading to the Nun Creek Trailhead, opening up access to a trail that the TCVS community has been curious about. What unfolded over just two work days was something far bigger than brush clearing.

Thirty-one volunteers arrived on that first Saturday morning ready to work. By the end of it all — across two days of effort — 428 hours of volunteer labor had been poured into this project. Four kilometers of road, cleared. Done.

The First Work Bee

The day kicked off at 8 am with a safety tailgate meeting, and from there the crew broke into groups and got straight to it. Ten chainsaws, seven brush-saws, and a collection of pitchforks went to work on alder growth so dense it had swallowed the road entirely. The goal was to carve a narrow path and open it into a corridor — wide enough to hold strong for years to come.

The weather had other ideas. Sun, rain, snow, and hail — all four arrived in a single day. Nobody stopped. There was even a moment of sunshine glistening through pouring rain just as everyone packed up, that felt like a "hurray!" to the great day!

At midday, the crew fuelled up on a hot lunch with all the trimmings, generously donated by Pealow's Your Independent Grocer. Then it was straight back to the branches.

No blood, no tears, but plenty of sweat.

By the end of that first day, just under 3 km had been cleared — an extraordinary effort.

One more work-bee completed the final stretch, to which another 14 volunteers gave their day, with spectacular results .....and the road to the Nun Creek Trailhead is now fully open.

This project was never just a TCVS story. Volunteers came together from Trails for Creston Valley Society, Kokanee Country Snowmobile Club, and Creston ATV Club — three organizations that love this valley and its backcountry from very different angles, united by the same goal.

428 volunteer hours were logged-in total across the full project. Every one of those hours was donated freely, willingly, and with genuine enthusiasm.

What Comes Next?

The road is open. The trailhead is accessible. And the Nun Creek Trail is waiting.

TCVS is deeply grateful to every person who picked up a chainsaw, a brush-saw, or just moving countless branches neatly to the side. To Pealow's Your Independent Grocer for keeping everyone fed. To Kokanee Country Snowmobile Club and Creston ATV Club for showing up in force.

This trail belongs to all of us — and you all showed up for it.

TCVS will be working with RSTBC to come up with a plan to make significant improvements to the Nun Lake Trail.

Stay tuned for trail updates and upcoming events at www.crestonvalleytrails.ca