Big Nickel Trail
Location: Quinn Street (Gatchell) to Dynamic Earth
Parking: Available at Dynamic Earth, or at the Quinn/Logan Tot Lot
Modes of Transportation: walk, bike
Lengths: 0.35km (main loop, one way)
Level of Difficulty: easy but steep (Avg.10% grade), exposed to elements (high sun/wind)
Trail Surface: crusherdust, avg width 1.5m
Trail Type: linear
Trail Head: Quinn Street & Dynamic Earth Parking lot
Trail Highlights:
- Scenic, picturesque, short, heart pumping
- The route provides an active transportation trail to Dynamic Earth (and which connects to Lorne Street infrastructure)
- A scavenger hunt game encourages young trail users to play along the route and find minerals and native tree species.
- A “Small Adventurers” path on exposed bedrock encourages safe and more challening trekking for young ones.
- A rock staircase and very steep connector loops the trail switchbacks for an added physical challenge.
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