Bluffs Trail

[ryan_boarder]

Saw a new trail being put in at the bluffs. Any opinions?

[gearheart]

Which new trail? Spiderfly, parking lot, upper loop or something else? I think the Smoke Bluffs Committe would be interested in any feedback. Meetings of that group are usually the first Thursday of every month in council chambers and are open to the public. Todd

[ryan_boarder]

New trail from the bluffs parking lot to neat and cool, running parellel with the old one.

[J Mace]

Oh man I thought that was a flood or something..the one that goes by out to lunge and gords block?

The trees look broken as opposed to cut and the gravel I thought was to mitigate washouts..but I didnt look that closely..

[hafilax]

I used the new trail yesterday since the old one is currently a bobsled track. It's nice. It seems to me that it is to allow mt. bikes to get by more easily in the summer.

I bet Crag X and Easter Island will see more action now.

[pinner]

The Bluffs look great! As stated above, the original trail up from the parking lot is solid ice these days - the alternative route was a godsend late last month when I went to get a couple routes in wearing slick-soled runners. A ton of overlooked climbs are going to be getting a lot more sunshine and visitors this year, especially in the moderate grades. New signposts should hopefully deflect Vancouver climbers away from B & F as they wonder "What the heck's One Toque Wall, it's not in my Select Guide!?" and wander a little more than usual. The new stairways are very helpful, especially for the non-climbing community and older climbers (and me when I'm tired).
Thanks for all the hardwork that's been done!

[glomeruli]

i like the new trail, definitely gives some good exposure to the climbs like on crag x. only thing, i didn't notice it until the way down on monday as they seemed to have run out of gravel for the last 15 feet to the parking lot