Grey Mountain Summit Trail
At the February 2017 meeting of the Whitehorse Trail and Greenways Committee, a trail development application was presented for the construction of a non-motorized multi-use trail from the Mother T trail to the Easy Money trail. In other words, this trail will be constructed along the summit of Grey Mountain, which is within the municipal boundaries of the City of Whitehorse. City bylaws apply to that area.
During the above meeting, the chairperson (also the Manager of Parks and Community Development) confirmed that this trail is to be a non-motorized multi-use trail 1.1 metre wide, prohibited to snowmobiles, and signage is to be installed to indicate that designation.
The chairperson confirmed that this trail is off-limit to snowmobiles since most of its length runs through Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) which are prohibited year-round to snowmobiles as per the City's Snowmobile Bylaw.
Trail construction began in the summer 2017, and is expected to be completed over four summers.
Below is a 2013 photo taken at the north end of the Grey Mountain ridge, showing the pristine state of the ridge prior to trail construction. (Downtown Whitehorse is visible in the left background.) This ridge is within Whitehorse municipal boundaries, and is part of Chadburn Lake Park.
At the February 2017 meeting of the Whitehorse Trail and Greenways Committee, a trail development application was presented for the construction of a non-motorized multi-use trail from the Mother T trail to the Easy Money trail. In other words, this trail will be constructed along the summit of Grey Mountain, which is within the municipal boundaries of the City of Whitehorse. City bylaws apply to that area.
During the above meeting, the chairperson (also the Manager of Parks and Community Development) confirmed that this trail is to be a non-motorized multi-use trail 1.1 metre wide, prohibited to snowmobiles, and signage is to be installed to indicate that designation.
The chairperson confirmed that this trail is off-limit to snowmobiles since most of its length runs through Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) which are prohibited year-round to snowmobiles as per the City's Snowmobile Bylaw.
Trail construction began in the summer 2017, and is expected to be completed over four summers.
Below is a 2013 photo taken at the north end of the Grey Mountain ridge, showing the pristine state of the ridge prior to trail construction. (Downtown Whitehorse is visible in the left background.) This ridge is within Whitehorse municipal boundaries, and is part of Chadburn Lake Park.
