Metlakatla Wilderness Trail reopening celebrated near Prince Rupert
The eight-kilometre Metlakatla Wilderness Trail is being celebrated as open to hikers on June 6 after being closed to the public for more than five years.
The walking trail, which fringes the northern shores of the community, has undergone extensive engineering work to secure the safety of the suspension bridges as well as work completed to clear out storm debris that damaged a section of the pathway. A twice-weekly ferry charter, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, will be provided by the Metlakatla Governing Council for visitors to access the trail. The charter will be limited to the first 20 hikers each day. Hikers will be required to sign in once arriving, to ensure the safety of those on the trail can be tracked.
Originally built in 2012, the trail was closed in 2016 after a severe windstorm in April 2015 caused damage and safety concerns and has remained closed since. In August 2019, the Metlakatla First Nation received more than $79,000 from Northern Development Initiative Trust to rehabilitate the trail. When COVID-19 spread, the trail remained closed.
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