From this point one may head north on the 8.1 km.
Lemon Creek > Slocan section or south on the 12 km
Winlaw > Lemon Creek section of the trail. Parking is available at the trailhead and there are outhouses stationed strategically along the trail, usually at each trailhead.
Each section trailhead has signage relating a bit of the
history of the rail trail and the local area.
In the winter this rail trail becomes a cross country ski and snowshoe trail, with biweekly
Grooming taking place on the trail.
The historic old Lemon Creek Railroad Bridge is about a half mile north up the trail from here.
Winding gently through one of the most beautiful river valleys in British Columbia, the Slocan Valley Rail Trail offers easy access to 50 km of breath taking scenery. Following the contours of the Slocan River, the trail makes its way from Slocan Lake in the North, towards the Kootenay River in the South. From the beaches that line its path, to pristine wildlife sanctuaries, world-class fishing, white water rafting, and some of the most quaint cafe's in BC, the trail is extensively used by both locals and people from all over the world. The trail brings your close to both mixed forests, meadows, wetlands, river shoreline and rocky escarpments, and all the amenities our valley has to offer.
This group of miners are panning for gold. If gold was found in sufficient quantities, many men made their fortune quickly.
The total length of the Slocan Valley Rail Trail is50 km with a total change in elevation of only 41m. It parallels the scenic Slocan River. Lemon Creek was so named because of the color of the gold that was extracted from it. In the early part of the last century most of the creek was temporarily diverted in sections and the creek bed was run through sluice boxes to catch the gold. Legend has it that the source of the gold was the "Lost Lemon" mine high up above Lemon Creek.
Lemon Creek had an 18 car siding and station on the Columbia & Kootenay Railway. The waters for Lemon Creek originate from Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park and there is access to the park's hiking trails via Lemon Creek Road.
The historic Lemon Creek Bridge no longer has rails, but has been decked and railed as part of the Spirit of 2010 Rail Trail network.