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Getting around Whistler by bike or foot continues to get easier with connections to Function Junction, Twin Lakes/Tamarisk and Alta Lake Road

Whistler’s renowned Valley Trail network is set to grow over the coming year, with three new linkages in progress.

The three new connections will link to Function Junction, Twin Lakes/Tamarisk and Alta Lake Road, adding significant length to the already extensive 40-kilometer paved network that brings together key destinations throughout Whistler.

“These three new linkages will fill in some of the last remaining gaps in our incredible Valley Trail system,” said Whistler Mayor Jack Crompton. “Once the work is finished, you will be able to walk or bike from Function Junction to Emerald and around the entire circumference of Alta Lake. Thank you to the Province of British Columbia through its Resort Municipality Initiative for making this improvement to Whistler’s active transportation infrastructure possible.”

The three new Valley Trail linkages include:

Function Junction to Twin Lakes/Tamarisk: A 1.8-kilometer section of Valley Trail will be added from Function Junction to Alta Lake Road in Twin Lakes/Tamarisk. Two new concrete bridges have been completed over Millar and Sproatt Creeks. The linkage passes through the PRISM lands recently acquired by the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). Lighting will also be added for night-time use.

Expected completion: Summer 2020

Twin Lakes/Tamarisk to Bayshores. A 900-metre section of Valley Trail will be added along Alta Lake Road in Twin Lakes/Tamarisk to Highway 99, where it will join up with the Valley Trail at Bayshores.

Expected completion: Summer 2020



Alta Lake Road. A 1.4 kilometre section of Valley Trail will be added from Rainbow Park to Old Mill Lane (near the Alta Lake Station House.) This linkage will run along the far-side of Alta Lake Road.

Expected completion: Fall 2020

Construction on the new Valley Trail linkages is being paired with sewer upgrades, since the new sections will sit above sewer lines. The RMOW will let the public know as soon as the connections are officially open.

The expansion is just one more way the RMOW is making it easier for everyone – residents, employees and visitors – to make lower carbon transportation choices in Whistler and reduce the community’s climate footprint.

Work is made possible thanks to the Province of British Columbia’s Resort Municipality Initiative.

Developed in the 1980s, the Valley Trail is located within municipal boundaries and managed by the RMOW. The entire path system is non-motorized. Although user numbers vary with location, sections of the Valley Trail close to the Village regularly see over 300,000 users per year.