Approx. distance: 3.6 km
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hese walking tours were conceived and produced with great
reverence for the many men who had a hand in these walls. The
names of those we know of are listed below. The routes are
named after food common to some of the workers’ nationalities.
As you noodle around Trail’s rock walls, we hope you delight in
their extraordinary crafting, and pause to contemplate the intensive labour
that went into hauling, shaping, and carefully placing each stone. Look
closely at how the rocks were placed. You may spot “twin” rocks, the result
of drilling. Perhaps you’ll hear the clank of a sledge hammer striking a
chisel or the crack of a rock splitting.
As far as we know, our walls were constructed from the early 1920s to the
mid-60s. As you explore the routes, you’ll become familiar with the eras in
which they were built.
Rigorous
Turn left when you leave The Colander, cross Helena St., walk to
Portland, make a left to Bay Ave. and turn right. Half a block down, follow
Oak St. at the “Y”. You can hike all along Oak to view some curious old
stone walls and stairs on the right, and the retaining wall on the downhill
side near the top. It begins after #1975 and ends when the sidewalk ends.
The rest of the wall at the top is still timber cribbing. Reverse your steps.
At Oak and Elm is a handsome curved retaining wall. Shortly, you’ll take
the stairs from Oak up to Topping St., noting an old 4-ft wall at the
entrance to the stairs. Cross Topping at the island and advance up the Bay
Ave. hill to Daniel St., where attractive retaining walls welcome your
entrance. Several massive boulders form the base wall at the stairs across
the road. Survey the walls down Daniel to your right, but head left.
After climbing the Daniel hill, walk about a block and take the lower
Daniel road to stroll along this superbly crafted dry-stacked wall, noting
the decorative drainage allowance halfway along. On the main road
again, keep an eye out for a stone root cellar and extensive stone walls
on the downhill side. Carry on around End St. to your left, and onto
Topping, where you can examine the multitude of walls for their
impressive variety and scan the hillside for glimpses of the remarkable
Daniel St. retaining walls. As you hoof it to the end of Topping, observe
the exquisite stone garage on your way and try to catch sight of the stone
chimney. Search out the stone stepped drainage system in one of the
yards on the uphill side. This unique system is worth looking for.
Ramble on to Munter where you’ll be treated to a pleasing view of the
monstrous Munter-Daniel wall and mountainside behind it. Almost at the
end of Topping, view the beige two-storey home with beautiful rockwork
in front and a lovely curved, stone staircase leading up to the house. Walk
down the Pine Ave. hill, over half way, to the stone stairway on the right,
just a ways down the driveway. Step down these, paying particular
attention to their construction and to the medley of walls on either side.
You will arrive at Helena St. Walk on to the Colander where spaghetti and
meatballs await you.
We would like to thank all who generously helped
with this brochure, both financially and in kind.
Human Resources & Skills Development Canada
Columbia Basin Trust/
Regional District Kootenay Boundary Community Initiatives
Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance/Trail Arts Council
Kootenay Savings Community Foundation
City of Trail
Colander Restaurant Ltd.
Community Futures Development Corp. of Greater Trail
Teck Cominco Metals Ltd.
Sorelle Italo Canadese
Sorelle Colombo
San Martino Club
Colombo Lodge
Star Grocery
Marino’s Wholesale
Hall Printing
People Loving People
Ferraro Foods
Trail and Community Skills Centre
Hil-Tech Contracting Ltd.
Gerick Cycle Sport Centre
Trail Chamber of Commerce
Rock Island Tape Centre
Les Barta
Janet Marshall
Moe Pedersen
Guy Coulombe
... and many other individuals
Earlier years: (20s – early 40s)
• dry-stacked, no mortar, small rocks, easily shaped and lifted by hand
• mortared rock, simple detailing, many cracked and deteriorating
• dry-stacked slate, or round rocks, loosely laid or embedded in cement
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Later years: (50s – 60s)
We honour the builders for leaving us this treasured legacy:
As always, we welcome your input.
Compiled by
www3.telus.net/therockwallproject
therockwallproject @ telus.net
364-2488
© Revised 2008 The Rock Wall Project Entusiastico Society
Brochure design: Marja Taussi
Photos by: Eileen Pedersen
• dry-stacked, larger granite chunks, some drill holes, hand-hewn,
moved with muscle, crow bars and an old bear paw crane
• large boulders, more evidence of drilling; muscle and crow bars,
larger unit crane and shovel
• private mortared walls with refined detailing
• split river rock and mortared walls
We thank everyone who helped develop this brochure:
Terry Brinson
Lores Currah
Al Mason
Tara DeJong
Eileen Pedersen
Rachel DeJong
Marja Taussi
Troy DeJong
Lora Burke
Lil Lenardon
Kaila Burke
Wendy Smandych
Walking tour routes developed by Eileen Pedersen
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Middle years: (40s – early 50s)
Please note: All walks are taken at your own risk. Distances are approximate.
Stonemasons
Balkovec, Frank
Bedin, Luigi
Bernava, Francesco
Bukovec, John
Cappelletto, Camillo
Como, Stefano
Di Domenico, Carlo
Di Domenico, Guglielmo
Guercio, Michele
Iachetta, Antonio
Meiorin, Girolamo
Plati, Francesco
Santilli, Francesco
Stipanicic, Tom
Vit, Pieri
Relief Camp Workers
Bisaro, Cerino
Jovanovic, Ivan
Wendel, Ben
Smelter Workers
Canzian, Valerio
Febbraio, Mario
Gabbana, Rudolfo
Hansen, Nels
Hansen, Walter
Mather, James Cecil
Matteucci, Guido
Toffolo, Ivo
City Crew
Angerilli, Carmin
Bomben, Luigi
Cowlin, Charles
Caligiuri, Raffaele
Cappelletto, Liberale
Del Bosco, Ruggiero
Duregon, Angelo
Drury, Charles
Flynn, Hugh
Gallina, Bruno
Gazzola, Louis
Gemma, Gaitano
Hanson, Walter
Henschell, Benjamin
Mercantile, Allan
Mercantile, Jack
Merlo, Paulo
Monthrong,(unknown)
Passarini, Ermenegildo
Piva, Gino
Romano, Adamo
Shankaruk, Fred
Slater, John
Sodini, Idamo
Venturini, Ivo
Visintini, Ernesto
Zanier, Giacomo
Parks Gang
Bazzana, Angelo
Binotto, John
Braciotti, Ugo
Blaihut, Charles
Crema, Antonio
Della Lana, Guglielmo
Dattolo, Carmine
De Blasio, Victor
Decembrini, Egisto
De Marchi, Arcangelo
De Marchi, Giovanni
Foglia, Natale
Jorgensen, Frank
McIntyre, Busher
Merlo, George
Parisotto, Bruno
Rugg, Ken
Strachan, Charles
Sturgeon, James
Equipent Operators
Barta, Les
Batting, Bert
Doherty, Jack
L’Ecluse, Bob
Masci, Vincenzo
McKimmie, Alfred
Merlo, Bruno
Piva,Giorgio
Redivo, Enrico
Ross, Duncan
Stoochnoff, Nicholas
Quarrymen
Cicchetti, Luigi
Ferguson, Thomas
Ganzini, Amedeo
Pastro, Angelo
Pianezzola, Andrea
Hundreds of walls and other works of stone were built by individual homeowners
unmentioned in this brochure, but greatly appreciated.
Linguini
Approx. distance: 2.5 km
Haggis
Rigorous
Begin kitty corner from The Colander and head down Cedar Ave. to view
an interesting set of stone stairs before the covered stairway. Take the eight
cement steps to your left, and walk toward the Trail Labour Centre’s rock
walls: granite, river rock; some split, some roughly embedded in cement.
Along Portland St., turn right at the alley to see a wall constructed with
enormous granite chunks. Back to Portland and make a right.
Cross Bay Ave., turn right past Jubilee Place, left on Groutage Ave., and left
at the fire hydrant. A gorgeous split rock wall leads you to the stone planters
in Jubilee Park. Walk through the park and linger at the large crescent-shaped
stone planter overlooking the river. Backtrack to the fire hydrant; walk left to
the path along the river which leads to the Rotary Park gazebo and pagoda.
Once through the park, head left towards the “Old Trail Bridge”. Across from
the last house on the left is a cute little stone wall. At the bridge, look to the
mountainside for remnants of old rock retaining walls.
Rock and roll up those stairs and pause to take in the river views. At the
top, on Topping St., you’ll see some vibrantly coloured homes aligning these
narrow European-style streets. Head left to the last garage on the left. Scoot
under the railing to a public path – worth the short walk past the end of
Topping to see the very old tiered rock wall above.
Return to Topping, walk left up End St. and notice a dry rock wall in the
yard to your right. Right on Daniel St. (unmarked). Stop after the second
house on your right, across from Wilmes Lane. Here, between two houses,
walk on the old service road, often referred to as “Coal Bin Road”.
Substantial stone walls support this road which once supplied coal to nearby
homes. Now, head up Wilmes Lane, noting the stone foundation of Daniels’
oldest house on your right. Advance along, following the stone storm drain
on your left and look over the railings for stone walls. Can you find the deep
stone culvert along the bank? Keep on, past the access road to Daniel St., to
#1916 Wilmes, which has a massive stone drainage system.
Heel and toe it to the second set of stairs and descend to Daniel St. Park.
The sidewalk at the bottom leads to a brown house, the old site of Digby’s
corner store, which opened in the 1930s and was operated from their garage.
Walk to the front of the park to see its support wall, then down the road
to meet the lower part of Daniel. Cross to Munter St. and look back to the
layers of rock walls you are leaving behind. Munter, Trail’s highest wall at
340-ft x 25-ft, winds around to Topping, where you turn left. Note the rock
walls, stairs, and pillars on the corners. Make a right on Aspen St. and follow
it right down to the huge stone wall. Its first section is a tiered
conglomeration of river rock and granite with its top portion made of smaller
granite pieces: no drill marks, indicating an older hand-lain wall. Back up
Aspen and descend the covered stairs to Portland and Cedar, taking time to
appreciate the retaining wall and stone gutter on the left beside the stairs,
and the two stone walkways leading from the stairs.
Mmm, smell that Colander linguini.
Approx. distance: 1.5 km
Tortellini
Rigorous
Exit The Colander and cross Cedar Ave. at Helena St. Follow Helena to the
end where it meets the alley behind Hazelwood House (877 Helena) built in
1934. Hike the covered stone and mortar steps leading up to Pine Ave.,
noting the short, slightly capped walls along them. Part way up on the left
are two small rock retaining walls; on the right near the top is another. There
are more above, on the left and right of the exit at the top.
Walk up the sidewalk on Pine Ave. noting a stone wall across the road.
Round river rock and mortar walls and stairwells lead up to the house at
1566 Pine. Continue up the hill, passing the huge curved dry rock wall
topped with a 2-ft capped rock and mortar wall on your right. Take the
crosswalk at Daniel and Diamond Streets, and walk right on Diamond along
the 25-ft rock and mortar wall that looms on your left. Diamond turns into
Short St. Look for the two dry stone walls on either side of the driveway.
Follow Short, pass the Wilmes Lane intersection and trudge up Palyga Drive’s
steep hill. Cross Gorge Creek and walk until you reach Green Ave. Lane, a
steep, narrow road to your right just before the entrance to Lookout St.
Head down this steep hill and note the remnants of a rock wall on the
right and the retaining wall leading into the driveway on the left. At the
bottom descend the stairs to your right; at the first house is a stone fountain
and interesting rockery. Covered stairs, which were built to access people’s
homes above, soon appear to your right. As you begin to climb these stairs,
you will see mortared stone flowerbeds at the end of the first wooden
landing. The stone walls retain the yard above and the carport behind the
white house. More rock walls at the top; some patched and some replaced
with concrete. A long stone wall, (bordering cement stairs), curves around
and up to a brown house. Near the top of the stairs, you’ll notice a huge
boulder holding up a white house with a lovely set of stone steps leading to
it. At #1482, more stone retaining walls terrace the yard.
Now descend the stairs, pausing periodically to enjoy a pleasant view of
town and the Green Ave. walls. Once at the bottom, turn right, down
fourteen stone steps bordered by short rock walls. Here you will see one of
Green Ave.’s large retaining walls. This wall cuts off Spokane St. which used
to be a cobblestone street. As you continue the descent to town, turn your
attention to the layers of multi-fashioned walls on your left and the retaining
walls supporting the yards on your right. Pause to see the wall winding up
Tamarac Ave., then descend the next twelve stairs, turning to view the river
rock retaining wall. Once at the bottom, cross Pine Ave., and walk down to
Cedar for a light lunch at The Colander.
Approx. distance: 3 km
Lasagna
Rigorous
Begin at the stone garage behind City Hall (1394 Pine Ave). Trek up
Spokane St., where a myriad of stone walls support the old Central School
playground, now privately owned. On your left, rock walls shore up the yards
lining the stairs. Where Spokane St. is cut off by one of Green Ave.’s gorgeous
walls, take the path to your right near the cement garage to view the grandeur
of the curved wall above. Pass the old school, troop down the hill a ways, then
turn right into the little alley to a large dry-stacked wall. Head back up the
Green Ave. hill to climb the stairs across from the old school.
At the top, walk to Birch Avenue and cross to the beige building with green
trim - formerly B & N Grocery. Cross Nelson Ave., and make a sharp left to
begin the hike up Lookout St. Observe it’s retaining wall at the bottom, and
the old rock walls holding up the yard on the corner. Up the hill bordering the
sidewalk, are rectangular openings in the capped rock and mortar walls. Coal
was once deposited through these onto coal chutes for the houses below.
Another unique feature is the curved drainage outcropping on the sidewalk.
Peer over the wall to see the stonework supporting Lookout.
Massive walls at the entrances to Warren Lane and Warren St. tower to your
right. Across from Warren St., respecting the owners’ privacy, admire the
residence with meticulous stone crafting, complete with hand-hewn decorative
stone pillars. Turn right onto Warren St., and behold a fascinating display of
rock walls. The first wall is partially disguised with vegetation. Roam Warren
St. to the stairs, which begin in a driveway to your right. Descend to Warren
Lane and walk left to the end, noting the shape of its retaining wall and other
rock work along the way.
Head back and take the stairs to Nelson Ave. below. The yard across Nelson
Ave. has a rock wall constructed with large stones, and is capped with semispherical cement pieces. Keeping on this upper road, head right and pass the
Lookout St. entrance. Stroll along the antiquated walls lining the sidewalk.
Note the stone pillars at the yard across the road. Round the bend to your left,
and head across to the stairs leading downtown to City Hall.
Before reaching City Hall, trek to the right up Tamarac Ave. (the street sign
is by the red sandbox). Look over the wall along the sidewalk – it too is built
on dry rock. Near the top of Tamarac, glance down onto Ravine St. to see the
Gorge Creek culvert and a two-tiered rock wall. Walk to the end of Tamarac
and descend the stone stairs to the left. At the yellow bridge, ancient walls,
built to hold the creek, are evident. Back to Tamarac, then left on Ash St. Take
the stairs at the end and reconnect with the Spokane St. stairs. Descend and
shortly, Ravine St. rises to your right. If you climb this hill, you will see a great
view of the tiered walls supporting Tamarac above. Once at City Hall, stop in
and visit Sarah at the Trail City Archives upstairs.
Approx. distance: 1.5 km
Moderate
Leaving Hall Printing at 815 Victoria St., head to the right; then, turn
right after the old Petro-Can station toward the stone wall holding up the
old “Smelter Hill”. Examine the crafting of this wall along the sidewalk
behind the hotel on the left. Cross the bottom of the Smelter Hill and then
cross the highway at the lights to a short road called 2nd St. Walk to the
end of it and head left up the old road that used to be part of Green Ave.,
to a set of stone stairs. Take these to Glover Rd. and walk up the hill to see
the Binns St. retaining walls above, noting beautiful stonework at 912
Glover. Turn around and follow Glover down to the second set of stairs on
your left (wooden stairs). As you descend these, you’ll notice a quaint,
finger detailed rock wall at the yard to your right, and, to your left, more dry
rock retaining walls.
The lower road loops around to your right. Amble along here to view
several rock walls in behind the houses. You will come to the retaining wall
supporting the lower part of Glover – you can see it wind around the corner
up the hill. Now walk toward town and cross Glover at the bottom. Head
left, then turn right onto the short road before the Esso station (Tamarac
Ave.). This takes you to a most interesting set of stone stairs, dubbed “The
Crooked Stairs”. Move up the stairs to another piece of Tamarac and walk
to the very end, examining the hillside near the old school stairs for
retaining walls on the bank. The high mortared stone walls at 1270 Tamarac
are relics, built in the late 30s. Head down the stone stairs, bordered by a
stone gutter, to Eldorado St. (stone wall, Cenotaph) and turn left along the
alley, which is lined with lovely little retaining walls. At the end of this lane
and before turning left on Farwell St., look across the road to the stone
walls and stairs bordering the two houses.
Advance up Farwell, approaching the Green Ave. hill. Can you identify
the seven layers of rock walls beginning at the bottom of the bank? Snake
around the narrow road to your right for a close-up of the remarkable Green
Ave. wall. At this juncture, take a few steps to your right to the top of
another stairway, noting the finely-fitted split river rock wall bracing the
house across Green Ave. Walk down the stairs, admiring the splendid
rockwork along the way and press on to Hall for your printing needs.
Polenta
Approx: Distance: 2.4 km
Pennini
Spaghettini
Moderate
Exit Star Grocery (328 Rossland Ave.) and head left past the dry rock wall
next door and the stone/mortar wall further up. About a block past the covered staircase, direct your eyes to the charming stone garage built into the
hillside. Toddle along Rossland Ave. and turn left up Binns St. which is bordered by stone walls on both sides. Feast your eyes on the bright yellow
house, whose rock wall has recently been extended to fill a pre-existing gap.
At LeRose St., two of its dry rock walls are visible. Still on Binns, make a
sharp right on Reservoir Rd. and hike up the steep hill (with Trail Creek on
your right) to Kitchener St. to catch sight of the delightful little hand-hewn
rock wall where Kitchener meets Reservoir, built in the 30s. Further up
Reservoir are large mortared walls below the only house on that hill.
Retrace your steps to Kitchener and follow it to the red covered staircase.
Descend to Esling St. and glance to the right. Notice the repair work on a
rock and mortared wall beside the green house whose window sits on top of
the wall. (Please be mindful of the owners’ privacy.) Esling is supported by
an immense rock wall, viewed by continuing down the stairs. At the bottom
of this flight, you’ll cross Binns St. and take the stairs there down to LeRose
St. Turn right on LeRose and cruise along to the end, prowling around the
bend for more stone walls. Backtrack to the same stairs and head down to
the first level, pausing to envision the original placement of the gigantic boulders forming the LeRose St. retaining wall.
Continue down the stairs to the short road (White St., unmarked). Stop,
turn to your left, and look back up the stairs to see some antiquated walls at
the residence on the right. Head down White St. to Rossland Ave. and turn
right toward Star Grocery. A stone staircase and two stone walls at the second lot on the right become visible. Advance toward Star Grocery and stop
to see the lovely stonework enclosing the colourful flowerbed at the
“Welcome to Trail” sign. Cross the highway, noticing the walls around St.
Anthony’s Church. At the church head toward town and then left onto
Railway Lane. Meander along the Railway Lane wall, deliberately contemplating its splendorous construction. Once at the highway, turn left, and head
back towards the church. Can you smell the fresh Italian sausages at Star?
Approx. distance: 3 km
Moderate
From Marino’s Wholesale, 1883 Fifth Ave., cross Main and walk one block
to the bottom of the Fifth Avenue hill to view the high, dry rock wall in the
lane which holds up this hill. Accompany the 5-ft, dry-stacked masterpiece
up the hill and you’ll notice it is constructed with small granite pieces, showing no evidence of drilling. At the top, turn right on Rockland Ave. and shuffle to the end to view the stone retaining wall and stairs on the riverside.
Walk down Tolmie St., nearby, and turn left, heading back toward Trail.
Continue going straight, past the first stop sign at the McBride St. intersection. At the next stop sign, make a sharp right up Fifth Ave.
Round the bend and applaud the beautifully crafted stone walls that terrace the home on the upper corner. Catch a glimpse of Trail from this point.
Resume your walk along Bowser St. (Fifth) and turn right on Seventh Ave.
One block down, you’ll notice a rock wall starting at #2224. At #2295, on the
corner, is a 16-ft sturdy stone wall foundation and a spectacular stone chimney. Backtrack along Seventh Ave., noting flat slanted rock walls to your left.
Turn right at Bowser, walk half way up the block and view the stone wall in
the alley to your right. Then, walk down the alley to your left. Halfway along
is a stone garage and wall uniquely constructed with small fitted granite
pieces. Next door is another interesting wall. Brewster St. is at the end of
this block. Traipse left to Valleyview Dr., take the stairway down to Fifth Ave,
and cross the road.
Another set of stairs invites you to the laneway below, leading to Third
Ave. As you proceed left on Third, you’ll notice a small rock and mortar wall
at the rear of the last house on the left, just before the Stewart St. wall.
Follow the 150-ft tightly-stacked Stewart St. wall around. When you reach
the corner of Stewart and Second Ave., venture left to see the long, low rock
wall (219-ft) leading to Gardner St. Now, backtrack on Second and go past
Stewart St. There is a rock and mortar wall with a plain cement cap at 2172
Second, and another one on the right at 2157 Second. Turn right on McBeth
St., and left on Third to McLean St. Cross McLean and note the ancient
retaining wall about half a block long, constructed with varying sizes and
shapes of mostly river rock. Turn right on McLean – another old wall is visible in the lane. At the corner of Fourth Ave. and Main, is a four-storey apartment building at #1633, fondly dubbed the “Vendramini Castle” in earlier
years. The plastered walls disguise the stone walls with which this building
was originally built. Turn right on Main and head back to Marino’s.
Approx. distance: 2.5 km
Canneloni
Easy
Leaving Marino’s Wholesale at 1883 Fifth Ave., go left to Main St. and
follow it four blocks until you pass the Aquatic Centre. Turn right on
Columbia Ave. to view the rock walls fronting Butler Park – different levels, flowerbeds, and wide stone steps. Pass in front of the ”Old Trail
Bridge”, cross McQuarrie St. and cruise straight ahead on Columbia to a
small set of stairs leading to the lane below. Walk beside the stone wall,
part of which is concrete, to the end of the lane.
Before turning right up the little hill, observe the long retaining wall
across the road, built in different eras with different techniques and materials – beautifully capped with stone at the edge of the grass. It is unusual to see so many drill marks in the dry stacked granite portion. You could
saunter left from here to the end of this block where, across from Kiro
Wellness Centre, you’ll discover more old walls. Either way, turn up the little hill and head toward Butler Park. Promenade left on Thom St. where a
round river rock wall is on your left. At Thom and Second Ave., pay particular attention to the attractive stone bleachers on the corner in Butler
Park. Head right on Second, and left on Park St. to see more antiquated
walls to your left as you climb this little hill. Cross Third, noting the corner
yard on your right, then keep walking along Park to Fourth Ave., where you
will advance to the left. At the intersection of Fourth and McQuarrie is a
striking curved stone wall to admire.
Cross McQuarrie to see the sturdy walls that are to your left and below
you. Now walk along Fourth, down the hill. Several retaining walls can
be seen behind one of the houses to your left. Head to Robertson St.,
where, if you look left up the hill, you can see the new concrete block wall
which used to be of stone construction. Follow Robertson to your right
and you’ll stroll past a small fence built into a mini-river rock and mortar
foundation. Go left on Fifth to the dead-end. A low rock and mortar wall
with a flat cement cap is on either side of the tunnel. Now, backtrack on
Fifth to Circle St. to view the small house on the corner, built on a rock
foundation. Stroll along Circle St.where stone pillars and a stone covered
entrance are visible at two different homes near the end. Once back on
Fifth, head left and you’re almost back at Marino’s, where you can pick up
the rock candy you ordered.
Approx. distance: 2.8 km
Easy
Begin by admiring the stone crafting right in the Gyro Park parking lot:
huge boulders of varied shapes and sizes at both ends of the lot. Cross to
Gyro Park and walk toward the river past the stone columns of the concession stand. Follow the sidewalk past the wide stairs to the next set of stairs.
Head down, and to the right you’ll see the “bleachers”, a multi-tiered
stone/mortar retaining wall. You can walk on one of the ledges to the end
and climb down to the path leading to the next flight of stairs. Ascend the
stairs, walk left, and note the various rock walls on your right.
At the far end of the park at Hazelwood Dr., go left a ways up the little
hill. Look toward a pretty view of Trail over Bingy Bay to see the large rock
wall supporting the sidewalk you just walked on. At this point you could
walk the loop up and around Sunningdale (Hazelwood, Marianna, Hillside,
and back to Bingy Bay) and view some private rockwork along the way.
This loop adds 2.2 km to the route. Once you head back to Gyro, you can
either take the sidewalk all the way, or, take one of the stairways leading to
the river and explore around down there.
When you reach the wide stone staircase leading to the beach, examine the tidy rockwork both on these stairs, and on the sidewalk’s old retaining walls. Canter along the sidewalk to your right, to the unnamed road
along the river. Half a block down, a house completely built of stone with
lovely decorative windows and a sturdy stone chimney will catch your eye.
Walk around the block to view the front of the house, but please respect
the owner’s privacy. You are now on Columbia Avenue.
Backtrack on Columbia and turn left on Goepel. Cross Second Ave and
turn left onto Third Ave. Lane where a few older rock walls greet you.
Halfway down is an interesting “character”wall, constructed mostly of river
rock and odd stones. Toward the end of the block notice the bi-level, large
stone wall and stairway made of mortared granite and river rock. Cross
Taylor St. and continue along the Lane. View the stone stairs leading up to
the corner house and notice the rock walls all along this dirt road. The
Lane’s retaining wall is still below you and visible by looking over the edge.
Tidy detailing around the rocks in the last yard and a little set of stone stairs
are evident. Keep moving along and a little road leads you back to the Gyro
parking lot... maybe the concession is open.
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Get your cheese, cold cuts, and cornetti before beginning this walk.
Stepping out of Star Grocery, walk left beside the carefully-constructed dry
rock wall next door, to the covered stairway on your left. Ascend the stairs
to LeRose St. and turn right. You’ll soon see an old wooden chute on the
bank side. Below the railing is LeRose St.’s retaining wall. You’ll encounter
stairs to the left and right. Head down to the first landing to view the enormous stones forming this magnificent wall. Head back to the top of the
stairs, cross the street, and walk up the next flight. Proceed left, observing
the curvature of the wall supporting the sidewalk and Binns St.
850 Farwell Street, Trail, BC V1R 3T8
Phone 250•368•5558 / Fax 250•368•5523
2029 Columbia Avenue, Rossland, BC V0G 1Y0
Phone 250•362•5206 / Fax 250•362•5382
www.ferrarofoods.ca
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CITY HALL AND ARCHIVES
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At the “Y” in the road, look down the bank to your left for a quaint stone
wall and stone stairs, leading to the Binns St. pumping station. Across the
street is a lovely rock wall with stone steps beside it. Advance along Binns
(the bank side) and stop at #374 to admire the stone oven and fountain in
this yard! Just a few steps ahead you’ll turn right onto a short road to reach
Austad Lane. Left along Austad. Observe the low stone walls along the
yards on the right. At Austad Lane Park, walk straight ahead to the 3-way
intersection at Glover. Take one crosswalk and head right up McAnally St. to
where the road splits. Go right. Explore this little road to the end for two
stone gutters (one being especially unique) and a few old stone retaining
walls. Retrace the road back to the 3-way intersection and cross to the sidewalk on your right. As you meander along, notice the S-curved stone beauty
that supports the sidewalk. Note the tightly-knit boulders next to the yellow
garage. Turn right up Dockerill St.
At Nelson Ave, hike to the right up the Hendry Lane hill, passing stone terraces on your left. While catching your breath, admire the massive stone
walls, terraces and stone staircase that landscape the grounds of the former
La Face homestead at the top left. This site provides a spectacular vista of
Trail. Turn back to Nelson Ave. Ahead are two street levels, each bordering
a landscaped green space lined with ten types of retaining walls. Follow
Nelson Ave. to the bus stop near a short flight of stairs, turn left onto “B” St.,
and walk to “B” St. Park. Take the left staircase and cross the first level of
the park: rock walls on both sides. Now, guide your feet with enthusiasm
down a long set of stone stairs leading to a natural amphitheatre.
Allow your eyes to follow the circular formation of the mortared walls
until you reach (yes) another set of stairs bringing you to Glover Rd. Descend.
Walk up Glover a bit and take the stone stairway on the right. The sidewalk
at the bottom leads you straight up Bell Place to an immense wall that must
be seen, and an old flat, slanted rock wall. Retrace Bell to Rossland Ave. and
head left past a nice stone wall on the first block and a fascinating curved
wall and staircase leading to homes at the end of the driveway beside the
Rex Hotel. Star Grocery isn’t far from here.