EVENESHEN NATURE TRAIL

HOW TO GET THERE:

The Eveneshen Nature Trail is located in the town of Burns Lake. It can be accessed from 6th avenue (Highway 16), there is parking available at the Visitor Information Center. Follow the avenue to a small bridge that will bring you to Center Street. On the other side of the road is the trailhead, and a parking lot. You can use this access as well.
  • Length: 1.3 km
  • Degree of Difficulty: easy-first portion, moderate-second portion
  • Condition: first portion-maintained, flat, wheel chair accessible
  • second portion-more narrow, maintained, steep sections
  • Access Condition: Paved.
  • Users: hikers, mountain bikers 
  • Wildlife and Vegetation: Due to its location in town, the amount of wildlife is decreased from other trails.  Some wildlife do appear due to the creek, so don’t be surprised by what you may encounter. Vegetation is quite diverse.  Cottonwoods border Saul Creek along with other vegetation such as cow parsnip, dogwood, and soapberry.
The Eveneshen Trail is a trail that gives you the impression that you are no longer in the town of Burns Lake as you follow Saul Creek through the gully. The trail is in two portions.  The first half is flat and follows the creek closely. The second portion begins at a large bridge and begins with a steep ascent.  There are switchbacks that can be used. From here the trail continues to follow the creek but from quite a distance up, as it is carved into the side of the gully. The trail emerges from the gully on 9th avenue. There is a parking lot here as well. It is not a long walk to return to the Centre Street parking lot by way of the residential roads.

HISTORY:

The trail began as a Rotary project by George Eveneshen who decided a nature trail should be built in the gully where his children played. The trail received a government grant to employ people on welfare and unemployment to clear the trail. Eveneshen retired and left Burns Lake in 1989, leaving the trail still unfinished.  The Rotary finished the trail in 1991 and named the trail in Eveneshen’s honour for his contributions to the Rotary club and the community.

SAFETY:

Be aware of steep sections and the creek, especially when hiking with children.

THE MAP:

The map is a digitized version.