Kinsol Trestle

Multi-use trail featuring one of the tallest and most spectacular free-standing timber rail trestle structures in the world.

Introduction

The Historic Kinsol Trestle is open to the public for cyclists, hikers and equestrians to experience the full Cowichan Valley Trail in the Cowichan Region. The Kinsol Trestle is one of eight trestles along the Cowichan Valley Trail route and by far the largest and most spectacular. The Kinsol Trestle is one of the tallest free-standing and most spectacular timber rail trestle structures in the world. At 187 metres in length and standing 44 metres above the salmon bearing Koksilah River, the Kinsol is an incredible structure. 

Contact Details

  •  2869 Glen Eagles Road, Shawnigan Lake, BC, V0R 2W0
  • (250) 746-2660
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