Xget’tem’ Trail. (Image Credit: City of Kamloops)

By Victor Kaisar

Trail Closure

Xget’tem’ Trail to be closed this weekend; lengthy rehabilitation project to end next Friday

Apr 4, 2025 | 5:47 PM

KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops says the Xget’tem’ Trail that connects Upper Sahali to the downtown core will be closed this weekend (April 5 and 6) because of unsafe trail conditions.

It says while this latest temporary closure is necessary “out of an abundance of caution,” crews are still expected fully reopen next Friday (April 11) after crews are done working on a lengthy rehabilitation project in the Sahali Terrace Nature Park.

“Please avoid the area,” the City said in a Friday (April 4) afternoon post on Facebook. “Thank you for your patience and co-operation.”

Work on the Lower Springhill Rehabilitation Project began in October last year. For the most part, crews have been working between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, with the Xget’tem’ Trail open and accessible on weekends.

“Minor work, such as planting, will continue later this year, with minimal impact on park and trail users,” the City said in a statement earlier this week that first announced the April 11 reopening date.

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The City says the rehabilitation work comes after a substantial rain event in 2014 caused massive erosion in the Springhill Creek corridor, which they note is the major drainage corridor for Upper Sahali and a significant portion of Aberdeen.

“Historic development of those neighbourhoods utilized a peak conveyance strategy to manage stormwater,” the City of Kamloops previously said. “This has manifested in downstream erosion issues with the natural corridor.”

“A large 2014 rain event induced massive erosion with the Springhill Creek corridor in which spot repairs of the major erosion sites were completed. There are remaining sections of the channel requiring erosion protection works to support adequate conveyance of existing flows and those resulting from future development.”

For the latest on the Lower Springhill Erosion Project, go here