To contribute to making the local community "outdoorsy" and "active" in 2018 Rotary Club of Smithers raised funds and organized a major work party of volunteers to open the 4.2 km trail "Rotary Community Trail to Town" to the public. The trail allows people to hike in the summer and ski and snowboard in the winter from the ski hill (bottom of the chairlift) to the valley floor 3775 feet of vertical sparing over use of the road and the time of any drivers picking up skiers at day's end. The trail is also used by mountain bikers.
Since the trail opened the cost of renting trail maintenance equipment has risen steadily and volunteer workers had to work around the opening hours of the equipment rental shop. The Rotary club has now purchased its own equipment for $3,892, thanks in part to a District Grant from The Rotary Foundation of $1,946, which will prove less expensive in the long term and provide more flexibility for the volunteer workers.
This trail has become a passion for Smithers Rotary over the years. There is a memorial at the top in honour of Jos Konst, a long time Rotarian, who was the force behind the trail being built. Cleaning up this trail and other trails in the Smithers and area community help get people and families out together being active and enjoying the beautiful outdoors.
Over half of the RC Smithers members are involved in the cleanup of the local trails. Over time the trail maintenance has even attracted several members to the club.
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