The mouth of the Illecillewaet River into the Columbia River was a storage place for fur traders in the 19th century. Later it became a supply point for miners in the area. The place continued to grow in the 1880s, when the Canadian Pacific Railway was built, and was called Farwell. After completion of the railway in 1885, the settlement was a base of the railway line and after Lord Revelstoke (a noble title of the banking family Baring, London), an investor in the railway line, renamed Revelstoke.

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1. Columbia River – Revelstoke Town Centre loop from Revelstoke

9.36km

02:26

60m

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2. Big Eddy Bridge – Revelstoke Town Centre loop from Revelstoke Bridge

5.64km

01:27

30m

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3. Columbia River – Revelstoke Town Centre loop from Revelstoke

5.77km

01:29

20m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Location: Area B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek), British Columbia, Canada

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1. Columbia River – Revelstoke Town Centre loop from Revelstoke

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