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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Region Details
- 134
- 23
- 239
- 359
- 118
- 17
- 4
Activities
Region Status
Open as of 5 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 992
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 894
- Trails E-Bike
- 439
- Trails Hike
- 871
- Trails Trail Running
- 846
- Trails Horse
- 52
- Trails Dirtbike
- 13
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 15
- Trails Snowmobile
- 11
- Trails Snowshoe
- 59
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 3
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 12
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 54
- Total Distance
- 1,509 miles
- Total Descent
- 278,365 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,507 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,258 ft
- Reports
- 8,672
- Photos
- 4,088
- Ridden Counter
- 114,481
Sub Regions
- Baynes Lake (12)
- Cranbrook (157)
- Baker South (4)
- Cranbrook Community Forest (87)
- Mount Baker (3)
- South Hill (22)
- South Star Trails (33)
- Crawford Bay (33)
- Gray Creek (2)
- Pilot Point Peninsula (17)
- Creston (10)
- Goat Mountain (1)
- Mount Thompson (3)
- Elkford (36)
- Elko (2)
- Fernie (363)
- Castle Mountain (33)
- Fernie Alpine Resort (65)
- Fernie Ridge (38)
- Island Lake (4)
- Montane Fernie (25)
- Morrissey Ridge (33)
- Mount Fernie Provincial Park (61)
- Mount Proctor (21)
- Mt Fernie (21)
- Ridgemont (46)
- Kimberley (148)
- Bootleg Mountain (18)
- Kimberley Area (9)
- Kimberley Nature Park (59)
- Lois Creek (25)
- Proctor (4)
- Radium (23)
- Diana Lake Teahouse (1)
- Forster Creek (0)
- Sparwood (19)
- Sparwood Ridge (9)
- Wardner (11)
- Wasa (53)
- Wasa Crown Land (53)
- Windermere (35)
- Elk Pass (1)
- Top of the World Provincial Park (0)
Popular East Kootenays Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swine Flu Mount Proctor | |||
| Project 9 Mount Fernie Provincial Park | |||
| Hyper Ventilation Castle Mountain | |||
| Nordic Ski loop connector Montane Fernie | |||
| Lazy Lizard from Island Lake parking lot Mount Fernie Provincial Park | |||
| Stove Trail Mount Fernie Provincial Park | |||
| Swine Flu Access Mount Proctor | |||
| Cemetery By-Pass Fernie Ridge | |||
| Montane Connector Montane Fernie | |||
| Lower Uprooted Montane Fernie | |||
| Lazy Lizard Island Lake | |||
| Queen V Ridgemont | |||
| Eco-Terrorist Ridgemont | |||
| New Roots Montane Fernie | |||
| Campsite Road 2 Mount Fernie Provincial Park |
East Kootenays Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Swine Flu Fernie | 4 miles | |
| Lazy Lake Big Loop Wasa Crown Land | 18 miles | |
| Gracie's route Wasa Crown Land | 4 miles | |
| Infinity Wasa Crown Land | 10 miles | |
| Dr Daystrom's Loop Wasa Crown Land | 11 miles | |
| Just Plain Fun Wasa Crown Land | 9 miles | |
| Dipsy Doodle Wasa Crown Land | 9 miles | |
| The Big Lake Tour Wasa Crown Land | 31 miles | |
| The Quick Fix Wasa Crown Land | 9 miles | |
| Montane Loop to Hyperextension Castle Mountain | 7 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 184 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 203 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 1,241 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
Photos of East Kootenays Mountain Bike
trail: Swine Flu
165 |
Oct 7, 2017 @ 12:18pm
Oct 7, 2017
trail: Swine Flu
152 |
Oct 7, 2017 @ 12:17pm
Oct 7, 2017
trail: Swine Flu
152 |
Oct 7, 2017 @ 12:16pm
Oct 7, 2017
trail: Juniper Lane
73 |
Aug 16, 2017 @ 5:17pm
Aug 16, 2017Videos of East Kootenays Mountain Bike
trail: Magic Line
5:05 |
98 |
Apr 5, 2020
trail: Dirt Diggler
0:13 |
241 |
Aug 19, 2019
trail: Upper Coaster
1:00 |
123 |
Aug 15, 2019
trail: R2DTour
1:00 |
159 |
Jul 26, 2019
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Line Kimberley Nordic Club | Aug 7, 2020 @ 6:37pm 2 days | Ideal | bjbiagioni | Large tree down near top of 3rd climb | |
| Tower path Sparwood Ridge | Jul 24, 2020 @ 10:11am Jul 24, 2020 | Very Dry | DPCS | This trail is overgrown and is on the... | |
| Charlie One Yellow Climb South Hill | Jul 20, 2020 @ 9:01pm Jul 20, 2020 | Variable | firetk | Trail closed due to land private land... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Money Fernie Ridge | Aug 9, 2020 @ 5:41pm 5 hours | Dry | gunners1 | ||
| Al Matador Morrissey Ridge | Aug 9, 2020 @ 4:54pm 6 hours | Very Dry | turdull | ||
| Lunch Loop Sparwood Ridge | Aug 9, 2020 @ 2:52pm 8 hours | Dry | RM78 | ||
| Middletown Extention Sparwood Ridge | Aug 9, 2020 @ 2:51pm 8 hours | Dry | RM78 | ||
| Elk Valley Trail (The Great Trail)- Sparwood to Hosmer Sparwood | Aug 9, 2020 @ 2:47pm 8 hours | Dry | RM78 | ||
| FloWrkr Fernie Ridge | Aug 9, 2020 @ 1:52pm 9 hours | Variable | Slbentley | ||
| Mussers Plateau Kimberley Nordic Club | Aug 9, 2020 @ 1:13pm 10 hours | Dry | mtbtrajlw0rx | ||
| Moe's Canyon Kimberley Nordic Club | Aug 9, 2020 @ 1:07pm 10 hours | Dry | mtbtrajlw0rx | ||
| Height of Land Pilot Point Peninsula | Aug 9, 2020 @ 6:56am 16 hours | Unknown | camryn | ||
| Thompson Pack Trail Mount Thompson | Aug 8, 2020 @ 8:59am 2 days | Dry | oncisko |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vfearon | ridden | trail | Trans Canada Trail and 11 more | Aug 9, 2020 @ 10:21pm 29 mins |
| Vfearon | ridden | trail | Coal Creek Heritage Trail Trailhead Access and 1 more | Aug 9, 2020 @ 10:20pm 30 mins |
| Vfearon | ridden | trail | Coal Creek Heritage Trail (East) | Aug 9, 2020 @ 10:20pm 30 mins |
| Vfearon | ridden | trail | Town Loop and 2 more | Aug 9, 2020 @ 10:19pm 31 mins |
| Vfearon | ridden | trail | Visitor Centre Trail and 4 more | Aug 9, 2020 @ 10:17pm 32 mins |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | The Great Trail got a some brushing completed... | Aug 9, 2020 @ 2:44pm 8 hours | ||
 | report | 300m above Dipper Lake over look... so... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 8:45am 2 days | ||
| report | Thanks AJ. About how high up on the trail? I... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 6:56am 2 days | ||
| trail | Blue trail, not black. High speeder, since... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 6:49am 2 days | ||
| trail | Blue trail, definitely not black. Mellow... | Aug 8, 2020 @ 6:34am 2 days |
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Epic Ride 50k194 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernie Alpine Resort | bike park | Fernie | |
| Nipika Mountain Resort | bike park | Windermere | |
| Cranbrook Bike Skills Park | skill park | Cranbrook | |
| Fernie Dirt Jump Park | skill park | Fernie | |
| Kimberley Bike Park | skill park | Kimberley |
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