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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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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
128 trails
- E-Bike
125 trails
- Hike
64 trails
- Trail Running
65 trails
- Horse
1 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
2 trails
- Observed Trials
4 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
1 trails
- Snowmobile
0 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
- Downhill Ski
37 trails
- Backcountry Ski
1 trails
- Nordic Ski
22 trails
Region Details
- 8
- 14
- 79
- 18
- 9
Region Status
Caution as of May 3, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 188
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 128
- Trails E-Bike
- 125
- Trails Hike
- 64
- Trails Trail Running
- 65
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails Observed Trials
- 4
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 37
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 22
- Total Distance
- 183 miles
- Total Descent
- 69,860 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,386 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,939 ft
- Reports
- 2,520
- Photos
- 1,031
- Ridden Counter
- 54,668
Articles
Essay: Gravitational Push - Overcoming Loss Through a Grueling Solo Mission
Mar 25, 2022 from pinkbike.com
Writer Matt Coté grapples with earth's most powerful force on British Columbia's Mount 7.
72 Hours: Golden, British Columbia
Aug 13, 2021 from betamtb.com
With its proximity to the steeps at Kicking Horse Resort, burly big-mountain lines and rolling XC trails, Golden, British Columbia, is a dream...
Video: Downhill Young Guns Tackle on the Legendary Psychosis Course
Aug 6, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Your GoPro effect has no power here.
Throwback Thursday: Stevie Smith, Sam Hill & Tyler Morland Race Psychosis in 'Seasons'
Aug 6, 2020 from pinkbike.com
The action between the incoming champion, the reigning World Champion and the up and comer on the incredibly steep and loose course.
Sub Regions
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CBT Mainline Network
- 1
- 17
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Golden Area
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Kicking Horse Bike Park
- 9
- 22
- 8
- 4
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Moonrakers
- 1
- 20
- 2
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Mount 7
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 4
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Mountain Shadows
- 2
- 14
- 2
Popular Golden Mountain Biking Trails
Golden Mountain Bike Routes
Photos of Golden Mountain Bike
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Jul 25, 2017 @ 9:48pm
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Jul 9, 2017 @ 12:22pm
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177 |
Jul 9, 2017 @ 12:17pm
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trail: Kranky Pants
232 |
Aug 22, 2016 @ 9:14pm
Aug 22, 2016
trail: Pioneer
389 |
Jul 5, 2016 @ 9:31pm
Jul 5, 2016Videos of Golden Mountain Bike

trail: 5K
86 |
Nov 1, 2021

trail: Rock n Roll
33 |
Jul 11, 2021

trail: Rock n Roll
46 |
Jul 11, 2021

trail: It's A 10
64 |
Jul 11, 2021

trail: LYM
26 |
Jul 10, 2021

trail: Alpine Drop Zone
23 |
Jul 10, 2021

trail: Training Wheels
16 |
Apr 19, 2021

trail: Skid Marks
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Aug 25, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Connector | May 16, 2022 @ 1:24pm 11 hours | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 | ||
North Star | May 16, 2022 @ 1:23pm 11 hours | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 | ||
Cedar Snag | May 16, 2022 @ 1:23pm 11 hours | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 | ||
Twisted Sister Connector | May 12, 2022 @ 10:59am May 12, 2022 | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 | ||
Twisted Sister | May 12, 2022 @ 10:47am May 12, 2022 | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 | ||
Cedar Camp | May 11, 2022 @ 7:42pm May 11, 2022 | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 | ||
Hemiptera | May 11, 2022 @ 3:32pm May 11, 2022 | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 | ||
Hymenoptera | May 11, 2022 @ 3:31pm May 11, 2022 | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 | ||
Odonata | May 11, 2022 @ 3:31pm May 11, 2022 | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 | ||
Arrowhead | May 10, 2022 @ 7:59pm May 10, 2022 | Variable | ryanharvey GCC2 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | probono | wishlist | trail | Canyon Creek | May 16, 2022 @ 9:04pm 3 hours |
![]() | ryanharvey | add | report | Cedar Snag and 2 more | May 16, 2022 @ 1:23pm 11 hours |
![]() | JSPCalgary | ridden | trail | The Mighty Quinn and 2 more | May 15, 2022 @ 6:41am 2 days |
![]() | L2b5x | ridden | trail | Arrowhead | May 14, 2022 @ 6:40pm 2 days |
![]() | Courtmastine | wishlist | route | Golden Ultra Conquer 2019 | May 13, 2022 @ 7:34pm May 13, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Upper TS has a number of trees down across trail. | May 12, 2022 @ 8:07am May 12, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | As good as it gets | Apr 30, 2022 @ 7:03pm Apr 30, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | This trail is really good | Sep 5, 2021 @ 7:28pm Sep 5, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Very hammered out since racing was held on it,... | Sep 3, 2021 @ 6:19pm Sep 3, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | I’m thinking a couple of the long steep... | Aug 26, 2021 @ 4:48pm Aug 26, 2021 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails855 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k1,027 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,383 awarded -
10 Black Trails99 awarded -
10 Green Trails94 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Kicking Horse Bike Park | bike park | Golden |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Higher Ground Sports
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Starr Trail Solutions
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Higher Ground Mountain Sports
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Selkirk Ski and Bike
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Golden Cycling ClubTrail Association
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Derailed SportsBike Shop
Local Trail Supporters
- kicking horse mountain resort
- Town of Golden
Pinkbike Articles
Aug 6, 2020

The action between the incoming champion, the reigning World Champion and the up and comer on the incredibly steep and loose course.
Oct 28, 2017

Information and insights to help you plan a trip to this area of B.C.
Oct 7, 2016

Starting above the North Eastern reaches of Washington and Northern Idaho the Kootenay Rockies are a pristine region of rivers, lakes, waterfalls,...
Jul 9, 2021

For the first time since the origins of the Dunbar Summer Series for 2021 we will see the inclusion of an Adaptive Mountain Bike category....
Jun 15, 2021

This one-day downhill workshop is an introduction to racing targeted at intermediate to advanced riders who are interested in entering the racing...
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 128 | 136 miles | 40,482 ft | 72 miles | 5,072 ft | #96 | #17 | 1,003 | 2,512 | 33 | 21,409 | |
E-Bike | 125 | 128 miles | 39,738 ft | 70 miles | 5,072 ft | #31 | #7 | 1,776 | 1 | 91 | ||
Hike | 64 | 103 miles | 16,335 ft | 44 miles | 5,072 ft | #182 | #35 | 14 | 2,381 | 9 | 856 | |
Trail Running | 65 | 103 miles | 16,440 ft | 44 miles | 5,072 ft | #178 | #34 | 2,386 | 28 | 601 | ||
Horse | 1 | 1 mile | 367 ft | 397 ft | #335 | #18 | 1,025 | |||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 1 mile | 7 ft | 515 ft | 2,825 ft | #139 | #10 | 1,025 | 14 | |||
Observed Trials | 4 | 3 miles | 807 ft | 1 mile | 702 ft | #5 | #3 | 244 | 1 | |||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 1 mile | 367 ft | 397 ft | #67 | #5 | 1,025 | 3 | ||||
Downhill Ski | 37 | 22 miles | 26,929 ft | 22 miles | 3,780 ft | #8 | 225 | 1,305 | ||||
Backcountry Ski | 1 | 4 miles | 16 ft | 633 ft | 3,409 ft | #10 | 225 | 1,077 | ||||
Nordic Ski | 22 | 21 miles | 2,431 ft | 10 miles | 1,765 ft | #27 | 14 | 225 | 1,421 |
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Trailforks & contributors
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