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SaveKaslo trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped hundreds of trails and shared hundreds of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Mountain Biking, Hiking, Trail Running, E-Biking, Gravel Biking, Adaptive Biking, Snowshoeing, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading, Backcountry Skiing, Horseback, Nordic Skiing and Winter Fat Biking. Trails here are often flowy and exposed. Scenery includes creeks, meadows and views. Common trail features include berms, bridges and jumps. Many trails are family friendly. Amenities include huts and picnic spots. Popular destinations include True Blue Recreation Area, Branch 7 Trails and Kaslo Interpretive Forest Recreation Area.
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- Mountain Bike
105 trails
- E-Bike
46 trails
- Gravel Bike
40 trails
- Adaptive Bike
23 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
1 trails
- Horse
4 trails
- Hike
99 trails
- Trail Running
99 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
17 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
8 trails
- Snowshoe
18 trails
- Backcountry Ski
5 trails
- Nordic Ski
4 trails
Region Details
- 19
- 4
- 40
- 29
- 11
- 2
Region Status
Caution as of Sep 27, 2026
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 121
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 105
- Trails E-Bike
- 46
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 40
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 23
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 1
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 99
- Trails Trail Running
- 99
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 17
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 8
- Trails Snowmobile
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 18
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 3
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 5
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 4
- Total Distance
- 172 miles
- Total Descent
- 34,584 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,235 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,011 ft
- Reports
- 854
- Photos
- 355
- Completed Counter
- 15,587
Sub Regions
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Branch 7 Trails
- 7
- 2
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Glacier Creek
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Kaslo Interpretive Forest Recreation Area
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 1
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Meadow Creek Area Trails
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Mount Buchanan (East)
- 1
- 3
- 1
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True Blue Recreation Area
- 14
- 11
- 2
Popular Kaslo Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 5.0 • 2 miles • 7 ft • 530 •
High Commander is a 3km fun and fast downhill trail accessed via the Friendly Giant OR 7 mile spur road, just below the Bucky Cabin. You will find yourself wanting to lap this one as there's a different line every time you ride!
• 90 ★ 4.5 • 410 ft • 0 ft • 299 •
Popular green difficulty family friendly doubletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
• 85 ★ 4.6 • 2,677 ft • 0 ft • 296 •
Extension to Strawberry ridge, Still fresh, few berms and jumps. finishes at the airport road
• 90 ★ 5.0 • 11 miles • 583 ft • 293 •
This is a bidirectional trail which means it can be ridden both up and down, be cautious of uphill traffic when sending it downhill! All downhill traffic yield to uphill traffic, bikers yield to hikers. Please don't try and beat your...
• 95 ★ 4.6 • 2,897 ft • 0 ft • 287 •
A newly constructed downhill trail, Buckshot is now open! This top section of Buck Shot is a considered blue/moderate. Eventually, this trail will connect to the top of Friendly Giant.
• 100 ★ 0.0 • 597 ft • 16 ft • 244 •
Popular green difficulty doubletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 16 ft black diamond climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
• 90 ★ 4.8 • 3,665 ft • 87 ft • 241 •
Short climb from the access road to the ridge summit, epic views along the way (I dare you to not stop and take it all in!)
Kaslo Mountain Bike Routes
13 miles • 2,609 ft • 5 •
Access trail from East to West leads to a variety of options including descent of lower Monster, a climb...
6 miles • 1,095 ft • 15 • Loop •
Shorter/easier route from Arena Ave parking lot, up and down Sourdough with an exit via Lower Strawberry....
10 miles • 2,751 ft • 3 •
5 miles • 731 ft • 15 • Loop •
This is a good route for early season, snow free River Trail ride (Lettrari Loop, River Moss Climb) to...
12 miles • 2,683 ft • 5 •
The best way to get from Highway 31A over to the Friendly Giant side of the mountain.
Photos of Kaslo Mountain Bike
Videos of Kaslo Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| The Monster | Sep 27, 2026 @ 7:30am (America/Vancouver) Sep 27, 2026 | Ideal | sdoucet KMBC | ||
| Friendly Giant | Sep 19, 2026 @ 9:24am (America/Creston) Sep 19, 2026 | Ideal | RedRoamer | ||
| Lettrari Loop trail | Aug 25, 2026 @ 9:00am (America/Vancouver) Aug 25, 2026 | Unknown | sdoucet KMBC | ||
| Chainsmoker | Aug 19, 2026 @ 8:21pm (America/Vancouver) Aug 19, 2026 | Dry | norcochick | ||
| I'll Call Rusty | Aug 15, 2026 @ 3:38pm (America/Vancouver) Aug 15, 2026 | Unknown | sdoucet KMBC | ||
| Carlsbad | Aug 4, 2026 @ 11:02am (America/Vancouver) Aug 4, 2026 | Dry | maaatt | ||
| MTB Access for - East Access Trail | Aug 4, 2026 @ 10:25am (America/Vancouver) Aug 4, 2026 | Unknown | maaatt | ||
| High Commander | Jul 30, 2026 @ 7:05pm (America/Vancouver) Jul 30, 2026 | Unknown | sdoucet KMBC | ||
| Sourdough | Jul 29, 2026 @ 7:16pm (America/Vancouver) Jul 29, 2026 | Unknown | sdoucet KMBC | ||
| Kaslo River South | Jul 29, 2026 @ 12:43pm (America/Vancouver) Jul 29, 2026 | Unknown | kaarin MRWA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevergnu | ridden | trail | activity #105258625 | Oct 5, 2026 @ 12:07am 1 day |
| Robyn0O4Hn | wishlist | trail | activity #105255748 | Oct 4, 2026 @ 10:15pm 1 day |
| marcin-z | wishlist | trail | activity #105220663 | Oct 4, 2026 @ 11:35am 2 days |
| happyboyc | ridden | trail | activity #105159825 | Oct 3, 2026 @ 5:23pm 3 days |
| happyboyc | ridden | trail | activity #105159821 and 2 more | Oct 3, 2026 @ 5:23pm 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This is by far the best trail that I’ve ever... | Sep 26, 2026 @ 8:52am Sep 26, 2026 | ||
| report | This is terribly unfortunate. There is a chain... | Aug 27, 2026 @ 8:52am Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| report | Blowdown all clear now. | Aug 20, 2026 @ 8:43pm Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| report | Blowdown all clear now. | Aug 20, 2026 @ 8:43pm Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| report | I'm not sure unfortunately. Apologies. I tried... | Aug 6, 2026 @ 2:58pm Aug 6, 2026 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails110 awarded -
10 Blue Trails52 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k52 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge19 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge3 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k62 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| Kaslo Family Mountain Bike Park | skill park | Kaslo |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 105 | 150 miles | 31,998 ft | 56 miles | 5,725 ft | #971 | #51 | 349 | 850 | 29 | 5,300 | |
| E-Bike | 46 | 97 miles | 17,251 ft | 34 miles | 5,725 ft | #1,471 | #51 | 1 | 667 | 3 | 482 | |
| Gravel Bike | 40 | 86 miles | 2,986 ft | 13 miles | 5,725 ft | #811 | #34 | 76 | 38 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 23 | 28 miles | 1,168 ft | 6 miles | 3,474 ft | #1,666 | #42 | 95 | ||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 1 | 925 ft | 7 ft | 207 ft | 7 ft | #2,087 | #63 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Horse | 4 | 32 miles | 915 ft | 5 miles | 5,456 ft | #1,041 | #33 | 91 | 7 | |||
| Hike | 99 | 158 miles | 30,125 ft | 54 miles | 7,234 ft | #530 | #37 | 800 | 1,148 | |||
| Trail Running | 99 | 158 miles | 30,125 ft | 54 miles | 7,234 ft | #814 | #39 | 798 | 21 | 1,402 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 17 | 63 miles | 3,458 ft | 12 miles | 5,505 ft | #387 | #36 | 153 | 26 | |||
| Observed Trials | 2 | 21 miles | 456 ft | 2 miles | 5,456 ft | 11 | 5 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 8 | 55 miles | 1,683 ft | 9 miles | 5,505 ft | #364 | #25 | 89 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 3 | 16 miles | 840 ft | 4 miles | 2,621 ft | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 18 | 39 miles | 8,898 ft | 19 miles | 4,249 ft | #430 | #36 | 5 | 108 | 7 | ||
| Downhill Ski | 3 | 9 miles | 246 ft | 4,780 ft | 4,058 ft | 54 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 5 | 14 miles | 253 ft | 4,987 ft | 5,361 ft | #392 | #24 | 1 | 235 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 4 | 16 miles | 843 ft | 4 miles | 2,621 ft | #660 | #37 | 3 | 132 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the best places to ride in Kaslo?
Kaslo has 6 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Kaslo?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Kaslo are:
- High Commander (4.7/5)
- Friendly Giant (4.7/5)
- Buckshot (4.4/5)
- Carlsbad (4.4/5)
- Upper Strawberry Ridge (4.4/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Kaslo?
Based on activity log data, the most popular months to ride in Kaslo are:
- July (301 activities)
- August (255 activities)
- September (229 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Kaslo?
There are 12 parking locations listed in Kaslo. The most popular parking spots are:
- Parking at Moose Meadows
- Parking Option
- Parking
- Parking to access top portion of Friendly Giant
- Mt. Buchanan Parking
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What is the longest trail in Kaslo?
The longest trail in Kaslo is Friendly Giant at 17.8 km. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Kaslo?
The best hiking trails in Kaslo are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Kaslo?
The best trail running trails in Kaslo are: View all trail running trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated dirtbiking trails in Kaslo?
The best dirtbiking trails in Kaslo are: View all dirtbiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Kaslo?
Kaslo has a total of 121 trails. Of those, 105 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Kaslo to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Kaslo?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Kaslo is East Access Trail with 321 m of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Kaslo?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Kaslo is Friendly Giant with 1,327 m of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Kaslo?
Kaslo supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Gravel Biking, Adaptive Biking, Winter Fat Biking, Horseback, Hiking, Trail Running, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading, Snowshoeing, Backcountry Skiing, Nordic Skiing.
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What bike services are there in Kaslo?
The following bike services are available in Kaslo:
- Trail Association (1)
- Club (1)
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Kaslo?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Kaslo is Erratica with an average grade of 13.4%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are there any trails with scenic viewpoints in Kaslo?
Yes, there are 3 scenic viewpoints marked along trails in Kaslo. Some popular viewpoints include: Explore more points of interest to find trails with the best views.
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Are the trails open in Kaslo?
The overall region status for Kaslo is Minor Issue / Yellow. Out of 91 trails:
- Clear / Green: 69
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 19
- Significant Issue / Amber: 2
- Closed: 1
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What are the trail conditions in Kaslo?
Based on trail reports from the past week in Kaslo:
- Ideal: 1 trail
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Can I ride an ebike in Kaslo?
Yes, Kaslo supports e-bike riding. There are 35 trails in Kaslo that allow e-bikes. Check the e-bike trails listing for specific trail access details and any local regulations.
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What are the most popular mountain biking routes in Kaslo?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Kaslo are:
- Access East to West
- Kaslo - Easy Sourdough to Lower Strawberry from Arena
- ST6-25 Stage 1 Kaslo Half Pint
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What type of bike is most common in Kaslo?
Based on activity log data, the most common bike types used in Kaslo are:
- AM (167 activities)
- XC (17 activities)
- RD (3 activities)
- DJ (1 activities)
- DH (1 activities)
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What is the highest summit in Kaslo?
The highest summit in Kaslo is Mount Cooper at 3,077 m elevation.
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Kaslo?
The most popular Strava segments in Kaslo are:
- High Commander (578 athletes)
- Strawberry Ridge Lowest (535 athletes)
- FG Climb to 1st Intersection of 7 Mile FSR (449 athletes)
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What trails are closed in Kaslo?
There are currently 1 closed trails in Kaslo. The breakdown of all trail statuses is:
- Clear / Green: 69
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 19
- Significant Issue / Amber: 2
- Closed: 1
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Are there accessible or adaptive trails in Kaslo?
Yes, there are 21 accessible/adaptive trails in Kaslo. View all adaptive trails in Kaslo for specific accessibility information.
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Are there local clubs or events in Kaslo?
There are 2 local clubs or associations listed in the Kaslo directory. Browse the local directory for details.
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Kaslo?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Kaslo are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Kaslo?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Kaslo are:
- Friendly Giant (5/5)
- Buckshot (4.7/5)
- Hemlock (3/5)
Activities
Trails
Points of Interest
- Unity Bridge Other
- Trailblazers' Bridge Other
- Sight Viewpoint
- Viewpoint N - S Kootenay Lake
- Viewpoint Kaslo & Kootenay Lake
- Moose Meadows Day Use Cabin
- Bucky Day Use Cabin
- Yew Day Use Cabin
- Start and Finish Other
- Ainsworth Historical Cementery Sight
- Mount Cooper (3,077 m)
- Cascade Mountain (2,925 m)
- Mount Marion (2,916 m)
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