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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- 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
- Snowmobile
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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The region’s premier Nordic ski area provides year round opportunity for recreational trail use. Multiple trail options include visits to old growth forest, an interpretative nature loop surrounding one of the areas many wetland fens, spectacular views over the surrounding valleys on the higher trails, and visits to Tom’s Shelter, South Hub, and the tiny Cec’s Cabin just south of Larch Lake. Several long distance cross country options for cyclists and well prepared backcountry skiers can be linked from the Nordic center including connections with Salmon Arm on Metford Forestry Road, Highway 1 over Rubberhead and 110 Forestry Road, and the new Larch Hills Traverse route to Sicamous.
During the summer a beauiful 4km forest hinking loop trough parts of the Upper Violet Provinvial Park links the Moose Trail, Lost in the woods, and Interpretive Loop snowshoe trails starting at the Main Chalet. Non-winter trail stiles have been added to protect the Upper Violet Provinvial Park protected area.
Snowshoe Trails: In the winter a network of dedicated Snow Shoe trails containing several loop options from the main chalet parking area explore the intimacy of the forest and glens in winter. As well, a longer trek up to Cec's Cabin provides the more intrepid backcountry snowshoer with a worthy out and back day trip. Various options 3 - 8 km.
Warnings:Logging trucks during non-winter months may be using the Larch Hills Main (access) Road. Drive with care.Many of the Larch Hills Trails are multi-use. Watch for ATVs. Please avoid soft wet areas until the ground drys.
During the summer a beauiful 4km forest hinking loop trough parts of the Upper Violet Provinvial Park links the Moose Trail, Lost in the woods, and Interpretive Loop snowshoe trails starting at the Main Chalet. Non-winter trail stiles have been added to protect the Upper Violet Provinvial Park protected area.
Snowshoe Trails: In the winter a network of dedicated Snow Shoe trails containing several loop options from the main chalet parking area explore the intimacy of the forest and glens in winter. As well, a longer trek up to Cec's Cabin provides the more intrepid backcountry snowshoer with a worthy out and back day trip. Various options 3 - 8 km.
Warnings:Logging trucks during non-winter months may be using the Larch Hills Main (access) Road. Drive with care.Many of the Larch Hills Trails are multi-use. Watch for ATVs. Please avoid soft wet areas until the ground drys.
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: Crown Land
Land Manager: http://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/
google parking directions Access Info:
East of Salmon Arm on Hwy 1 turn south on Hwy 97B and drive 8.7 km, and then turn left/east onto Grandview Bench Rd. (Watch for the Larch Hills Nordic sign) After approx. 5.4 km turn left/north onto Edgar Rd. After another 3 km keep left at the junction and travel another 3 km to the Larch Hills ski area parking lot.
Region Supporters & Maintainers
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Shuswap Trail AllianceSponsor- Shuswap Outdoors
trail builderSponsor - Larch Hills Nordic Society
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Activities Click to view
- Nordic Ski
110 trails
- Mountain Bike
95 trails
- E-Bike
92 trails
- Horse
89 trails
- Hike
104 trails
- Trail Running
104 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
48 trails
- Observed Trials
0 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
53 trails
- Snowmobile
0 trails
- Snowshoe
17 trails
- Backcountry Ski
43 trails
Region Details
- 82
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- 5
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Nov 21, 2022Nordic Ski Stats
- Global Ranking
- #282
- State Ranking
- #13
- Trails (view details)
- 110
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 95
- Trails E-Bike
- 92
- Trails Horse
- 89
- Trails Hike
- 104
- Trails Trail Running
- 104
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 48
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 53
- Trails Snowshoe
- 17
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 43
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 110
- Total Distance
- 78 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 37 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,027 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,096 ft
- Reports
- 132
- Ridden Counter
- 1,466
Popular Larch Hills Nordic Trails Trails
Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Larch Hills Toms Shelter Loop Route | 7 miles |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zig Zag Trail w | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB | ||
| Woodlot Ramble w | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB | ||
| Woodlot Ramble | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB | ||
| Willow Switch | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB | ||
| Whoopee South | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB | ||
| Whoopee North | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB | ||
| White Pine Walk | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB | ||
| Tom’s Trail | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB | ||
| The Moonshoot | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB | ||
| The Thicket | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:16am Nov 21, 2022 | Snow Covered | JoeDick STAB |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LonVan | ridden | trail | Larch Hills Road | Dec 21, 2022 @ 5:54am Dec 21, 2022 |
 | JoeDick | update | trail | The Greenway | Dec 5, 2022 @ 9:31am Dec 5, 2022 |
| Ruddc | wishlist | region | Larch Hills Nordic Trails | Dec 4, 2022 @ 8:56pm Dec 4, 2022 |
| JoeDick | update | trail | Olsen Road: Lake View | Nov 22, 2022 @ 12:51pm Nov 22, 2022 |
| JoeDick | add | report | 4 Bogs Route and 113 more | Nov 21, 2022 @ 10:14am Nov 21, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | got this one | Sep 5, 2022 @ 6:56pm Sep 5, 2022 | ||
 | report | these reports are mostly for my self so I have... | Sep 13, 2020 @ 12:41pm Sep 13, 2020 | ||
 | report | Requires chainsaw to remove the tree. It is... | Sep 13, 2020 @ 11:26am Sep 13, 2020 | ||
| report | The post was in place Sept 10. Tree down... | Sep 13, 2020 @ 11:24am Sep 13, 2020 | ||
| trail | Not a mountain bike trail just a cross country... | Sep 8, 2020 @ 5:33am Sep 8, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Canoe | 18 | 32 | 4 | 2.5 km | |
| Larch Hills Traverse | 8 | 4.3 km | |||
| Silver Star Bike Park | 13 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 24.3 km |
| Sovereign Lake | 21 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 24.9 km |
| SilverStar Mountain Resort | 24.9 km |
Local Badges
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Local Trail Supporters
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- Shuswap Outdoors
- Larch Hills Nordic Society
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 95 | 68 miles | 9,938 ft | 33 miles | 2,096 ft | #8,798 | #342 | 62 | 333 | 2 | 160 | |
| E-Bike | 92 | 67 miles | 9,829 ft | 33 miles | 2,096 ft | #3,388 | #142 | 324 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Horse | 89 | 64 miles | 8,983 ft | 30 miles | 2,096 ft | #832 | #32 | 275 | 1 | |||
| Hike | 104 | 77 miles | 11,716 ft | 38 miles | 2,096 ft | #7,794 | #323 | 332 | 2 | 55 | ||
| Trail Running | 104 | 77 miles | 11,716 ft | 38 miles | 2,096 ft | #7,766 | #318 | 332 | 6 | 46 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 48 | 45 miles | 7,418 ft | 23 miles | 2,096 ft | #307 | #23 | 270 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 53 | 50 miles | 7,467 ft | 24 miles | 2,096 ft | #186 | #12 | 271 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 17 | 10 miles | 1,827 ft | 5 miles | 1,132 ft | #52 | 115 | 40 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 43 | 21 miles | 1,926 ft | 8 miles | 1,132 ft | #105 | #6 | 121 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Nordic Ski | 110 | 78 miles | 11,027 ft | 37 miles | 2,096 ft | #282 | #13 | 132 | 1 | 1,624 |
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