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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
Trail 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%
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
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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.
- most popular
- 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
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Map defaulted to winter mode.
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
96 trails
- E-Bike
93 trails
- Hike
105 trails
- Trail Running
105 trails
- Horse
90 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
48 trails
- Observed Trials
0 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
53 trails
- Snowmobile
0 trails
- Snowshoe
18 trails
- Backcountry Ski
42 trails
Region Details
- 81
- 6
- 6
- 2
Region Status
Caution as of May 8, 2021Nordic Ski Stats
- Global Ranking
- #225
- State Ranking
- #11
- Trails (view details)
- 110
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 96
- Trails E-Bike
- 93
- Trails Hike
- 105
- Trails Trail Running
- 105
- Trails Horse
- 90
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 48
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 53
- Trails Snowshoe
- 18
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 42
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 110
- Total Distance
- 79 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 37 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,155 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,096 ft
- Reports
- 14
- Ridden Counter
- 754
Popular Larch Hills Nordic Trails Trails
Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Larch Hills Toms Shelter Loop Route | 7 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
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- 0 rides
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Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynx Trot | Aug 16, 2020 @ 7:59am Aug 16, 2020 | Variable | Maje SCC | ||
| Mushroom Fantasy | Aug 16, 2020 @ 7:59am Aug 16, 2020 | Ideal | Maje SCC |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | lwalter66 | add | report | 110.88 FSR | Apr 19, 2021 @ 10:00am Apr 19, 2021 |
| Zoohouse59 | difficultyvote | trail | Ermine Frolic Loop | Dec 28, 2020 @ 1:51pm Dec 28, 2020 |
| Zoohouse59 | add | report | Reino's Run | Dec 27, 2020 @ 2:42pm Dec 27, 2020 |
| Zoohouse59 | add | report | Gullan's Gulley and 1 more | Dec 18, 2020 @ 8:05pm Dec 18, 2020 |
 | JoeDick | update | trail | Mara Connection and 1 more | Dec 10, 2020 @ 9:24am Dec 10, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 | ||
| trail | A section in the XC area is called Carabou Memory | Aug 25, 2020 @ 9:59am Aug 25, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Canoe | 18 | 33 | 3 | 2.5 km | |
| Larch Hills Traverse | 7 | 4.3 km | |||
| Silver Star Bike Park | 14 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 24.3 km |
| Sovereign Lake | 20 | 20 | 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 | 96 | 69 miles | 10,066 ft | 33 miles | 2,096 ft | #8,154 | #348 | 58 | 197 | 3 | 131 | |
| E-Bike | 93 | 68 miles | 9,961 ft | 33 miles | 2,096 ft | #2,836 | #134 | 188 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Hike | 105 | 77 miles | 11,844 ft | 38 miles | 2,096 ft | #7,227 | #330 | 196 | 3 | 33 | ||
| Trail Running | 105 | 77 miles | 11,844 ft | 38 miles | 2,096 ft | #7,212 | #326 | 196 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Horse | 90 | 64 miles | 9,111 ft | 30 miles | 2,096 ft | #760 | #34 | 158 | 2 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 48 | 45 miles | 7,552 ft | 23 miles | 2,096 ft | #292 | #22 | 154 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 53 | 50 miles | 7,598 ft | 24 miles | 2,096 ft | #181 | #12 | 155 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 18 | 11 miles | 1,923 ft | 5 miles | 1,132 ft | #38 | 1 | 21 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 42 | 21 miles | 1,952 ft | 8 miles | 1,132 ft | #88 | #5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Nordic Ski | 110 | 79 miles | 11,155 ft | 37 miles | 2,096 ft | #225 | #11 | 14 | 1 | 1,038 |
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