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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
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
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 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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Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- 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.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
Mountain biking in Nelson is the stuff of legend. Showcased in many mountain bike films, Nelson trails offer everything from gentle railway grades to steep, rooty technical tracks. For the hard core freestylers there are enough stunts, ladders and big drops to keep the adrenalin pumping long after the last epic ride of the day. With the breathtaking backdrop of the Selkirk Mountains, Nelson’s rides take the West Coast style and crank it up a notch.
Region Details
- 66
- 1
- 24
- 62
- 46
- 18
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Oct 4, 2019 ago
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #116
- State Ranking
- #26
- Trails (view details)
- 296
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 218
- Trails E-Bike
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 211
- Trails Trail Running
- 211
- Trails Dirtbike
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 73
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 5
- Total Distance
- 316 miles
- Total Descent
- 133,873 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,681 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,453 ft
- Reports
- 1,294
- Photos
- 1,366
- Ridden Counter
- 18,457
Sub Regions
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Blewett
- 6
- 1
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Giveout and Gold Creek
- 3
- 6
- 8
- 2
- 1
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Morning Mountain
- 2
- 10
- 2
- 1
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Mountain Station
- 6
- 13
- 12
- 2
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Nelson's North Shore
- 1
- 4
- 10
- 7
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Rover Creek
- 1
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Shannon Pass
- 1
- 1
- 2
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Smallwood Creek
- 2
- 7
- 1
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Svoboda Road
- 1
- 13
- 8
- 2
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Whitewater Ski Resort
- 1
Popular Nelson Mountain Biking Trails
Nelson Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Glacier Fresh | 11 miles | |
| NCC/Backroads Fiver Ride | 3 miles | |
| Short Doz Slabs Loop | 1 miles | |
| Hitman Pedal access route | 12 miles | |
| Failry High loop | 11 miles | |
| Silverking - Giveout - Fairly High (lower) Easy Loop | 8 miles | |
| Slocan Pools | 4 miles | |
| Nelson Fat Tire Fest 2017 | 13 miles | |
| Nelson Fat Tire Festival 2019 Enduro: Insane Course race | 6 miles | |
| Up, Down, All Around Insane race | 5 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 m avg distance
Yesterday
- 9 rides
- 15.5 km avg distance
Past Week
- 49 rides
- 13.6 km avg distance
Photos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Fat Chance
50 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:12pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Doz Slabs
109 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:10pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Slabalanche
368 |
Oct 20, 2014 @ 1:04pm
Oct 20, 2014
trail: Slabalanche
2,461 | | 1 comments
Sep 28, 2011 @ 10:50am
Sep 28, 2011Videos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: 719
0:18 |
22 |
Sep 27, 2019
trail: 719
0:55 |
50 |
Jul 19, 2019
trail: Secret Stash
2:41 |
49 |
Jul 17, 2019
trail: Lefty
1:56 |
142 |
Jul 9, 2019
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtsac | Sep 20, 2019 @ 4:29pm Sep 20, 2019 | Dry | skinuts | 4 trees down on Sunday. 3 trail saw size.... | |
| Sweet Sally | Sep 18, 2019 @ 10:42am Sep 18, 2019 | Variable | markwithington | Tree down just after crossing the FSR. |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Steps to Doom | Oct 4, 2019 @ 8:12am Oct 4, 2019 | Dry | Danksi | ||
| Una Canuma | Oct 4, 2019 @ 8:11am Oct 4, 2019 | Dry | Danksi | ||
| Turnstyles | Oct 3, 2019 @ 8:49pm Oct 3, 2019 | Dry | Dougyturner | ||
| 49er - Blindside | Oct 1, 2019 @ 6:32pm Oct 1, 2019 | Dry | Dougyturner | ||
| Smallwood Trail | Sep 29, 2019 @ 8:22pm Sep 29, 2019 | Variable | Tlutz | ||
| Paper Bag | Sep 27, 2019 @ 8:21am Sep 27, 2019 | Variable | Danksi | ||
| Vallelujah | Sep 25, 2019 @ 1:27pm Sep 25, 2019 | Dry | DJ2K4 | ||
| Below the Gods | Sep 25, 2019 @ 1:27pm Sep 25, 2019 | Dry | DJ2K4 | ||
| Antler | Sep 25, 2019 @ 1:27pm Sep 25, 2019 | Dry | DJ2K4 | ||
| Bear's Den | Sep 24, 2019 @ 6:01pm Sep 24, 2019 | Prevalent Mud | SkiBike |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | transitionrider18 | vote | trail | Turnstyles and 1 more | Oct 14, 2019 @ 8:45am 2 hours |
| transitionrider18 | ridden | trail | Turnstyles and 1 more | Oct 14, 2019 @ 8:45am 2 hours |
| transitionrider18 | ridden | trail | Shasta and 4 more | Oct 14, 2019 @ 8:44am 2 hours |
 | JessNord | ridden | trail | Fairly High | Oct 13, 2019 @ 12:00pm 23 hours |
| cecicchp | ridden | trail | The Gimp | Oct 12, 2019 @ 10:53pm 1 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Sept 5 2019. We entered this trail off log... | Sep 6, 2019 @ 3:35pm Sep 6, 2019 | ||
| trail | One of the best trails in town! | Sep 5, 2019 @ 11:27am Sep 5, 2019 | ||
 | trail | I hope you like flat corners | Aug 29, 2019 @ 11:14am Aug 29, 2019 | ||
| trail | My favourite trail on the mountain | Aug 28, 2019 @ 6:30pm Aug 28, 2019 | ||
| trail | Would have been better the other way than what... | Aug 28, 2019 @ 4:38pm Aug 28, 2019 |
Local Badges
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Descent 10k Badge38 awarded -
Big Ride 30k138 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k42 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k58 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge4 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnington Bike Park | skill park | Nelson | |
| Rosemont Bike Park | skill park | Nelson |
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