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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Last Ridden
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
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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.
- 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
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SaveMountain 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.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
235 trails
- E-Bike
39 trails
- Hike
167 trails
- Trail Running
165 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
53 trails
- Downhill Ski
74 trails
- Backcountry Ski
15 trails
Region Details
- 79
- 2
- 26
- 51
- 61
- 14
Region Status
Caution as of Mar 31, 2021Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 369
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 241
- Trails E-Bike
- 39
- Trails Hike
- 168
- Trails Trail Running
- 165
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 53
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 14
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 74
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 15
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 374 miles
- Total Descent
- 134,659 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,052 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,792 ft
- Reports
- 3,870
- Photos
- 2,230
- Ridden Counter
- 44,076
Articles
Video: Locals Rip the MTB Oasis of Nelson, BC in 'Super Natural Mountain Life'
Nov 4, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Sky Dunn-Sarvis and Kendall Mclean hit some of Nelson's finest.
Video: A Day of Riding in Nelson, BC with Geoff Gulevich
Jun 30, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Gully gets after it on well-built flow trails deep in the Kootenays.
Video: Playing Around On Nelson's Trail Network in 'Our Backyard'
Jun 3, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Jacob Salix is back having fun on the trails after breaking his back in September.
Video: Nate Atkins Finds Fall Flow in Nelson
Nov 29, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Nate Wilson hits classic Nelson trails amid the rain and snow.
Sub Regions
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Blewett
- 1
- 6
- 1
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Giveout and Gold Creek
- 6
- 6
- 8
- 1
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Morning Mountain
- 3
- 10
- 2
- 1
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Mountain Station
- 1
- 5
- 17
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Nelson's North Shore
- 1
- 6
- 12
- 5
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Rover Creek
- 4
- 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
- 5
- 15
- 3
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Whitewater Gravity Trails
- 2
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Whitewater Ski Resort
- 1
Popular Nelson Mountain Biking Trails
Nelson Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce to Bruce | 12 miles | |
| Nelson 10 Spot Enduro Round 1: Morning Mountain | 6 miles | |
| Travis' Big Stupid Loop (Ride Plan) | 101 miles | |
| Morning Powerslave | 16 miles | |
| Toad Mountain Top | 22 miles | |
| Tom's Not that Stupid Triple Crown | 35 miles | |
| The Salix Stupid Loop | 68 miles | |
| Glacier Fresh | 11 miles | |
| Hitman Pedal access route | 12 miles | |
| Short Doz Slabs Loop | 1 mile |
Photos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Doz Slabs
317 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:10pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Doz Slabs
251 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:10pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Bedframe
316 |
Sep 1, 2018 @ 9:54pm
Sep 1, 2018
trail: Bedframe
391 |
Sep 1, 2018 @ 9:53pm
Sep 1, 2018
trail: Slabalanche
530 |
Oct 20, 2014 @ 1:04pm
Oct 20, 2014
trail: Slabalanche
2,733 | | 1 comments
Sep 28, 2011 @ 10:50am
Sep 28, 2011Videos of Nelson Mountain Bike
trail: Paper Bag
17 |
Jun 9, 2022
trail: Lower Dole Dosser
113 |
Mar 9, 2022
trail: Secret Stash
163 |
May 31, 2021
trail: Paper Bag
186 |
Feb 27, 2021
trail: Paper Bag
88 |
Feb 27, 2021
trail: Lefty
|
Feb 12, 2021
trail: Lefty
|
Feb 11, 2021
trail: Newtsac
24 |
Oct 30, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowballer | Jun 21, 2022 @ 6:23pm Jun 21, 2022 | Dry | ridestuff | Lowballer is mostly blown-down trees... | |
| Born Again | Jun 18, 2022 @ 9:12am Jun 18, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | ambs NABS | Lots of very deep mud from all the rain... | |
| Lower Choker | Jun 3, 2022 @ 12:33pm Jun 3, 2022 | Ideal | debramac NCC | Logging occurring until further notice in... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bottoms | Jun 30, 2022 @ 9:32am 21 hours | Dry | torin-gl | ||
| Vallelujah | Jun 28, 2022 @ 7:07pm 2 days | Variable | Dougyturner | ||
| Una Canuma | Jun 28, 2022 @ 10:25am 3 days | Dry | kwl1 | ||
| Fairly High (The Great Trail) - Section 1 | Jun 27, 2022 @ 8:05am Jun 27, 2022 | Ideal | ambs NABS | ||
| Nooner | Jun 26, 2022 @ 10:24pm Jun 26, 2022 | Dry | sixohfourx | ||
| Reservoir gate to Anderson Creek Timber FSR | Jun 26, 2022 @ 6:34pm Jun 26, 2022 | Variable | bsanderson2 | ||
| Eli Sim | Jun 26, 2022 @ 6:34pm Jun 26, 2022 | Ideal | bsanderson2 | ||
| Five Knuckle Huckle | Jun 26, 2022 @ 6:34pm Jun 26, 2022 | Ideal | bsanderson2 | ||
| Legalize It | Jun 26, 2022 @ 6:34pm Jun 26, 2022 | Wet | bsanderson2 | ||
| Boneyard | Jun 26, 2022 @ 6:34pm Jun 26, 2022 | Ideal | bsanderson2 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | esaarel | wishlist | trail | Turnstyles | Jun 30, 2022 @ 11:39pm 6 hours |
| esaarel | wishlist | trail | Vallelujah | Jun 30, 2022 @ 11:38pm 6 hours |
| esaarel | wishlist | trail | Paper Bag | Jun 30, 2022 @ 11:32pm 7 hours |
| TheSilentSinLouis | ridden | trail | Upper Goosebumps and 1 more | Jun 30, 2022 @ 5:08pm 13 hours |
| Jonny623 | wishlist | route | Tom's Not that Stupid Triple Crown and 1 more | Jun 30, 2022 @ 2:59pm 15 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Cleared up the blowdown across the top today | Jun 28, 2022 @ 7:08pm 2 days | ||
| trail | More of a physical challenge than a technical... | Jun 26, 2022 @ 9:25am Jun 26, 2022 | ||
| trail | Cleared upper sweet sally tonight | Jun 24, 2022 @ 7:32pm Jun 24, 2022 | ||
 | report | Apparently cleared. | Jun 20, 2022 @ 6:49pm Jun 20, 2022 | ||
| report | Apparently cleared. | Jun 20, 2022 @ 6:49pm Jun 20, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Descent 10k Badge119 awarded -
Big Ride 30k556 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k161 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k120 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge13 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnington Bike Park | skill park | Nelson | |
| Rosemont Bike Park | skill park | Nelson |
Local Products
Pinkbike Articles
Nov 4, 2020
Video: Locals Rip the MTB Oasis of Nelson, BC in 'Super Natural Mountain Life'
Sky Dunn-Sarvis and Kendall Mclean hit some of Nelson's finest.
Jun 30, 2020
Video: A Day of Riding in Nelson, BC with Geoff Gulevich
Gully gets after it on well-built flow trails deep in the Kootenays.
Jun 3, 2020
Video: Playing Around On Nelson's Trail Network in 'Our Backyard'
Jacob Salix is back having fun on the trails after breaking his back in September.
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 235 | 299 miles | 99,587 ft | 140 miles | 5,466 ft | #167 | #30 | 2,186 | 3,843 | 27 | 21,266 | |
| E-Bike | 39 | 59 miles | 8,264 ft | 32 miles | 5,348 ft | #814 | #42 | 2 | 2,260 | 2 | 246 | |
| Hike | 167 | 249 miles | 42,785 ft | 90 miles | 6,053 ft | #334 | #39 | 36 | 2,875 | 3 | 1,229 | |
| Trail Running | 165 | 247 miles | 42,749 ft | 89 miles | 5,817 ft | #336 | #39 | 5 | 2,873 | 5 | 1,287 | |
| Horse | 1 | 29 miles | 1,529 ft | 17 miles | 1,309 ft | 1,031 | 2 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 53 | 39 miles | 3,051 ft | 10 miles | 3,222 ft | #195 | #14 | 6 | 1,315 | 48 | ||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 14 | 11 miles | 1,276 ft | 5 miles | 2,805 ft | 1,031 | 6 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 4 | 2 miles | 135 ft | 3,215 ft | 551 ft | 4 | 1 | 55 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 74 | 30 miles | 25,823 ft | 28 miles | 2,044 ft | #6 | 2 | 58 | 997 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 15 | 19 miles | 6,289 ft | 6 miles | 5,810 ft | #12 | 59 | 887 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 2 miles | 361 ft | 4,180 ft | 469 ft | 4 | 819 |
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