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

Caution on Dec 9, 2018

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Avg Trail Rating

Global Ranking

#101

State Ranking

#26

Trails (view details)

195

Trails Mountain Bike

195

Trails Hike

189

Trails Trail Running

189

Total Distance

269 miles

Total Descent Distance

124 miles

Total Descent

100,958 ft

Total Vertical

5,433 ft

Highest Trailhead

7,206 ft

Reports

891

Photos

1,170

Ridden Counter

10,208

Sub Regions

Blewett
- 6
- 1
Open on Oct 12, 2018
Giveout and Gold Creek
- 6
- 9
- 7
- 3
Caution on Oct 18, 2018
Morning Mountain
- 2
- 11
- 1
- 1
Caution on Oct 22, 2018
Mountain Station
- 5
- 16
- 7
- 3
Caution on Dec 8, 2018
Nelson's North Shore
- 6
- 9
- 4
Caution on Nov 18, 2018
Shannon Pass
- 1
- 3
Open on Sep 16, 2018
Smallwood Creek
- 1
- 5
- 1
Caution on Sep 25, 2018
Svoboda Road
- 1
- 9
- 8
Open on Dec 9, 2018

Popular Nelson Mountain Biking Trails

status	title	region	difficulty	rating
	Lefty	Morning Mountain
	Bottoms Up	Morning Mountain
	Parking Lot Connector	Morning Mountain
	Turnstyles	Morning Mountain
	Upper Bottoms	Morning Mountain
	Mister Slave	Morning Mountain
	Bear's Den	Giveout and Gold Creek
	Eli Sim To Rail Trail	Mountain Station
	Eli Sim	Mountain Station
	Paper Bag	Svoboda Road
	Placenta Descenta	Morning Mountain
	Honey	Mountain Station

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	region	date
Hippie Killer	Svoboda Road	Dec 9, 2018 @ 11:37am Dec 9, 2018
Squeeler	Svoboda Road	Dec 9, 2018 @ 10:55am Dec 9, 2018
Kutcorners	Mountain Station	Dec 8, 2018 @ 12:28pm Dec 8, 2018
9 Point Cowbell	Mountain Station	Dec 8, 2018 @ 12:28pm Dec 8, 2018
Atomic Speed Goat	Mountain Station	Dec 8, 2018 @ 12:28pm Dec 8, 2018

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Current Trail Warnings

trail	region	date	info
Crowsnest	Smallwood Creek	Sep 15, 2018 @ 8:55pm Sep 15, 2018	Sweet Sally and the section of Crowsnest...
Sweet Sally	Smallwood Creek	Sep 15, 2018 @ 8:49pm Sep 15, 2018	Sweet Sally and the section of Crowsnest...
Oil Can	Morning Mountain	Aug 8, 2018 @ 8:08pm Aug 8, 2018	There’s a tree down blocking trail...

Photos of Nelson Mountain Bike

trail: Fat Chance

9 |

Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:12pm

Sep 3, 2018

Fat Chance, Nelson

trail: Doz Slabs

23 |

Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:10pm

Sep 3, 2018

Doz Slabs, Nelson

trail: Slabalanche

296 |

Oct 20, 2014 @ 1:04pm

Oct 20, 2014

Slabalanche, Nelson

trail: Slabalanche

2,354 |

Sep 28, 2011 @ 10:50am

Sep 28, 2011

| 1 comments Slabalanche, Nelson

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Videos of Nelson Mountain Bike

Nelson Mountain Bike Routes

title	rating	distance
Nelson Fat Tire Fest 2017		13 miles
NCC/Backroads Fiver Ride		3 miles
Short Doz Slabs Loop		1 miles
2018 Nelson Fat Tire Festival Sane Enduro race		4 miles

Bike & Skill Parks

name	type	city	rating
Bonnington Bike Park	skill park	Nelson
Rosemont Bike Park	skill park	Nelson

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Nearby Areas

name					distance
Mountain Station	5	16	7	3	1.5 km
Giveout and Gold Creek	6	9	7	3	2 km
Morning Mountain	2	11	1	1	2.8 km
Svoboda Road	1	9	8		3.7 km
Shannon Pass		1	3		5.6 km

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username	type	title	comment	date
ericW2	trail	Turnstyles	Amazing jump/flow line. Don't miss this if...	Nov 4, 2018 @ 2:59pm Nov 4, 2018
FOG777	trail	Placenta Descenta	Definitely more black than blue in my opinion....	Sep 23, 2018 @ 7:12pm Sep 23, 2018
Twowheelsforever	trail	Bedframe	Fantastic trail! Action packed, move after...	Sep 20, 2018 @ 9:17pm Sep 20, 2018
Twowheelsforever	trail	Toad Member	The entire trail is uphill. Mostly...	Sep 20, 2018 @ 8:31pm Sep 20, 2018
Danksi	report	Log Jam	Nice work!	Sep 14, 2018 @ 6:57pm Sep 14, 2018

username	action	type	title	date
Danksi	add	ridelog	Dec 14, 2018 ride log	Dec 14, 2018 @ 8:15am 14 hours
Luxlabonte	add	video	Kokanee Creek - morning sickness	Dec 12, 2018 @ 8:33pm 2 days
russwilliamson	wishlist	trail	Fat Chance and 1 more	Dec 11, 2018 @ 2:26pm Dec 11, 2018
tighe	wishlist	trail	Shitacker	Dec 11, 2018 @ 9:06am Dec 11, 2018
skinuts	add	ridelog	Dec 9, 2018 ride log	Dec 9, 2018 @ 1:25pm Dec 9, 2018

Nelson Mountain Biking Trails