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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
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
ContributeDetails
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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
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Radar Time
LEGEND
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
- Ideal
- 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
Boardwalk
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.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
242 trails
- E-Bike
35 trails
- Hike
167 trails
- Trail Running
163 trails
- Dirtbike
53 trails
- Downhill Ski
74 trails
- Backcountry Ski
15 trails
Region Details
- 78
- 2
- 25
- 53
- 66
- 17
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jan 16, 2021Hike Stats
- Global Ranking
- #301
- State Ranking
- #40
- Trails (view details)
- 167
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 242
- Trails E-Bike
- 35
- Trails Hike
- 167
- Trails Trail Running
- 163
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Dirtbike
- 53
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 14
- Trails Snowshoe
- 4
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 74
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 15
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 249 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 88 miles
- Total Descent
- 41,440 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,053 ft
- Reports
- 2,042
- Photos
- 7
- Ridden Counter
- 331
Sub Regions
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Blewett
- 1
- 6
- 1
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Giveout and Gold Creek
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 2
- 1
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Lyon's Bluff
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Morning Mountain
- 2
- 10
- 2
- 1
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Mountain Station
- 1
- 7
- 22
- 2
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Nelson's North Shore
- 1
- 6
- 12
- 5
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Pulpit Rock
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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
- 16
- 3
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Whitewater Ski Resort
- 1
Popular Nelson Hiking Trails
Nelson Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce to Bruce | 12 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 1 rides
- 6 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 1 rides
- 3 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 8 rides
- 4 miles avg distance
Videos of Nelson
2:19 |
103 |
Jun 7, 2020 , Nelson
trail: Newtsac
10 |
Oct 30, 2020
trail: Paper Bag
2:46 |
251 |
Oct 19, 2020
trail: Slabalanche
0:10 |
49 |
Sep 25, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washed Up | Jan 16, 2021 @ 10:02am Jan 16, 2021 | Snow Covered | Danksi | ||
| Raccoon | Dec 26, 2020 @ 11:09am Dec 26, 2020 | Snow Packed | tmowat NSSAR | ||
| Honey | Dec 13, 2020 @ 11:50am Dec 13, 2020 | Ideal | kwl1 | ||
| Frog Jam Access | Dec 10, 2020 @ 2:13pm Dec 10, 2020 | Variable | kwl1 | ||
| Frog Jam | Dec 10, 2020 @ 2:13pm Dec 10, 2020 | Variable | kwl1 | ||
| Squeeler | Dec 6, 2020 @ 3:13pm Dec 6, 2020 | Snow Covered | tmowat NSSAR | ||
| Frog Jam access | Dec 6, 2020 @ 3:13pm Dec 6, 2020 | Snow Covered | tmowat NSSAR | ||
| Long Svoboda | Nov 28, 2020 @ 10:24am Nov 28, 2020 | Ideal | kwl1 | ||
| Pulpit Rock | Nov 27, 2020 @ 1:28pm Nov 27, 2020 | Ideal | tmowat NSSAR | ||
| Bigwood | Nov 15, 2020 @ 11:28am Nov 15, 2020 | Snow Covered | Ryanseanj |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Danksi | add | report | Washed Up and 3 more | Jan 16, 2021 @ 10:02am Jan 16, 2021 |
 | surly64 | ridden | trail | Long Svoboda | Jan 10, 2021 @ 11:23am Jan 10, 2021 |
 | Colonybmxisamazing | wishlist | trail | Vallelujah | Jan 7, 2021 @ 8:17pm Jan 7, 2021 |
 | kwl1 | add | report | Honey and 1 more | Dec 13, 2020 @ 6:03pm Dec 13, 2020 |
| kwl1 | add | report | Frog Jam and 2 more | Dec 10, 2020 @ 5:10pm Dec 10, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Trail is closed until further notice. BC parks... | Nov 10, 2020 @ 9:49am Nov 10, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Fun fast loamy rooty side hill trail, worth... | Oct 21, 2020 @ 5:52am Oct 21, 2020 | ||
 | report | Heads up! A dozen flow stoppers down in the... | Oct 11, 2020 @ 4:17pm Oct 11, 2020 | ||
 | trail | I | Oct 4, 2020 @ 8:29am Oct 4, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Two large trees down but otherwise good to go. | Sep 29, 2020 @ 10:23am Sep 29, 2020 |
Local Trail Supporters
- Kootenay Mountaineering Club
![Nelson Mountain Bike Guide]()
- Friends of Pulpit Rock Trail Society
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 242 | 302 miles | 104,308 ft | 141 miles | 5,466 ft | #125 | #25 | 1,699 | 2,501 | 23 | 13,441 | |
| E-Bike | 35 | 59 miles | 8,153 ft | 32 miles | 5,348 ft | #322 | #29 | 1,744 | 2 | 88 | ||
| Hike | 167 | 249 miles | 41,440 ft | 88 miles | 6,053 ft | #301 | #40 | 7 | 2,042 | 1 | 621 | |
| Trail Running | 163 | 246 miles | 41,404 ft | 88 miles | 5,817 ft | #301 | #40 | 2,042 | 2 | 385 | ||
| Horse | 1 | 29 miles | 1,529 ft | 17 miles | 1,309 ft | 1,042 | ||||||
| Dirtbike | 53 | 39 miles | 3,028 ft | 10 miles | 3,222 ft | #15 | 2 | 1,263 | 31 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 14 | 11 miles | 1,276 ft | 5 miles | 2,805 ft | 1,042 | 5 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 4 | 2 miles | 135 ft | 3,215 ft | 551 ft | 11 | ||||||
| Downhill Ski | 74 | 30 miles | 25,823 ft | 28 miles | 2,044 ft | #9 | 2 | 360 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 15 | 19 miles | 6,913 ft | 6 miles | 5,810 ft | #12 | 433 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 2 miles | 361 ft | 4,180 ft | 469 ft | 463 |
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