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      Larch Ridge and Monticola (MC) trails in the Neptune Creek FSR area 12km north of Rossland on Highway 3B.
      Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
      Shuttleable: YES
      Black Jack Parking Lot google parking directions
      Region Details
      • 2
      • 2
      • 4
      • 5
      • 1

      Activities
      Region Status
      Caution as of Oct 17, 2019
      Local Trail Association
      local trail association
      KCTS       (www.kcts.ca)

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Global Ranking
      #668
      State Ranking
      #97
      Trails (view details)
      14
      Trails Mountain Bike
      14
      Trails Hike
      12
      Trails Trail Running
      12
      Total Distance
      24 miles
      Total Descent
      9,050 ft
      Total Vertical
      3,512 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      4,971 ft
      Reports
      187
      Photos
      44
      Ridden Counter
      2,047

      Popular Neptune Creek Mountain Biking Trails

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      Monticola
      Larch Ridge
      COG
      BS
      Biathlon Loop Connector
      Gibbard's
      Lower Monticola
      Road
      Neptune Creek FSR

      Neptune Creek Mountain Bike Routes

      titleratingdistance
      Larch Ridge - Monticola Loop
      		5 miles
      Monte Cola to SMD
      		36 miles
      22 mile Neptune Creek All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog22 miles
      13 mile Neptune Creek All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog13 miles
      5 mile Neptune Creek All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog5 miles
      9 mile Neptune Creek All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog9 miles
      8 mile Neptune Creek All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog8 miles
      12 mile Neptune Creek All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog12 miles
      5 mile Neptune Creek Ridepopular ridelog5 miles
      7 mile Neptune Creek All-Mountain Ridepopular ridelog7 miles

      Recent Ridelog Activity in Region

      Today
      • 0 rides
      • 0 ft avg distance
      Yesterday
      • 0 rides
      • 0 ft avg distance
      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance

      Photos of Neptune Creek Mountain Bike

      trail: Larch Ridge
      18 |
      Jul 11, 2019 @ 12:29pm
      Jul 11, 2019
      trail: Larch Ridge
      17 |
      Jul 11, 2019 @ 12:28pm
      Jul 11, 2019
      trail: Larch Ridge
      15 |
      Jul 11, 2019 @ 12:27pm
      Jul 11, 2019
      trail: Monticola
      763 |
      Aug 3, 2014 @ 7:49pm
      Aug 3, 2014

      Videos of Neptune Creek Mountain Bike

      bs/monticola/luge
      trail: BS
      8:11 | 6 | Sep 27, 2015
      BS - Rossland, BC
      trail: BS
      5:54 | 92 | Jul 12, 2019 , Rossland
      Monticola Rossland BC- Top to Bottom
      trail: Monticola
      7:26 | 327 | Aug 15, 2018 , Rossland
      Trans BC Enduro 2016 - Day 3 Stage 3 -...
      trail: Monticola
      399 | Apr 28, 2017 , Rossland

      Current Trail Warnings

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      BS
      Oct 15, 2019 @ 8:42am
      Oct 15, 2019
      		 Freeze/thaw CycleibaxSeveral trees down but easy to climb...

      Recent Trail Reports

      statustraildateconditionuserinfo
      Monticola
      Oct 17, 2019 @ 9:41pm
      Oct 17, 2019
      		 Variableethanm
      Lower Monticola
      Sep 7, 2019 @ 11:32am
      Sep 7, 2019
      		 Drywjp4d
      COG
      Sep 7, 2019 @ 11:32am
      Sep 7, 2019
      		 Drywjp4d
      Neptune Creek FSR
      Aug 17, 2019 @ 11:16am
      Aug 17, 2019
      		 Dryethanm
      Gibbard's
      Aug 17, 2019 @ 11:12am
      Aug 17, 2019
      		 Dryethanm
      Larch Ridge
      Aug 2, 2019 @ 6:18am
      Aug 2, 2019
      		 Drystewspooner KCTS The trail is clear.
      Biathlon Loop Connector
      Jun 8, 2019 @ 1:55pm
      Jun 8, 2019
      		 Dryethanm
      Road
      Mar 19, 2018 @ 9:33am
      Mar 19, 2018
      		 Snow Coveredfreerideposer KCTS

      Activity Feed

      usernameactiontypetitledate
      user #704054ethanmaddreportMonticola
      Oct 17, 2019 @ 9:41pm
      Oct 17, 2019
      user #1225ibaxaddreportBS
      Oct 15, 2019 @ 8:42am
      Oct 15, 2019
      user #704054ethanmaddreportMonticola
      Oct 12, 2019 @ 9:42pm
      Oct 12, 2019
      user #1779155ConnormceriddentrailMonticola and 2 more
      Sep 26, 2019 @ 6:05pm
      Sep 26, 2019
      user #1904086PetehsriddentrailLarch Ridge and 3 more
      Sep 22, 2019 @ 7:45pm
      Sep 22, 2019

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      user #32614tottreportBSMay 19th, not 25th.
      May 25, 2019 @ 10:10am
      May 25, 2019
      user #972843bendtrailstrailGibbard'svast majority of this is doubletrack and a...
      Sep 23, 2018 @ 4:41pm
      Sep 23, 2018
      user #972843bendtrailstrailCOGNot much of a trail as it's so short but...
      Sep 23, 2018 @ 4:38pm
      Sep 23, 2018
      user #972843bendtrailstrailMonticolaReally fun decent. Enjoyed the top, rocky...
      Sep 23, 2018 @ 4:36pm
      Sep 23, 2018
      user #972843bendtrailstrailLarch RidgeGreat climb to Monicola, and several nice rock...
      Sep 23, 2018 @ 4:35pm
      Sep 23, 2018

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Red Mountain 5 10 2 23.8 km
      Rossland Range 1 83.8 km
      Monte Christo - KC 8 25 10 44.4 km
      Downtown Rossland 11 25 km
      Redstone 5 5 25.6 km

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