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SaveThe Quartz Creek trails are a hand built and ever- evolving system that grew out of an original 80’s DH line. To get the most out of this trail system, start at the (inconveniently located) trailhead between the 2 entrances to Ymir on Highway 6. Park beside the Salmo River in downtown Ymir and treat yourself to something Yummy at The Goods general store or the bakery. Make your way to the trailhead and take the Quartz Climb until you can climb no more (the last 400 metres are temporarily on the old quartz fsr). Enjoy Descent 1 and you will eventually notice you share a piece of the climb for 200 metres. At the road intersection you are presented with a choice of Descents 2 & 3, take 2, the option to the right. After the second road crossing, make a hard left onto the Re-up link which takes you back to Quartz Climb for another pedal back to the road intersection for, you guessed it, Descent 3. With the exception of a couple of short climbs it’s nothing but unending descending back to Ymir and maybe a refreshing beverage back at the store or the historic Ymir Hotel.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
7 trails
- Hike
7 trails
- Trail Running
7 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 4
Region Status
Caution as of Oct 19, 2023
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 7
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 7
- Trails Trail Running
- 7
- Total Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent
- 892 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,291 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,809 ft
- Reports
- 152
- Photos
- 18
- Ridden Counter
- 937
Popular Quartz Creek Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descent 1 | |||
| Temp Rd Climb | |||
| Descent 2 | |||
| Quartz Climb | |||
| Descent 3 | |||
| Re-up | |||
| Connector | |||
| Descent Connector |
Photos of Quartz Creek Mountain Bike
trail: Quartz Climb
21 |
Jun 25, 2023 @ 2:42pm
Jun 25, 2023
trail: Quartz Climb
14 |
Jun 24, 2023 @ 1:19pm
Jun 24, 2023
trail: Descent 1
44 |
May 18, 2022 @ 9:42am
May 18, 2022
trail: Descent 1
47 |
May 18, 2022 @ 9:24am
May 18, 2022
trail: Descent 3
92 |
Feb 1, 2022 @ 8:49am
Feb 1, 2022
trail: Quartz Climb
122 |
Jul 3, 2020 @ 10:58pm
Jul 3, 2020
trail: Quartz Climb
110 |
Jul 3, 2020 @ 10:57pm
Jul 3, 2020Videos of Quartz Creek Mountain Bike
trail: Descent 3
7:29 |
220 |
Sep 15, 2021 , Ymir
2:44 |
80 |
Aug 16, 2021
trail: Descent 2
7:05 |
193 |
Nov 7, 2020 , Ymir
trail: Quartz Climb
13:02 |
943 |
Sep 29, 2019 , Ymir
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descent 1 | Oct 19, 2023 @ 2:56pm Oct 19, 2023 | Ideal | chesterfield SVTS | ||
| Quartz Climb | Oct 19, 2023 @ 2:55pm Oct 19, 2023 | Ideal | chesterfield SVTS | ||
| Descent 3 | Oct 15, 2023 @ 2:41pm Oct 15, 2023 | Ideal | chesterfield SVTS | ||
| Re-up | Oct 15, 2023 @ 2:40pm Oct 15, 2023 | Ideal | chesterfield SVTS | ||
| Descent 2 | Oct 15, 2023 @ 2:40pm Oct 15, 2023 | Ideal | chesterfield SVTS | ||
| Connector | Oct 15, 2023 @ 2:40pm Oct 15, 2023 | Ideal | chesterfield SVTS | ||
| Temp Rd Climb | Jun 23, 2023 @ 4:15pm Jun 23, 2023 | Ideal | chesterfield SVTS | ||
| Descent Connector | May 9, 2023 @ 11:04am May 9, 2023 | Ideal | chesterfield SVTS |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chesterfield | add | report | Quartz Climb and 1 more | Oct 19, 2023 @ 2:55pm Oct 19, 2023 |
| chesterfield | add | report | Quartz Climb and 5 more | Oct 15, 2023 @ 2:38pm Oct 15, 2023 |
| hubrik | ridden | trail | Descent 1 and 1 more | Oct 7, 2023 @ 10:19pm Oct 7, 2023 |
| chesterfield | add | report | Quartz Climb | Oct 4, 2023 @ 3:11pm Oct 4, 2023 |
| chesterfield | add | report | Quartz Climb and 1 more | Sep 30, 2023 @ 2:24pm Sep 30, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | A Bigboy and Gomboy did it. Thanks for the... | Jul 12, 2023 @ 10:46am Jul 12, 2023 | ||
| report | Tree cleared below kiosk. | May 20, 2022 @ 11:52am May 20, 2022 | ||
| report | One tree down between the highway and the kiosk. | May 19, 2022 @ 6:59am May 19, 2022 | ||
| report | Some new trail work be careful of soft edges... | May 18, 2022 @ 9:11am May 18, 2022 | ||
| report | The road climb from the prayer flags is snow... | May 18, 2022 @ 9:04am May 18, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Qreek | 0.5 km | ||||
| Hooch Creek | 2 | 4 | 6.9 km | ||
| Whitewater Gravity Trails | 2 | 9.1 km | |||
| Whitewater Ski Resort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.8 km | |
| Giveout and Gold Creek | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 13.4 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 7 | 5 miles | 892 ft | 1 mile | 1,293 ft | #2,990 | #189 | 18 | 151 | 446 | ||
| Hike | 7 | 5 miles | 892 ft | 1 mile | 1,293 ft | #2,375 | #159 | 152 | 7 | |||
| Trail Running | 7 | 5 miles | 892 ft | 1 mile | 1,293 ft | #2,380 | #157 | 152 | 1 |
- By brenthillier
NSMBA TRAILFORKS & contributors - Admins: KCTS, SVTS, SkiBike
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- quartz creek activity log | embed map of Quartz Creek mountain bike trails |
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