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SaveShuswap Lake is one of the most popular recreational destinations in BC. The approx. 400 km of shoreline contains many provincial parks and offers unlimited water related recreational opportunities. The surrounding mountains provide trails for cross country skiing, snowmobiling, mountain biking and hiking.
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- Mountain Bike
477 trails
- E-Bike
343 trails
- Horse
130 trails
- Hike
491 trails
- Trail Running
489 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
64 trails
- Observed Trials
2 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
71 trails
- Snowmobile
9 trails
- Snowshoe
107 trails
- Downhill Ski
3 trails
- Backcountry Ski
48 trails
- Nordic Ski
140 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 553
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 477
- Trails E-Bike
- 343
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 214
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 62
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 73
- Trails Horse
- 130
- Trails Hike
- 491
- Trails Trail Running
- 489
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 64
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 71
- Trails Snowmobile
- 9
- Trails Snowshoe
- 107
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 3
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 48
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 140
- Total Distance
- 407 miles
- Total Descent
- 68,292 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,952 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,087 ft
- Reports
- 5,012
- Photos
- 1,485
- Completed Counter
- 92,403
Articles
Video: An Ode To Fall with Jo Peters in Kelowna, BC
Sep 30, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Nothing quite like fall riding.
Popular Trail Networks
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- Blind Bay (37)
- Celista (4)
- Falkland (16)
- Glenemma (0)
- Falkland (1)
- Malakwa (3)
- Salmon Arm (379)
- Coyote Park (13)
- Larch Hills Nordic Trails (94)
- Larch Hills Traverse (10)
- Little Mountain Park (20)
- Mt Ida (7)
- Park Hill (34)
- Pileated Woods (13)
- Rubberhead Trail System (40)
- Salmon Arm Greenways (57)
- Shuswap Memorial Cemetery Trails (10)
- South Canoe (64)
- Top of the World Provincial Park (0)
- Sicamous (6)
- Sorrento (26)
- Reinecker Creek Trail System (9)
- Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail (5)
Popular Shuswap Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.2 • 2,185 ft • 0 ft • 1,889 •
fun, fast swoopy, constructed downhill.
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 1,755 ft • 0 ft • 1,847 •
Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail and has a moderate overall physical rating. It features berm. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 3.7 • 804 ft • 16 ft • 1,798 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used one direction and has a easy overall physical rating with a 16 ft green climb. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 3.9 • 2,182 ft • 209 ft • 1,771 •
This is a constructed uphill trail to access most of our riding trails with out using the adjacent FSR. Grades have been softened to less than 10 percent. Can be ridden by fat tire bikes in the snow season. Multi use - snowshoers,...
• 100 ★ 3.4 • 709 ft • 11 ft • 1,767 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used uphill only and has a easy overall physical rating with a 11 ft green climb. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 3.8 • 1,004 ft • 0 ft • 1,730 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only and has a easy overall physical rating. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.2 • 1,355 ft • 43 ft • 1,653 •
Troll Trail's primary feature, Troll Bridge, is an approximately 30 m long gently winding bridge (see photos) about 30 cm above a seasonal water spot that is often very soft. This bridge is guarded by strategically placed trolls under...
Flying Nun Parking Connector Permanently Closed
• 95 ★ 4.3 • 509 ft • 0 ft • 1,382 •
Popular blue difficulty closed singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 0 ft blue climb. It features berm. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.
Shuswap Mountain Bike Routes
★ 5.0 • 18 miles • 2,075 ft • 2 • Point to Point •
Still pretty much the same ride as the long, but misses the first 10km of FSR Climb up from south canoe,...
★ 5.0 • 21 miles • 4,036 ft • 4 • Point to Point •
Upper Rubberhead to Larch Hills Traverse.
★ 5.0 • 7 miles • 749 ft • 1 •
A great way to see BC's logging effects from recent to 40+ years since replanted. The loop is a mixture of...
★ 1.3 • 10 miles • 2,210 ft • 19 • Loop •
This is a a figure 8 lap which has some technical climbing as well and some fast south canoe down hill...
27 miles • 4,002 ft • 18 • Point to Point •
This is my personal route for the Larch Hills Traverse. There are a number of ways to get to the start of...
Photos of Shuswap Mountain Bike
Videos of Shuswap Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
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| smorgan | wishlist | region | activity #104954696 | Sep 30, 2026 @ 7:39pm 2 days |
| kyleluvsdh | ridden | trail | activity #104952860 and 2 more | Sep 30, 2026 @ 6:53pm 2 days |
| kyleluvsdh | vote | trail | activity #104952857 and 1 more | Sep 30, 2026 @ 6:53pm 2 days |
| hanbanane | add | report | activity #104716181 and 2 more | Sep 27, 2026 @ 10:01am Sep 27, 2026 |
| hanbanane | add | report | activity #104715649 | Sep 27, 2026 @ 9:54am Sep 27, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| report | all clear,, went and got this one while I was... | Sep 19, 2026 @ 9:36pm Sep 19, 2026 | ||
| trail | Tree fallen across trail near where the... | Sep 19, 2026 @ 2:56pm Sep 19, 2026 | ||
| trail | the trail marker shows this as a blue trail | Sep 11, 2026 @ 1:04pm Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| trail | Fun trail if you don’t mind a little bit of... | Aug 30, 2026 @ 9:20pm Aug 30, 2026 | ||
| trail | I came back a week later and rode this trail... | Aug 21, 2026 @ 1:43pm Aug 21, 2026 |
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Top 10 Trails0 awarded -
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Top 10 Trails28 awarded -
Completionist5 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| John Evdokimoff Mountain Bike Skills Park | skill park | Blind Bay | |
| Velosolutions Pump Track(s) | skill park | Sicamous |
Local Trail Supporters
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- Shuswap Dirt Riders
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- Columbia Shuswap Regional District
- Larch Hills Nordic Society
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- Shuswap Outdoors
- Chris Fowler
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 477 | 346 miles | 61,680 ft | 161 miles | 6,673 ft | 1,379 | 4,980 | 42 | 40,938 | |||
| E-Bike | 343 | 263 miles | 41,959 ft | 118 miles | 6,663 ft | 44 | 4,602 | 12 | 2,128 | |||
| Gravel Bike | 214 | 223 miles | 28,957 ft | 99 miles | 3,796 ft | 315 | 5 | 126 | ||||
| Adaptive Bike | 62 | 70 miles | 11,893 ft | 32 miles | 3,376 ft | 218 | ||||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 73 | 69 miles | 15,712 ft | 40 miles | 3,376 ft | 165 | 3 | 41 | ||||
| Horse | 130 | 110 miles | 14,213 ft | 44 miles | 3,136 ft | 2 | 1,520 | 2 | 214 | |||
| Hike | 491 | 379 miles | 62,267 ft | 167 miles | 6,952 ft | 53 | 4,701 | 4 | 4,533 | |||
| Trail Running | 489 | 379 miles | 61,972 ft | 167 miles | 6,952 ft | 5 | 4,695 | 9 | 5,303 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 64 | 72 miles | 11,276 ft | 32 miles | 3,507 ft | 1,281 | 5 | 369 | ||||
| Observed Trials | 2 | 1 mile | 69 ft | 1,522 ft | 1,260 ft | 268 | 5 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 71 | 75 miles | 11,309 ft | 33 miles | 3,507 ft | 1,362 | 127 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 9 | 12 miles | 883 ft | 2 miles | 5,928 ft | 237 | 125 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 107 | 80 miles | 12,133 ft | 26 miles | 6,939 ft | 2 | 903 | 495 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 3 | 3,967 ft | 43 ft | 1,270 ft | 2,343 ft | 31 | 1,812 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 48 | 32 miles | 2,618 ft | 10 miles | 5,928 ft | 253 | 1 | 2,076 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 140 | 119 miles | 16,401 ft | 53 miles | 3,136 ft | 449 | 1 | 4,265 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the best places to ride in Shuswap?
Shuswap has 28 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Shuswap?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Shuswap are:
- Mourning Wood (4.5/5)
- Ravine (6.5km) (4.5/5)
- Ravine (4.4/5)
- Lower Schizo (4.4/5)
- Ravine (9km) (4.3/5)
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What is the longest trail in Shuswap?
The longest trail in Shuswap is Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail at 12.8 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Shuswap?
The best hiking trails in Shuswap are:
- Margaret Falls Upper East Trail (BC Parks)
- Fish Lake Trail
- Hard Butte Trail
- Syphon Falls Trail
- Albas Falls Trail
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Shuswap?
The best trail running trails in Shuswap are: View all trail running trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated dirtbiking trails in Shuswap?
The best dirtbiking trails in Shuswap are: View all dirtbiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Shuswap?
Shuswap has a total of 553 trails. Of those, 477 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Shuswap to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Shuswap?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Shuswap is Joss Mt. Trail with 3,626 ft of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Shuswap?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Shuswap is Mt Ida Down with 1,616 ft of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Shuswap?
Shuswap supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Horseback, Hiking, Trail Running, Dirtbiking, Observed Trials, ATVing/Offroading, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing, Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Nordic Skiing.
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What bike services are there in Shuswap?
The following bike services are available in Shuswap:
- Trail Association (5)
- Bike Shop (3)
- Guides & Tours (1)
- Coaching & Camps (1)
- Race Team (1)
- Trail Builders (1)
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Shuswap?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Shuswap is Connector Trail with an average grade of 22.5%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are there any trails with scenic viewpoints in Shuswap?
Yes, there are 29 scenic viewpoints marked along trails in Shuswap. Some popular viewpoints include: Explore more points of interest to find trails with the best views.
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What trails have the biggest jumps in Shuswap?
The trails with the biggest jumps in Shuswap are: Browse all mountain bike trails to find trails with jumps and technical features.
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Are the trails open in Shuswap?
The overall region status for Shuswap is Clear / Green. Out of 414 trails:
- Clear / Green: 335
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 56
- Significant Issue / Amber: 21
- Closed: 2
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What are the trail conditions in Shuswap?
Based on trail reports from the past week in Shuswap:
- Ideal: 2 trails
- Dry: 1 trail
- Very Dry: 1 trail
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Can I ride an ebike in Shuswap?
Yes, Shuswap supports e-bike riding. There are 337 trails in Shuswap that allow e-bikes. Check the e-bike trails listing for specific trail access details and any local regulations.
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What are the most popular mountain biking routes in Shuswap?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Shuswap are: View all mountain biking routes in Shuswap.
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What is the highest summit in Shuswap?
The highest summit in Shuswap is Pukeashun Mountain at 7,549 ft elevation.
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What are the top sights to see in Shuswap?
There are 3 notable sights in Shuswap. Some of the top sights include: Explore all points of interest in Shuswap.
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Shuswap?
The most popular Strava segments in Shuswap are:
- Heart Stopper (3,392 athletes)
- Roadz (2,890 athletes)
- Lower Double D (1,879 athletes)
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What are some popular technical trail features in Shuswap?
There are 1 technical trail features (TTFs) in Shuswap. Some popular features include: View all technical trail features in Shuswap.
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What trails are closed in Shuswap?
There are currently 2 closed trails in Shuswap. The breakdown of all trail statuses is:
- Clear / Green: 335
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 56
- Significant Issue / Amber: 21
- Closed: 2
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Are there local clubs or events in Shuswap?
There are 5 local clubs or associations listed in the Shuswap directory. Browse the local directory for details.
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Are there any mountain biking guiding or tour operators in Shuswap?
Yes, there are mountain biking guiding and tour operators in Shuswap: Browse all guiding and tour operators in Shuswap.
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Shuswap?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Shuswap are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Shuswap?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Shuswap are:
- Kids Loop Lower Connector (3.5/5)
- Exit Trail (0/5)
- Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail km .5 - km 14.5 (5/5)
Activities
- Shuswap Mountain Biking Trails
- Shuswap E-Biking Trails
- Shuswap Horseback Trails
- Shuswap Hiking Trails
- Shuswap Trail Running Trails
- Shuswap Dirtbiking Trails
- Shuswap ATVing/Offroading Trails
- Shuswap Snowmobiling Trails
- Shuswap Snowshoeing Trails
- Shuswap Backcountry Skiing Trails
- Shuswap Nordic Skiing Trails
Trails
Points of Interest
- Fish Lake Cabin
- Cache Cabin
- Owlhead Chalet Cabin
- Mara Mountain Summit
- Mara Mountain Lookout Tower Sight
- Butte Summit
- Rover Peak Summit
- East Canoe Creek Bridge
- Site 7 KNP-NH Photo Documentation Project Sight
- Pump Track TTF
- Pukeashun Mountain (7,549 ft)
- Mara Mountain (7,326 ft)
- Celista Mountain (7,221 ft)
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