This is an XC area with over 100km of trails, but not well suited to the absolute beginner rider, as most trails are quite difficult and continuously technical. Trails vary from dense forest to open rock bluff, unique to this area is the almost total absence of roads giving riders a feeling of “being out there”. Mostly signed the trails are marked for the preferred direction of travel, although most can be ridden in the reverse direction by a strong climber.

Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

AKA: Snowden

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Access Info:

You'll find this forest west of Campbell River and north of Highway 28 near Loveland Bay Provincial Park. Lost Lake parking lot on the right of Loveland Bay Road (on the way to Loveland Bay Provincial Campground) is the primary parking area for the Snowden. An alternate start point is the Lost Frog parking lot on Devlin Rd off of Iron River Main. Note: Devlin Rd is a private road south of Lost Frog Parking lot and there is no access to Loveland Bay Main via Devlin Rd.

Files

Snowden Forest Trail Map 2010.pdf (1.63 MB)

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Global Ranking

#403

State Ranking

#82

Trails

Total Distance

52 miles

Total Descent Distance

23 miles

Total Descent

10,848 ft

Highest Trailhead

981 ft

Total Vertical

714 ft

Reports

253

Photos

Ridden Counter

2,633

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	date	user
Tri Mac	Aug 5, 2018 @ 8:44am Aug 5, 2018	Mroe
Stickman	Aug 5, 2018 @ 8:44am Aug 5, 2018	Mroe
Connector	Aug 5, 2018 @ 8:44am Aug 5, 2018	Mroe
Taint	Aug 5, 2018 @ 8:44am Aug 5, 2018	Mroe
Connector	Aug 5, 2018 @ 8:44am Aug 5, 2018	Mroe

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Current Trail Warnings

trail	date	info
Box Lunch	May 16, 2018 @ 11:06am May 16, 2018	Trail is generally over grown with a few...
Vlad The Impaler	May 14, 2018 @ 8:53pm May 14, 2018	Big logs blocking the trail, one on a...
Demon Seed	Mar 18, 2018 @ 2:27pm Mar 18, 2018	Nearly impassable due to fallen debris,...

Photos of Snowden Demonstration Forest Mountain Bike

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Lower Deliverance, Campbell River

trail: Lower Deliverance

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Lower Deliverance, Campbell River

trail: Stickman

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Aug 4, 2018 @ 9:17am

Aug 4, 2018

Stickman, My City

trail: Stickman

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Aug 4, 2018 @ 9:13am

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Stickman, My City

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username	type	title	comment	date
zinedith	trail	Box Lunch	Super overgrown and looks like it hasn't been...	Aug 14, 2018 @ 10:00pm 3 days
cfulton	trail	Enchanted Forest	Nice way to climb up.	Aug 18, 2017 @ 6:40pm Aug 18, 2017
canadaka	report	Sanitarium	I reversed the trails direction.	Aug 11, 2016 @ 12:11am Aug 11, 2016

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Yellzee	add	ridelog	Aug 16, 2018 ride log	Aug 16, 2018 @ 9:16pm 21 hours
universe	add	ridelog	Aug 2, 2018 ride log	Aug 16, 2018 @ 4:21am 2 days
trailrat999	add	ridelog	Aug 15, 2018 ride log	Aug 15, 2018 @ 9:41pm 2 days
zinedith	add	ridelog	Aug 14, 2018 ride log	Aug 15, 2018 @ 2:29pm 2 days
Deantrethewey	add	ridelog	Jul 9, 2018 ride log and 1 more	Aug 15, 2018 @ 4:50am 3 days

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