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.

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Snowden Forest Trail Map 2010.pdf (1.63 MB)

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#446

State Ranking

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Total Distance

49 miles

Total Descent Distance

22 miles

Total Descent

10,369 ft

Total Vertical

714 ft

Highest Trailhead

981 ft

Reports

271

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Ridden Counter

3,053

Popular Snowden Demonstration Forest Trails

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	Tri Mac
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Recent Trail Reports

trail	date	user
Wiley's Wood	Dec 2, 2018 @ 4:37pm Dec 2, 2018	Brentwizard
Gun Barrel	Dec 2, 2018 @ 4:19pm Dec 2, 2018	Brentwizard
Three Pigs	Dec 2, 2018 @ 4:15pm Dec 2, 2018	Brentwizard
Jabberwocky	Dec 2, 2018 @ 4:06pm Dec 2, 2018	Brentwizard
Scotty's	Dec 2, 2018 @ 3:33pm Dec 2, 2018	Brentwizard

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Current Trail Warnings

trail	date	info
Box Lunch	Aug 29, 2018 @ 2:07pm Aug 29, 2018	Few trees were down. I was able to clear...
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

trail: Riley Lake

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Nov 19, 2018 @ 8:15pm

Nov 19, 2018

Riley Lake, Vancouver Island

trail: Aligator Rock

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Oct 16, 2018 @ 9:15pm

Oct 16, 2018

Aligator Rock, Vancouver Island

trail: Lost Lake Lookout

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Sep 16, 2018 @ 7:51pm

Sep 16, 2018

Lost Lake Lookout, Vancouver Island

trail: Lost Lake

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Aug 18, 2018 @ 9:16pm

Aug 18, 2018

Lost Lake, Vancouver Island

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Videos of Snowden Demonstration Forest Mountain Bike

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name					distance
Radar Hill	1	15	5	1	1.8 km
The Pump House	2	3	2		2.6 km
Quinsam River Trails	1	4			5.3 km
Willow Creek					6.2 km
Quadra Island North	7	38	13		6.5 km

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username	type	title	comment	date
Thuja	report	Gun Barrel	Tree removed near the start	Nov 18, 2018 @ 8:47am Nov 18, 2018
Thuja	report	Three Pigs	Trees have cleared.	Nov 10, 2018 @ 4:40pm Nov 10, 2018
LucyVC	trail	Stickman	Favourite Trail in Snowden, one long skinny...	Oct 22, 2018 @ 12:17pm Oct 22, 2018
zinedith	trail	Box Lunch	Super overgrown and looks like it hasn't been...	Aug 14, 2018 @ 10:00pm Aug 14, 2018
cfulton	trail	Enchanted Forest	Nice way to climb up.	Aug 18, 2017 @ 6:40pm Aug 18, 2017

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