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Saveconsists of mountainous area immediately behind Merritt. Five + trails, mostly Blue level
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
Land Status: Crown Land

Access Info:
Top of Grimmet Ave or the Flagpole
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
8 trails
- Hike
8 trails
- Trail Running
8 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 1
Region Status
Open as of May 8, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 8
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 8
- Trails E-Bike
- 8
- Trails Hike
- 8
- Trails Trail Running
- 8
- Total Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,499 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,345 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,486 ft
- Reports
- 66
- Photos
- 93
- Ridden Counter
- 452
Popular Swakum Mountain Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Supra | |||
Upper Scenic | |||
Bench Access to TLT | |||
Tom Lacey Memorial Trail | |||
Skiddader | |||
Lower Scenic | |||
Skedang | |||
Skunk Valley |
Swakum Mountain Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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TLT Supra Wayne's World loop | 6 miles | |
TLT Supra Wayne's World loop | 5 miles | |
TLT Supra Wayne's World loop | 5 miles | |
Merritt Crown - Coutlee Plateau | 15 miles | |
Merritt 150+ Swakum Mountain | 12 miles |
Photos of Swakum Mountain Mountain Bike
trail: Tom Lacey Memorial Trail
17 |
Aug 23, 2023 @ 9:30am
Aug 23, 2023
trail: Tom Lacey Memorial Trail
17 |
Aug 23, 2023 @ 9:30am
Aug 23, 2023
trail: Tom Lacey Memorial Trail
26 |
Oct 9, 2022 @ 4:05pm
Oct 9, 2022
trail: Tom Lacey Memorial Trail
22 |
Oct 9, 2022 @ 4:02pm
Oct 9, 2022
trail: Tom Lacey Memorial Trail
19 |
Sep 17, 2022 @ 10:20am
Sep 17, 2022
trail: Supra
37 |
Mar 17, 2022 @ 11:33am
Mar 17, 2022
trail: Upper Scenic
119 |
Mar 13, 2021 @ 4:26pm
Mar 13, 2021Videos of Swakum Mountain Mountain Bike

trail: Tom Lacey Memorial Trail
3:52 |
95 |
Apr 30, 2019

trail: Tom Lacey Memorial Trail
0:33 |
132 |
Apr 4, 2017

trail: Tom Lacey Memorial Trail
7:26 |
458 |
Jul 13, 2019 , Merritt

trail: Tom Lacey Memorial Trail
606 |
Apr 4, 2017 , Merritt

trail: Supra
646 |
Oct 30, 2016 , Merritt
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Lower Scenic | May 8, 2025 @ 1:21pm May 8, 2025 | Dry | TanyaM | ||
Upper Scenic | Apr 15, 2024 @ 10:01am Apr 15, 2024 | Dry | bikegeektrav | ||
Skiddader | Mar 21, 2024 @ 4:24pm Mar 21, 2024 | Variable | mispokehorse | ||
Tom Lacey Memorial Trail | Mar 21, 2024 @ 4:02pm Mar 21, 2024 | Variable | mispokehorse | ||
Supra | Apr 21, 2023 @ 2:44am Apr 21, 2023 | Ideal | mackieimages | ||
Bench Access to TLT | Oct 9, 2022 @ 2:53pm Oct 9, 2022 | Dry | Bagarbjorne | ||
Skedang | Apr 15, 2022 @ 3:06pm Apr 15, 2022 | Ideal | mispokehorse | ||
Skunk Valley | Mar 16, 2022 @ 12:27pm Mar 16, 2022 | Variable | kay-vandy |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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TanyaM | add | report | activity #71261467 | May 8, 2025 @ 4:41pm May 8, 2025 |
TanyaM | add | report | activity #68095208 | Mar 20, 2025 @ 11:34am Mar 20, 2025 |
bikegeektrav | add | report | activity #58023010 | Aug 29, 2024 @ 7:35pm Aug 29, 2024 |
smoke | comment | route | activity #55687761 | Jul 15, 2024 @ 9:40am Jul 15, 2024 |
smoke | vote | trail | activity #55687472 | Jul 15, 2024 @ 9:34am Jul 15, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | This trail is a fun way off Upper Scenic. An... | Mar 30, 2020 @ 12:10pm Mar 30, 2020 | ||
trail | The skiddang trail now has small pieces of... | Mar 30, 2020 @ 10:49am Mar 30, 2020 | ||
trail | 2 stake Trail Markers have been added on Upper... | Mar 30, 2020 @ 10:20am Mar 30, 2020 | ||
trail | A small group of horses has been sited on... | Mar 30, 2020 @ 10:14am Mar 30, 2020 | ||
trail | Oct 14, 2018; Fallen trees removed; dry and... | Oct 14, 2018 @ 8:53am Oct 14, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Coutlee Plateau | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5.1 km | |
Iron Mountain | 8 | 16 | 3 | 5.8 km | |
Sugarloaf | 3 | 5 | 8.8 km | ||
Kane Valley Trails | 6 | 18 | 11.8 km | ||
Logan Lake | 15 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 25.8 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 8 | 10 miles | 2,500 ft | 4 miles | 1,345 ft | #7,853 | #319 | 90 | 66 | 5 | 1,052 | |
E-Bike | 8 | 10 miles | 2,500 ft | 4 miles | 1,345 ft | 3 | 54 | 1 | 28 | |||
Hike | 8 | 10 miles | 2,500 ft | 4 miles | 1,345 ft | #6,601 | #293 | 63 | 1 | 48 | ||
Trail Running | 8 | 10 miles | 2,500 ft | 4 miles | 1,345 ft | #6,600 | #288 | 63 | 25 |
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