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SaveMt. Swansea has a good network of intermediate to advanced trails that are accessable via shuttle or by pedaling the uptrack.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: Managed by Local Riding Association
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- Mountain Bike
19 trails
- E-Bike
19 trails
- Hike
11 trails
- Trail Running
11 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
0 trails
Region Details
- 7
- 8
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Jan 11, 2025
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 23
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 20
- Trails E-Bike
- 19
- Trails Hike
- 11
- Trails Trail Running
- 11
- Trails Snowshoe
- 6
- Total Distance
- 18 miles
- Total Descent
- 9,391 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,460 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,676 ft
- Reports
- 1,331
- Photos
- 234
- Ridden Counter
- 18,191
Articles
Exploring BC's Lesser Known Riding Destinations on the Bikes & Beers Tour
Sep 14, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Seven days of full-on riding on some of British Columbia's best trail networks.
Popular Swansea Mountain Recreation Site Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Swansea Loop | 9 miles | |
| The Full Swansea | 20 miles | |
| CVCS Kiddos Fiver #2 - Beyond Beef to Chic-n-chuk | 2,520 ft | |
| Swansea Blue Loop | 8 miles | |
| Frienduro 2020 - Swansea (Swanseaduro) | 10 miles | |
| CVCS Fiver #3 - Swansea Top2Bottom race | 4 miles | |
| CVCS Fiver # 2 - Swansea - Hula Girl to Meat Grinder race | 1 mile | |
| 2019 TransRockies Classsic - Stage 2: K2 Ranch to Nipika Mountain Resort race | 46 miles | |
| 15 mile Swansea Mountain Recreation Site Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
| 11 mile Swansea Mountain Recreation Site Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
Photos of Swansea Mountain Recreation Site Mountain Bike
trail: Hula Girl
26 |
May 21, 2024 @ 9:40am
May 21, 2024
trail: South Park
364 | | 1 comments
Aug 18, 2020 @ 2:20pm
Aug 18, 2020
trail: South Park
334 |
Aug 15, 2020 @ 4:02pm
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Hula Girl
332 |
Jun 18, 2019 @ 12:47pm
Jun 18, 2019
trail: Hula Girl
299 |
Apr 22, 2017 @ 5:15pm
Apr 22, 2017
trail: Hula Girl
491 |
Apr 22, 2017 @ 5:15pm
Apr 22, 2017
trail: Hula Girl
938 | | 1 comments
Nov 5, 2015 @ 5:56pm
Nov 5, 2015
trail: Hula Girl
790 |
Oct 21, 2013 @ 3:14pm
Oct 21, 2013Videos of Swansea Mountain Recreation Site Mountain Bike
trail: Lower Dirty Monkey
96 |
Mar 10, 2022
trail: Washed Up
45 |
Mar 10, 2022
trail: Hula Girl
132 |
Mar 10, 2022
trail: Washed Up
0:18 |
103 |
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Washed Up
0:21 |
99 |
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Step Up
0:07 |
423 |
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Washed Up
0:17 |
34 |
May 10, 2020
trail: Mt. Swansea Road
12:01 |
174 |
Feb 26, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chic-n-chuck | Nov 3, 2024 @ 5:56pm Nov 3, 2024 | Ideal | JayPilon01 | ||
| Hula Girl | Nov 3, 2024 @ 5:55pm Nov 3, 2024 | Ideal | JayPilon01 | ||
| South Park | Nov 3, 2024 @ 5:54pm Nov 3, 2024 | Snow Covered | JayPilon01 | ||
| Swansea Trail (Upper) | Nov 3, 2024 @ 5:52pm Nov 3, 2024 | Snow Covered | JayPilon01 | ||
| Meat Grinder | Oct 26, 2024 @ 9:55am Oct 26, 2024 | Ideal | thebumblingbaldone | ||
| Beyond Beef | Oct 26, 2024 @ 9:55am Oct 26, 2024 | Ideal | thebumblingbaldone | ||
| Gravy Train | Oct 26, 2024 @ 9:55am Oct 26, 2024 | Dry | thebumblingbaldone | ||
| South Ridge Trail | Oct 26, 2024 @ 9:55am Oct 26, 2024 | Ideal | thebumblingbaldone | ||
| Steeps | Aug 18, 2024 @ 10:19am Aug 18, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers | ||
| Booty Call | Aug 18, 2024 @ 10:19am Aug 18, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| daniellew | wishlist | trail | activity #65227960 | Jan 26, 2025 @ 10:44am Jan 26, 2025 |
| powanddirt | ridden | trail | activity #61876564 | Nov 16, 2024 @ 10:20am Nov 16, 2024 |
| dludbrook | ridden | trail | activity #61795633 | Nov 14, 2024 @ 3:55pm Nov 14, 2024 |
| JayPilon01 | add | report | activity #61313348 and 3 more | Nov 3, 2024 @ 5:52pm Nov 3, 2024 |
| Bjorno69 | ridden | trail | activity #61127766 | Oct 30, 2024 @ 12:50pm Oct 30, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | CAUTION - Big storm on Aug 23. Dozens of... | Aug 25, 2024 @ 1:35pm Aug 25, 2024 | ||
| trail | CAUTION - Huge wind storm on Aug 23. Many... | Aug 25, 2024 @ 1:32pm Aug 25, 2024 | ||
| trail | Large tree down on the Forest Service Road... | Aug 25, 2024 @ 10:20am Aug 25, 2024 | ||
| trail | Large tree down on the Forest Service Road, no... | Aug 25, 2024 @ 10:18am Aug 25, 2024 | ||
| trail | Definitely a bit steeper and more challenging... | Jul 18, 2024 @ 9:51am Jul 18, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian Lake | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5.7 km | |
| Old Coach | 6.1 km | ||||
| Radium Hot Springs | 1 | 1 | 9.6 km | ||
| Nipika Mountain Resort | 51 | 37 | 16 | 10.7 km | |
| Toby Creek Adventures | 1 | 3 | 12.5 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 19 | 14 miles | 7,356 ft | 8 miles | 2,444 ft | #482 | #64 | 225 | 1,347 | 8 | 7,607 | |
| E-Bike | 19 | 14 miles | 7,264 ft | 8 miles | 2,444 ft | #205 | #35 | 1,306 | 1 | 378 | ||
| Hike | 11 | 9 miles | 2,293 ft | 3 miles | 2,461 ft | #953 | #91 | 9 | 1,252 | 381 | ||
| Trail Running | 11 | 9 miles | 2,293 ft | 3 miles | 2,461 ft | #954 | #91 | 1,252 | 102 | |||
| Snowshoe | 6 | 8 miles | 2,159 ft | 3 miles | 2,461 ft | 25 | 5 |
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