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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
20 trails
- E-Bike
19 trails
- Hike
11 trails
- Trail Running
11 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
0 trails
Region Details
- 7
- 8
- 5
Region Status
Open as of May 22, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 24
- 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
- 1,066
- Photos
- 198
- Ridden Counter
- 12,992
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 | |
| Swansea Blue Loop | 8 miles | |
| The Full Swansea | 20 miles | |
| Frienduro 2020 - Swansea (Swanseaduro) | 10 miles | |
| 2019 TransRockies Classsic - Stage 2: K2 Ranch to Nipika Mountain Resort race | 46 miles | |
| 6 mile Mt. Swansea All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
Photos of Swansea Mountain Recreation Site Mountain Bike
trail: Step Up
12 |
Aug 16, 2022 @ 11:25am
Aug 16, 2022
trail: South Park
202 | | 1 comments
Aug 18, 2020 @ 2:20pm
Aug 18, 2020
trail: South Park
192 |
Aug 15, 2020 @ 4:02pm
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Hula Girl
221 |
Jun 18, 2019 @ 12:47pm
Jun 18, 2019
trail: Hula Girl
227 |
Apr 22, 2017 @ 5:15pm
Apr 22, 2017
trail: Hula Girl
383 |
Apr 22, 2017 @ 5:15pm
Apr 22, 2017
trail: Hula Girl
785 | | 1 comments
Nov 5, 2015 @ 5:56pm
Nov 5, 2015
trail: Hula Girl
656 |
Oct 21, 2013 @ 3:14pm
Oct 21, 2013Videos of Swansea Mountain Recreation Site Mountain Bike
trail: Lower Dirty Monkey
44 |
Mar 10, 2022
trail: Washed Up
31 |
Mar 10, 2022
trail: Hula Girl
85 |
Mar 10, 2022
trail: Washed Up
0:18 |
88 |
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Washed Up
0:21 |
90 |
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Step Up
0:07 |
324 |
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Mt. Swansea Road
12:01 |
139 |
Feb 26, 2020
trail: Washed Up
1:00 |
252 |
May 2, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea Trail (Lower) | Oct 16, 2022 @ 10:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Very Dry | kinglis | ||
| Swansea Trail (Upper) | Oct 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Very Dry | kinglis | ||
| Steep Option 1 | Oct 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Dry | kinglis | ||
| Steep Option 2 | Oct 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Very Dry | kinglis | ||
| Steep Option 3 | Oct 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Dry | kinglis | ||
| South Ridge Trail | Oct 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Very Dry | kinglis | ||
| South Park | Oct 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Very Dry | kinglis | ||
| Hula Girl | Oct 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Very Dry | kinglis | ||
| Step Up | Oct 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Very Dry | kinglis | ||
| Beyond Beef | Oct 16, 2022 @ 3:00am Oct 16, 2022 | Very Dry | kinglis |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dallas-H | add | report | Swansea Tower Loop | Mar 17, 2023 @ 7:59pm Mar 17, 2023 |
| ian972 | wishlist | route | The Full Swansea | Jan 11, 2023 @ 8:20pm Jan 11, 2023 |
| yeahboy66 | wishlist | route | Swansea Loop | Jan 7, 2023 @ 6:12pm Jan 7, 2023 |
| deengreen | wishlist | trail | South Park | Jan 2, 2023 @ 5:32pm Jan 2, 2023 |
| mpaton | wishlist | trail | Hula Girl | Dec 4, 2022 @ 8:54pm Dec 4, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | It was a bit blown out, especially compare to... | Oct 10, 2022 @ 3:35pm Oct 10, 2022 | ||
| trail | I loved this ride option in late June, but now... | Jul 18, 2022 @ 8:19am Jul 18, 2022 | ||
 | report | Made this one by mistake. See below | May 1, 2022 @ 2:19pm May 1, 2022 | ||
 | report | Bottom 80% is perfect. | Apr 28, 2022 @ 4:47pm Apr 28, 2022 | ||
| trail | Just hit this a few days ago for the first... | Apr 28, 2022 @ 9:39am Apr 28, 2022 |
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 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 10.7 km | |
| Panorama Mountain Resort | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 13 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 20 | 14 miles | 7,356 ft | 8 miles | 2,444 ft | #487 | #64 | 197 | 1,066 | 5 | 5,464 | |
| E-Bike | 19 | 14 miles | 7,264 ft | 8 miles | 2,444 ft | #168 | #30 | 1,026 | 1 | 133 | ||
| Hike | 11 | 9 miles | 2,293 ft | 3 miles | 2,461 ft | #978 | #93 | 1 | 1,007 | 214 | ||
| Trail Running | 11 | 9 miles | 2,293 ft | 3 miles | 2,461 ft | #983 | #93 | 1,007 | 36 | |||
| Snowshoe | 6 | 8 miles | 2,159 ft | 3 miles | 2,461 ft | 14 | 4 |
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