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- Mountain Bike
825 trails
- E-Bike
519 trails
- Hike
812 trails
- Trail Running
808 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
125 trails
- Snowshoe
81 trails
- Downhill Ski
168 trails
- Backcountry Ski
47 trails
Region Details
- 201
- 22
- 171
- 231
- 147
- 37
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,225
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 841
- Trails E-Bike
- 519
- Trails Horse
- 31
- Trails Hike
- 813
- Trails Trail Running
- 808
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 125
- Trails Observed Trials
- 38
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 77
- Trails Snowmobile
- 7
- Trails Snowshoe
- 81
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 168
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 47
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 90
- Total Distance
- 1,586 mile
- Total Descent
- 387,185 ft
- Total Vertical
- 8,025 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,353 ft
- Reports
- 15,051
- Photos
- 6,460
- Ridden Counter
- 238,807
Articles
Video: Remy Metailler & Alex Chapellier Ride Nelson, British Columbia
Aug 29, 2024 from pinkbike.com
Some of the best trails in Nelson.
Video: Trail Building in British Columbia's Kootenay Mountains
May 15, 2022 from pinkbike.com
A series of short films featuring the work done by trail builders in the Kootenay region of British Columbia.
Downtime: Singletrack 6, 2016 - Photo Epic
Aug 10, 2016 from pinkbike.com
Having recovered from her first stage race experience at Singletrack 6 in the East Kootenays, Robin O’Neill shares some images she captured...
Singletrack 6's Portraits from the Back of the Pack
Nov 29, 2017 from pinkbike.com
Going into its fifth year in 2018, Singletrack 6 is starting to attract riders from all around the world. But they’re not the racers you’d...
Sub Regions
- Ainsworth (6)
- Castlegar (79)
- Goose Creek (0)
- Merry Creek (10)
- Millennium Park (2)
- Rialto (22)
- Selkirk College (19)
- Urban Trails (7)
- Waterloo Trails (7)
- Fruitvale (3)
- Kaslo (105)
- Montrose (3)
- Nakusp (82)
- Box Lake (9)
- Mt. Abriel (60)
- Nelson (263)
- Blewett (9)
- Giveout and Gold Creek (46)
- Morning Mountain (25)
- Mountain Station (46)
- Nelson's North Shore (43)
- Noakes-Haiseldean Lake Recreation Site (0)
- Ross-White Lady Lake Recreation Site (1)
- Rover Creek (15)
- Shannon Pass (6)
- Smallwood Creek (14)
- Svoboda Road (26)
- Whitewater Gravity Trails (5)
- Whitewater Ski Resort (4)
- New Denver (60)
- Pass Creek (3)
- Procter (4)
- Rossland (164)
- Downtown Rossland (15)
- Malde Creek (30)
- Monte Christo - KC (51)
- Neptune Creek (15)
- Red Mountain (16)
- Redstone (17)
- Rossland Range (14)
- Salmo (28)
- Hooch Creek (9)
- Slocan (4)
- South Slocan (3)
- Trail (21)
- Trail Bluffs (11)
- Warfield (2)
- Winlaw (3)
- Slocan Valley (3)
- Ymir (9)
- Quartz Creek (8)
- Quartz Qreek (0)
Popular West Kootenays Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottoms Up Morning Mountain | |||
| Lefty Morning Mountain | |||
| Upper Bottoms Morning Mountain | |||
| Parking Lot Connector Morning Mountain | |||
| Merry Go Round Merry Creek | |||
| The Dewdney Trail Rossland Range | |||
| Mr. Green Jeans Merry Creek | |||
| Turnstyles Morning Mountain | |||
| Seven Summits Rossland Range | |||
| Mister Slave Morning Mountain | |||
| Little Lefty Morning Mountain | |||
| Captain Kangaroo Merry Creek | |||
| Lefty Morning Mountain | |||
| Hail Merry Merry Creek | |||
| Redtop Red Mountain |
West Kootenays Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bluffs / Sunningdale (Loop) Trail Bluffs | 9 miles | |
| Larch Ridge - Monticola Loop Neptune Creek | 5 miles | |
| The Middle Finger Nelson | 48 miles | |
| 4 Points Rossland Range | 38 miles | |
| SMDA - Crown Point Rossland | 25 miles | |
| Techno Grind / North Star / Milky Way Loop Downtown Rossland | 6 miles | |
| Seven Summits / Dewdney (IMBA Epic) Rossland Range | 22 miles | |
| Moe's / Caldera / Drifter Downtown Rossland | 3 miles | |
| KC Ridge / Milky Way Loop Downtown Rossland | 6 miles | |
| Drake's / Doukhobor / Tamarack / Crown Point Malde Creek | 12 miles |
Photos of West Kootenays Mountain Bike
trail: Goose Creek Trail
266 |
Oct 22, 2018 @ 5:18pm
Oct 22, 2018
trail: Fat Chance
169 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:12pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Doz Slabs
466 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:10pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Doz Slabs
406 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:10pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Mr Skinny
164 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 9:45pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: The Monster
458 |
Sep 2, 2018 @ 10:04pm
Sep 2, 2018
trail: The Monster
383 |
Sep 2, 2018 @ 10:04pm
Sep 2, 2018
trail: Bedframe
525 |
Sep 1, 2018 @ 9:54pm
Sep 1, 2018Videos of West Kootenays Mountain Bike
trail: High Commander
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Oct 19, 2024
trail: Crazy Merry
30 |
Aug 15, 2024
trail: Upper Old Glory Trail
15 |
Oct 12, 2023
trail: Lower Dole Dosser
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Sep 14, 2023
trail: Nooner
76 |
Sep 5, 2023
trail: Bottoms Up
43 |
Aug 23, 2023
trail: Rhythm and Blues
115 |
Aug 23, 2023
trail: Angry Dwarf
54 |
Jul 21, 2023
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairly High (The Great Trail) - Section 1 Giveout and Gold Creek | Nov 28, 2024 @ 6:06pm Nov 28, 2024 | Snow Packed | Stephen-Harris | Trail Running Dozens of large trees down all over. Will... | |
| Sunset West Salmo Ski Hill Trails | Nov 17, 2024 @ 9:49am Nov 17, 2024 | Snow Covered | rthomy | Hike | |
| Sunrise Salmo Ski Hill Trails | Nov 17, 2024 @ 9:49am Nov 17, 2024 | Snow Covered | rthomy | Hike |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Star Gulch (upper) Downtown Rossland | Dec 2, 2024 @ 3:28pm 2 days | Snow Groomed | Bricklin69 | ||
| Moe's Red Mountain | Dec 2, 2024 @ 3:28pm 2 days | Snow Groomed | Bricklin69 | ||
| Blue Elephant Red Mountain | Dec 2, 2024 @ 3:28pm 2 days | Snow Groomed | Bricklin69 | ||
| Drifter Red Mountain | Dec 2, 2024 @ 3:28pm 2 days | Snow Groomed | Bricklin69 | ||
| Proctologist Connector Procter | Dec 1, 2024 @ 1:54pm Dec 1, 2024 | Snow Covered | Footster | ||
| Kootenay Columbia Monte Christo - KC | Dec 1, 2024 @ 12:13pm Dec 1, 2024 | Snow Groomed | Metric-MrShades | ||
| Eddie J East w Monte Christo - KC | Dec 1, 2024 @ 12:13pm Dec 1, 2024 | Snow Packed | Metric-MrShades | ||
| Eddie J (lower) Monte Christo - KC | Dec 1, 2024 @ 12:13pm Dec 1, 2024 | Snow Packed | Metric-MrShades | ||
| Drifter South w Red Mountain | Dec 1, 2024 @ 12:13pm Dec 1, 2024 | Snow Packed | Metric-MrShades | ||
| Silverking Trail Giveout and Gold Creek | Nov 28, 2024 @ 6:06pm Nov 28, 2024 | Variable | Stephen-Harris |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spectacularspectacles | wishlist | trail | activity #62664365 | Dec 3, 2024 @ 10:06pm 17 hours |
| Bricklin69 | add | report | activity #62623074 | Dec 2, 2024 @ 8:44pm 2 days |
| Bricklin69 | add | report | activity #62623073 and 2 more | Dec 2, 2024 @ 8:43pm 2 days |
| Footster | add | report | activity #62587657 | Dec 1, 2024 @ 8:59pm 3 days |
| Metric-MrShades | add | report | activity #62587219 and 2 more | Dec 1, 2024 @ 8:26pm 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Nov 6, 2024 @ 7:35pm Nov 6, 2024 | |||
| trail | Lol. It's not that bad. The hike a bike... | Oct 30, 2024 @ 2:36pm Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| trail | In the steep shoot about a quarter of the way... | Oct 25, 2024 @ 4:12pm Oct 25, 2024 | ||
| report | Great job Steve | Oct 22, 2024 @ 8:45pm Oct 22, 2024 | ||
| report | Crews cleared all trees today 0ctober 22/24 | Oct 22, 2024 @ 8:44pm Oct 22, 2024 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails32 awarded -
10 Green Trails276 awarded -
10 Green Trails88 awarded -
10 Green Trails306 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont Bike Park | skill park | Nelson | |
| Centennial Dirt Jumps | skill park | Rossland | |
| Castlegar Bike Park | skill park | Castlegar | |
| Rossglen Skills Park | skill park | Rossland | |
| Beaver Valley Lions Park | skill park | Montrose |
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
- KCTS
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- NSTS
- Kootenay Sufferfest
- City of Rossland
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 825 | 1,167 mile | 283,169 ft | 498 miles | 6,175 ft | 5,942 | 15,030 | 160 | 119,762 | |||
| E-Bike | 519 | 750 miles | 171,886 ft | 321 miles | 6,109 ft | 14 | 10,924 | 16 | 4,472 | |||
| Horse | 31 | 188 miles | 13,392 ft | 69 miles | 6,027 ft | 1 | 3,741 | 21 | ||||
| Hike | 812 | 1,219 mile | 221,913 ft | 448 miles | 8,025 ft | 480 | 12,962 | 5 | 9,994 | |||
| Trail Running | 808 | 1,214 mile | 221,437 ft | 448 miles | 8,025 ft | 20 | 12,925 | 13 | 10,952 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 125 | 307 miles | 14,721 ft | 64 miles | 6,027 ft | 10 | 4,113 | 315 | ||||
| Observed Trials | 38 | 142 miles | 6,824 ft | 35 miles | 6,027 ft | 79 | 19 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 77 | 295 miles | 12,064 ft | 60 miles | 6,027 ft | 3,736 | 64 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 7 | 55 miles | 3,455 ft | 28 miles | 3,563 ft | 30 | 41 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 81 | 119 miles | 20,479 ft | 49 miles | 7,454 ft | 5 | 242 | 1 | 764 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 168 | 91 miles | 72,484 ft | 74 miles | 5,512 ft | 5 | 84 | 6,144 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 47 | 71 miles | 14,078 ft | 21 miles | 6,801 ft | 81 | 4,839 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 90 | 115 miles | 11,680 ft | 44 miles | 6,260 ft | 2 | 33 | 9 | 5,815 |
- By barry-mclane
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