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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
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Popular Trail Networks
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
715 trails
- E-Bike
147 trails
- Hike
642 trails
- Trail Running
637 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
99 trails
- Snowshoe
42 trails
- Downhill Ski
155 trails
- Backcountry Ski
18 trails
Region Details
- 158
- 20
- 150
- 216
- 138
- 32
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,057
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 715
- Trails E-Bike
- 147
- Trails Hike
- 642
- Trails Trail Running
- 637
- Trails Horse
- 11
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 99
- Trails Observed Trials
- 31
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 51
- Trails Snowmobile
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 42
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 155
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 18
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 70
- Total Distance
- 1,195 mile
- Total Descent
- 356,302 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,586 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,922 ft
- Reports
- 10,065
- Photos
- 4,812
- Ridden Counter
- 121,731
Articles
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.
Put This Resort With Rad Terrain and a Retro Vibe on Your Go List
Dec 27, 2021 from skimag.com
At RED Mountain Resort, skiers live perfectly storied lives—and more are on the way.
Video: Locals Rip the MTB Oasis of Nelson, BC in 'Super Natural Mountain Life'
Nov 4, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Sky Dunn-Sarvis and Kendall Mclean hit some of Nelson's finest.
Video: A Day of Riding in Nelson, BC with Geoff Gulevich
Jun 30, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Gully gets after it on well-built flow trails deep in the Kootenays.
Sub Regions
- Ainsworth (1)
- Castlegar (61)
- Merry Creek (9)
- Millennium Park (2)
- Rialto (10)
- Selkirk College (19)
- Urban Trails (7)
- Waterloo Trails (9)
- Fruitvale (2)
- Kaslo (81)
- Nakusp (78)
- Box Lake (9)
- Mt. Abriel (63)
- Nelson (237)
- Blewett (9)
- Giveout and Gold Creek (40)
- Morning Mountain (19)
- Mountain Station (39)
- Nelson's North Shore (41)
- Rover Creek (15)
- Shannon Pass (6)
- Smallwood Creek (13)
- Svoboda Road (26)
- Whitewater Gravity Trails (5)
- Whitewater Ski Resort (1)
- New Denver (47)
- Idaho Peak (13)
- Rosebery (10)
- Pass Creek (2)
- Procter (4)
- Rossland (161)
- Downtown Rossland (15)
- Malde Creek (30)
- Monte Christo - KC (53)
- Neptune Creek (13)
- Red Mountain (20)
- Redstone (16)
- Rossland Range (12)
- Salmo (19)
- Hooch Creek (4)
- Salmo Ski Area (15)
- Slocan (3)
- Trail (20)
- Trail Bluffs (10)
- Warfield (2)
- Ymir (7)
- Quartz Creek (7)
- Quartz Qreek (0)
Popular West Kootenays Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Lefty Morning Mountain | |||
Bottoms Up Morning Mountain | |||
Upper Bottoms Morning Mountain | |||
The Dewdney Trail Rossland Range | |||
Turnstyles Morning Mountain | |||
Seven Summits Rossland Range | |||
Parking Lot Connector Morning Mountain | |||
Mister Slave Morning Mountain | |||
Merry Go Round Merry Creek | |||
Whiskey Malde Creek | |||
Monticola Neptune Creek | |||
Milky Way (lower) Monte Christo - KC | |||
Mr. Green Jeans Merry Creek | |||
Redtop Red Mountain | |||
Hail Merry Merry Creek |
West Kootenays Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Bluffs / Sunningdale (Loop) Trail Bluffs | 9 miles | |
Kootenay Adaptive, Entry Level Adaptive Route Mt. Abriel | 2 miles | |
Larch Ridge - Monticola Loop Neptune Creek | 5 miles | |
Travis' Big Stupid Loop (Ride Plan) Nelson | 101 miles | |
4 Points Rossland Range | 38 miles | |
Mudbunnies course Red Mountain | 6 miles | |
Bruce to Bruce Nelson | 12 miles | |
SMDA - Crown Point Rossland | 25 miles | |
Seven Summits / Dewdney (IMBA Epic) Rossland Range | 22 miles | |
Techno Grind / North Star / Milky Way Loop Downtown Rossland | 6 miles |
Photos of West Kootenays Mountain Bike
trail: Goose Creek Trail
189 |
Oct 22, 2018 @ 5:18pm
Oct 22, 2018
trail: Doz Slabs
302 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:10pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Doz Slabs
236 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:10pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Mr Skinny
101 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 9:45pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: The Monster
263 |
Sep 2, 2018 @ 10:04pm
Sep 2, 2018
trail: Slabalanche
518 |
Oct 20, 2014 @ 1:04pm
Oct 20, 2014
trail: Slabalanche
2,719 | | 1 comments
Sep 28, 2011 @ 10:50am
Sep 28, 2011Videos of West Kootenays Mountain Bike

trail: Lower Dole Dosser
106 |
Mar 9, 2022

trail: Crazy Merry
151 |
Oct 27, 2021

trail: Secret Stash
155 |
May 31, 2021

trail: Dirty Dreams
175 |
Mar 26, 2021

trail: Paper Bag
170 |
Feb 27, 2021

trail: Paper Bag
81 |
Feb 27, 2021

trail: Lefty
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Feb 12, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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49er Blewett | May 22, 2022 @ 5:54am 5 hours | Ideal | dHrwNoPl | Lots of trees down | |
K & S New Denver | May 21, 2022 @ 10:19pm 13 hours | Ideal | priscillapink | The K&S is mostly clear of snow and... | |
Mister Slave Morning Mountain | May 21, 2022 @ 5:59pm 17 hours | Prevalent Mud | dsysko | plenty of snow and mud. Not ready. trail... |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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49er - Blindside Blewett | May 22, 2022 @ 5:55am 5 hours | Variable | dHrwNoPl | ||
Telegraph Trail Rosebery | May 21, 2022 @ 10:12pm 13 hours | Ideal | priscillapink | ||
Butter (lower) Rosebery | May 21, 2022 @ 9:38pm 13 hours | Ideal | priscillapink | ||
Upper Bottoms Morning Mountain | May 21, 2022 @ 6:02pm 17 hours | Variable | dsysko | ||
Re-up Quartz Creek | May 20, 2022 @ 1:08pm 2 days | Ideal | chesterfield SVTS | ||
Sunrise Salmo Ski Area | May 20, 2022 @ 1:01pm 2 days | Ideal | rthomy | ||
Access Road Salmo Ski Area | May 20, 2022 @ 12:59pm 2 days | Variable | rthomy | ||
Sunset East Salmo Ski Area | May 20, 2022 @ 12:57pm 2 days | Ideal | rthomy | ||
True Blue Salmo Ski Area | May 20, 2022 @ 12:55pm 2 days | Variable | rthomy | ||
Snake Monte Christo - KC | May 19, 2022 @ 5:37pm 3 days | Ideal | Gregdogg |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | kenyonca | wishlist | trail | Redtop (lower) and 1 more | May 22, 2022 @ 9:21am 2 hours |
![]() | dHrwNoPl | add | report | 49er and 1 more | May 22, 2022 @ 5:54am 5 hours |
![]() | priscillapink | add | report | K & S | May 21, 2022 @ 10:38pm 12 hours |
![]() | priscillapink | comment | trail | Telegraph Trail | May 21, 2022 @ 10:10pm 13 hours |
![]() | priscillapink | add | report | Butter (lower) and 1 more | May 21, 2022 @ 9:57pm 13 hours |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | The Telegraph is in beautiful shape for a hike... | May 21, 2022 @ 10:10pm 13 hours | ||
![]() | skillpark | Very well constructed and well planed... | May 21, 2022 @ 9:46pm 13 hours | ||
![]() | report | Tree cleared below kiosk. | May 20, 2022 @ 11:52am 2 days | ||
![]() | report | One tree down between the highway and the kiosk. | May 19, 2022 @ 6:59am May 19, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | Some new trail work be careful of soft edges... | May 18, 2022 @ 9:11am May 18, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Ride SVTS2 awarded -
YES ride2 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,026 awarded -
10 Blue Trails373 awarded -
10 Black Trails151 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge114 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Beaver Valley Lions Park | skill park | Montrose | |
Bonnington Bike Park | skill park | Nelson | |
Castlegar Bike Park | skill park | Castlegar | |
Centennial Dirt Jumps | skill park | Rossland | |
Kaslo Family Mountain Bike Park | skill park | Kaslo |
Local Products
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 | 715 | 885 miles | 262,753 ft | 423 miles | 6,444 ft | 4,381 | 9,977 | 88 | 65,355 | |||
E-Bike | 147 | 293 miles | 38,573 ft | 111 miles | 5,732 ft | 2 | 6,964 | 7 | 820 | |||
Hike | 642 | 845 miles | 199,042 ft | 369 miles | 6,585 ft | 412 | 8,967 | 5 | 3,867 | |||
Trail Running | 637 | 835 miles | 198,524 ft | 366 miles | 6,585 ft | 6 | 8,962 | 8 | 3,404 | |||
Horse | 11 | 92 miles | 5,551 ft | 46 miles | 4,350 ft | 3,808 | 9 | |||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 99 | 196 miles | 11,742 ft | 49 miles | 4,350 ft | 6 | 4,189 | 116 | ||||
Observed Trials | 31 | 119 miles | 6,348 ft | 33 miles | 4,350 ft | 48 | 3 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 51 | 160 miles | 8,205 ft | 42 miles | 4,350 ft | 3,835 | 31 | |||||
Snowmobile | 4 | 49 miles | 3,061 ft | 27 miles | 3,484 ft | 12 | 24 | |||||
Snowshoe | 42 | 60 miles | 10,984 ft | 24 miles | 3,268 ft | 78 | 1 | 410 | ||||
Downhill Ski | 155 | 75 miles | 69,616 ft | 69 miles | 4,413 ft | 5 | 64 | 2,461 | ||||
Backcountry Ski | 18 | 27 miles | 6,699 ft | 7 miles | 5,876 ft | 65 | 2,226 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 70 | 81 miles | 6,457 ft | 31 miles | 5,151 ft | 11 | 4 | 3,002 |
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