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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
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%
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- 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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- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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- Green
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- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Region Details
- 134
- 18
- 144
- 197
- 104
- 32
- 1
Region Status
Open as of 3 hoursStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 825
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 634
- Trails E-Bike
- 93
- Trails Hike
- 632
- Trails Trail Running
- 628
- Trails Dirtbike
- 90
- Trails Observed Trials
- 28
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 42
- Trails Snowshoe
- 9
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 79
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 16
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 952 miles
- Total Descent
- 302,140 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,571 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,922 ft
- Reports
- 4,737
- Photos
- 2,854
- Ridden Counter
- 54,844
Sub Regions
- Ainsworth (0)
- Castlegar (46)
- Merry Creek (7)
- Millennium Park (0)
- Rialto (5)
- Selkirk College (18)
- Urban Trails (7)
- Waterloo Trails (9)
- Fruitvale (2)
- Kaslo (72)
- Montrose (2)
- Nakusp (45)
- Box Lake (9)
- Mt. Abriel (35)
- Nelson (239)
- Blewett (8)
- Giveout and Gold Creek (36)
- Morning Mountain (18)
- Mountain Station (48)
- Nelson's North Shore (39)
- Rover Creek (14)
- Shannon Pass (6)
- Smallwood Creek (13)
- Svoboda Road (26)
- Whitewater Gravity Trails (5)
- New Denver (46)
- Idaho Peak (12)
- Rosebery (10)
- Pass Creek (2)
- Rossland (158)
- Downtown Rossland (15)
- Malde Creek (31)
- Monte Christo - KC (51)
- Neptune Creek (14)
- Red Mountain (20)
- Redstone (15)
- Rossland Range (10)
- Salmo (15)
- Salmo Ski Area (15)
- Slocan (3)
- Trail (10)
- Trail Bluffs (7)
- Warfield (2)
- Ymir (7)
- Quartz Creek (7)
- Quartz Qreek (0)
- Whitewater Ski Resort (1)
Popular West Kootenays Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Summits Rossland Range | |||
| Lefty Morning Mountain | |||
| The Dewdney Trail Rossland Range | |||
| Bottoms Up Morning Mountain | |||
| Parking Lot Connector Morning Mountain | |||
| Turnstyles Morning Mountain | |||
| Upper Bottoms Morning Mountain | |||
| Seven Summits (Sunspot to Lepsoe) w Rossland Range | |||
| Seven Summits (to Sunspot) w Rossland Range | |||
| Whiskey Malde Creek | |||
| Monticola Neptune Creek | |||
| Mister Slave Morning Mountain | |||
| Redtop Red Mountain | |||
| Miners Red Mountain | |||
| Milky Way (lower) Monte Christo - KC |
West Kootenays Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bluffs / Sunningdale (Loop) Trail Bluffs | 9 miles | |
| Strawberry Ride 2019 True Blue Recreation Area | 10 miles | |
| 4 Points Rossland Range | 38 miles | |
| Larch Ridge - Monticola Loop Neptune Creek | 5 miles | |
| Moe's / Caldera / Drifter Downtown Rossland | 3 miles | |
| Seven Summits / Dewdney (IMBA Epic) Rossland Range | 22 miles | |
| SMDA - Crown Point Rossland | 25 miles | |
| Techno Grind / North Star / Milky Way Loop Downtown Rossland | 6 miles | |
| Drake's / Doukhobor / Tamarack / Crown Point Malde Creek | 12 miles | |
| KC Ridge / Milky Way Loop Downtown Rossland | 5 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 10 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 22 rides
- 6 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 102 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
Photos of West Kootenays Mountain Bike
trail: Goose Creek Trail
73 |
Oct 22, 2018 @ 5:18pm
Oct 22, 2018
trail: Fat Chance
57 |
Sep 3, 2018 @ 10:12pm
Sep 3, 2018
trail: Slabalanche
388 |
Oct 20, 2014 @ 1:04pm
Oct 20, 2014
trail: Slabalanche
2,498 | | 1 comments
Sep 28, 2011 @ 10:50am
Sep 28, 2011Videos of West Kootenays Mountain Bike
trail: Cherry Poppins
1:43 |
6263 |
Dec 22, 2019
trail: 13 Steps to Doom
3:09 |
7486 |
Nov 26, 2019
trail: Smiling Buddha
0:15 |
19 |
Nov 9, 2019
trail: Captain Kangaroo
15:52 |
54 |
Oct 3, 2019
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiling Buddha Mountain Station | Mar 28, 2020 @ 12:06pm Mar 28, 2020 | Snow Packed | JerMar | Top section - Not rideable. Rotten snow... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandiflorum Rialto | Apr 3, 2020 @ 5:46pm 3 hours | Snow Covered | nkleinz | ||
| Femur Svoboda Road | Apr 2, 2020 @ 9:54pm 23 hours | Dry | Danksi | ||
| Middle Earth Svoboda Road | Apr 2, 2020 @ 9:52pm 23 hours | Snow Covered | Danksi | ||
| Lower Hangnail Svoboda Road | Apr 1, 2020 @ 8:54am 2 days | Ideal | kwl1 | ||
| Bluffs Loop Trail Bluffs | Mar 29, 2020 @ 10:50pm Mar 29, 2020 | Variable | Gregdogg | ||
| Sunningdale Trail Bluffs | Mar 29, 2020 @ 10:48pm Mar 29, 2020 | Variable | Gregdogg | ||
| Rusty Chainsaw Trail Bluffs | Mar 29, 2020 @ 10:46pm Mar 29, 2020 | Variable | Gregdogg | ||
| Pipe Line 1 Selkirk College | Mar 28, 2020 @ 7:24pm Mar 28, 2020 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | Metric-MrShades | ||
| Powerline Connector Waterloo Trails | Mar 28, 2020 @ 7:20pm Mar 28, 2020 | Variable | Metric-MrShades | ||
| Go With The Flow Waterloo Trails | Mar 28, 2020 @ 7:18pm Mar 28, 2020 | Prevalent Mud | Metric-MrShades |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | nkleinz | add | report | Grandiflorum | Apr 3, 2020 @ 5:48pm 3 hours |
 | jrcd | vote | trail | Malde Creek FSR | Apr 3, 2020 @ 3:49pm 5 hours |
 | Danksi | add | report | Middle Earth and 1 more | Apr 2, 2020 @ 9:52pm 23 hours |
 | nathan999x | add | video | Wet, Sloppy, Fun | Lower Hangnail, Nelson BC, Nathan's Trail Previews | Apr 2, 2020 @ 6:51am 2 days |
 | spyguy | add | video | The Awakener (From the Top) - Castlegar, BC | Apr 1, 2020 @ 4:05pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | Are all the trails out there clear? | Mar 22, 2020 @ 5:55pm Mar 22, 2020 | ||
 | trail | This is a multi use trail. I built part of... | Feb 25, 2020 @ 3:55pm Feb 25, 2020 | ||
| trail | This is a multi use trail/two track The trail... | Feb 25, 2020 @ 3:51pm Feb 25, 2020 | ||
| trail | Hmm, apparently the gate is to deal with dirt... | Nov 29, 2019 @ 9:06pm Nov 29, 2019 | ||
| trail | Anyone who is planning to ride this trail as... | Nov 25, 2019 @ 7:31pm Nov 25, 2019 |
Local Badges
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Descent 10k Badge39 awarded -
10 Black Trails66 awarded -
10 Blue Trails137 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge46 awarded -
Big Ride 30k154 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Pump Park | skill park | Kaslo |
Upcoming Local Events
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
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- Kootenay Sufferfest
- KCTS
- City of Rossland
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Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
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- Kootenay Sufferfest
- KCTS
- City of Rossland
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