Mountain Bike

24.9 miles

Distance

5,135 ft

Climb

-5,135 ft

Descent

3,666 ft

High Point

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Ididaride will start close to downtown Kaslo on the shores of Kootenay. Begins with a climb out of town on Jimmy Crack corn. The climbing only continues from there, with another 4 km and 400 m of sustained climbing on Branch 7 FSR up the eastern slopes of Mount Buchanan.Next is it’s onto the Access trail that traverses the mountain heading west. The trail is rugged and steep in places, The Access trail descends to the wagon road, then onto a bridge to cross the Kaslo River and accesses the True Blue Trail network. This part of the course includes a couple of stiff climbs up Spanish Moss and the new Strawberry Ridge trail, before descending back to the airport and down to the river valley. This is where you’ll wind through the woods back into town to finish on the lakeshore in the village of Kaslo.

Detailed Description

2017 Ididaride 40km - Kaslo is a 25 mile intermediate race route located near Kaslo British Columbia. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 8 trails. This route climbs 5,135 ft with a max elevation of 3,666 ft then descends -5,135 ft.

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Route Sections

1	Timed Section 1 mile distance 40 ft climb -580 ft descent

Trails in Route

	Wagon Road - Kaslo				3,950 ft
	Spanish Moss				2 miles
	Sleepy Hollow				2 miles
	Strawberry Ridge Access Road				1 mile
	Lower Strawberry				2,992 ft
	Lettrari Loop trail				2 miles
	West Access Trail				3 miles

Details

Race Course
Riding area

Kaslo
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Bike type

AM, XC
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for 2017 Ididaride 40km - Kaslo mountain bike route

Avg time

8 hr 16 min
Altitude change

-1 ft
Altitude min

1,782 ft
Altitude start

1,783 ft
Altitude end

1,781 ft
Grade max

-80.9%
Grade min

68.6%
Distance climb

11 miles
Distance down

11 miles
Distance flat

2 miles

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trail	date	description
Sleepy Hollow	Jun 17, 2025 @ 4:25pm 2 days
Lower Strawberry	Jun 17, 2025 @ 4:25pm 2 days
West Access Trail	Jun 9, 2025 @ 5:09am Jun 9, 2025	one tree down on new eastbound climb alternate in the cutblock
Spanish Moss	Sep 26, 2024 @ 3:16pm Sep 26, 2024	reporter
Strawberry Ridge Access Road	Oct 7, 2023 @ 11:21am Oct 7, 2023