Mountain Bike

9.7 miles

Distance

1,958 ft

Climb

-1,956 ft

Descent

3,079 ft

High Point

Nice long climb with some rewarding downhill to get back. Physically challenging climb, but very doable for fit individuals or those building up to it. Almost all trails are blue single-track, keeping the use of double-tracks to a minimum.

Detailed Description

Back in the Saddle is a 10 mile popular intermediate route located near Kelowna British Columbia. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 33 trails. This route climbs 1,958 ft with a max elevation of 3,079 ft then descends -1,956 ft.

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Friends of the South Slopes Society (foss-kelowna.org)

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Trails in Route

	Bench				217 ft
	Lost Lake Trail				3,386 ft
	Spring Bypass				1,942 ft
	Windfall				525 ft
	Windfall 2 LLT				361 ft
	Lost Lake Trail				85 ft
	Woolley's Revenge				722 ft
	Lost Lake Trail				912 ft
	Galloping				728 ft
	Lost Lake Trail				210 ft
	Race Classic				5,217 ft
	Lookout Trail				1,690 ft
	Saddle				1,421 ft
	Lower Swamp Thing				636 ft
	Vapour Lower				331 ft
	Outhouse				1,401 ft
	Grassy				4,469 ft
	Lost Lake Trail				2,782 ft
	Lost Lake Loop				3,035 ft
	The Moose				554 ft
	Piper's				1,594 ft
	Myra Bailout				3,478 ft
	Fairlane				1 mile
	Jawbone				965 ft
	Fairlane Loop East				699 ft
	Fairlane				1,047 ft
	Fairlane Loop East				49 ft
	Fairlane				69 ft
	Fairlane Loop East				43 ft
	Fairlane				4,026 ft
	Lost Lake Trail				1,053 ft
	Bench				217 ft

Details

Riding area

Crawford Trails
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate

More Stats for Back in the Saddle mountain bike route

Avg time

3 hr 38 min
Altitude min

1,738 ft
Altitude start

1,738 ft
Altitude end

1,739 ft
Grade max

-51.2%
Grade min

34.6%
Distance climb

5 miles
Distance down

5 miles
Distance flat

2,477 ft

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Spring Bypass	May 10, 2025 @ 8:11am 3 days
	Jawbone	Apr 21, 2025 @ 11:57am Apr 21, 2025
	Lost Lake Loop	Apr 21, 2025 @ 11:57am Apr 21, 2025
	Myra Bailout	Apr 21, 2025 @ 11:57am Apr 21, 2025
	Galloping	Apr 20, 2025 @ 8:52am Apr 20, 2025