16.9 miles
Distance
3,950 ft
Climb
-3,968 ft
Descent
4,519 ft
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Big Ed Loop is a 17 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Kelowna British Columbia. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 26 trails. This route climbs 3,950 ft with a max elevation of 4,519 ft then descends -3,968 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Physical rating
    Hard
More Stats for Big Ed Loop mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    6 hr 50 min
  • Altitude change
    -18 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,549 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,757 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,739 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -78.3%
  • Grade min
    142.5%
  • Distance climb
    9 miles
  • Distance down
    7 miles
  • Distance flat
    5,069 ft
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Big Ed - Kalamalka Park
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Pali Gap
Dec 3, 2023 @ 1:25am
12 hours
Rode a week ago so report actually from Nov 25. Must've come across 6-8 trees down from the parking lot through Stone Free/Upper/Pali until Be Kind. Made the climb very frustrating but otherwise enjoyable. Some snow in the more open sections but overall conditions were good and climbed very well even in the -3°C cold.
Stone Free
Dec 3, 2023 @ 1:24am
12 hours
Rode a week ago so report actually from Nov 25. Must've come across 6-8 trees down from the parking lot through Stone Free/Upper/Pali until Be Kind. Made the climb very frustrating but otherwise enjoyable. Some snow in the more open sections but overall conditions were good and climbed very well even in the -3°C cold.
Upper Stone Free
Dec 3, 2023 @ 1:21am
12 hours
Rode a week ago so report actually from Nov 25. Must've come across 6-8 trees down from the parking lot through Stone Free/Upper/Pali until Be Kind. Made the climb very frustrating but otherwise enjoyable.
Pond Loop
Dec 1, 2023 @ 2:34am
2 days
Frozen dirt with a skiff of snow
Cabin
Dec 1, 2023 @ 2:34am
2 days
Frozen dirt with a skiff of snow
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