Mountain Bike

12.2 miles

Distance

1,932 ft

Climb

-2,279 ft

Descent

4,029 ft

High Point

Start downtown, and head to Upper Drake's via the Trans Canada Trail (accessed from Dunn Cres.) Ride the constantly changing up/down of Drake's and Doukhobor Draw, and then grind up Tamarac. Turn left just before the end of Tamarac to go down Upper Whiskey. Ride down Malde Creek FSR until you hit Birch Main, and hang a right. Alternatively you could add in Whiskey on the Rocks here, but it is usually skipped on this ride. Ride Birch Main out to Crown Royal, and head down the big descent of Crown Royal and Crown Point. Keep going down the Upper Switchback until you hit the Railgrade, then head up (left). Drop right into Rubberhead and ride up Louie Joe to get back to town. If the tank is running on empty near the end, it's less climbing to just stay on the Railgrade all the way back up, skipping Rubberhead and Louie Joe.

Detailed Description

Drake's / Doukhobor / Tamarack / Crown Point is a 12 mile popular expert route located near Rossland British Columbia. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 16 trails. This route climbs 1,932 ft with a max elevation of 4,029 ft then descends -2,279 ft.

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Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (www.kcts.ca)

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2015 Rossland Mountain Bike Trail Guide
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Trails in Route

	Drake's (upper)				2 miles
	Drake's Farm Road				2,365 ft
	Doukhobor				1 mile
	Tamarack				1 mile
	Whiskey (upper)				719 ft
	Malde Creek FSR				1,713 ft
	Birch Main				2 miles
	Crown Point (upper)				2,008 ft
	007				1,001 ft
	Crown Point (lower)				2 miles
	Gas Line Road				135 ft
	Upper Switchback				2,093 ft
	Railgrade				1 mile
	Rubberhead				3,845 ft
	Louie Joe (lower)				915 ft
	Louie Joe (upper)				2,326 ft

Details

Riding area

Malde Creek
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

4

More Stats for Drake's / Doukhobor / Tamarack / Crown Point mountain bike route

Avg time

4 hr 4 min
Altitude min

2,607 ft
Altitude start

3,496 ft
Altitude end

3,150 ft
Grade

-0.5%
Grade max

-55%
Grade min

55.8%
Distance climb

6 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

3,202 ft

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trail	date	description
Doukhobor	Apr 28, 2025 @ 8:17am 1 day	Out strolling and was stopped by lots of downed trees. Probably not even worth an adventure until the trail crew gets through here
Rubberhead	Apr 25, 2025 @ 3:36pm Apr 25, 2025	Trail in good shape. Tree down in lower rubberhead. Some muddy spots.
Upper Switchback	Apr 20, 2025 @ 10:42am Apr 20, 2025
Louie Joe (upper)	Apr 18, 2025 @ 6:31pm Apr 18, 2025
Louie Joe (lower)	Apr 18, 2025 @ 6:31pm Apr 18, 2025