Mountain Bike

19.8 miles

Distance

4,107 ft

Climb

-4,100 ft

Descent

4,519 ft

High Point

This is the legend. The big epic loop all the way up Stone Free and down Big Ed. Be sure to budget enough time for this big ride, most riders will require several hours to finish.

This is the easier of the Big Ed options, but is still an advanced route and will present a big challenge for most riders.

Look forward to 2016 when Pali Gap will connect Stone Free Again to Tombstone with one long continuous singletrack, eliminating the need to go on any roads

Detailed Description

Honest Ed Epic Loop is a 20 mile moderately popular expert route located near Vernon British Columbia. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 42 trails. This route climbs 4,107 ft with a max elevation of 4,519 ft then descends -4,100 ft.

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North Okanagan Cycling Society (nocs.ca)

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Trails in Route

	High Rim Trail - Lower Kal Park (Bear Valley)				2 miles
	Inevitable				827 ft
	Broken Bits				915 ft
	High Rim Trail - Lower Kal Park (Bear Valley)				26 ft
	Broken Bits				335 ft
	Crosstown Traffic				85 ft
	3 Rings				315 ft
	High Rim Trail - Mid Kal Park				108 ft
	3 Rings				1,529 ft
	Pond Loop				991 ft
	Stone Free				2 miles
	High Rim Trail - Upper Kal Park				1,821 ft
	Upper Stone Free				3,632 ft
	High Rim Trail - Upper Kal Park				26 ft
	Upper Stone Free				1 mile
	High Rim Trail - Upper Kal Park				335 ft
	CJ Express FSR				945 ft
	High Rim Trail - CJ Express				2,753 ft
	CJ Express FSR				2 miles
	Tombstone				2 miles
	Big Ed				1 mile
	Rotten Cabin				1 mile
	High Rim Trail - Upper Kal Park				2,336 ft
	Twisted Sisters				4,236 ft
	Crash of '08				2,382 ft
	Cosens Bay Road				771 ft
	Black Powder				1,394 ft
	Cosens Bay Express				932 ft
	Freaky Creeky				3,146 ft
	Cosens Bay Express				59 ft
	Cosens Bay Trail				33 ft
	Cosens Beach				1,637 ft
	Sidewinder Trail				3,812 ft
	Cosens Bay Trail				331 ft
	Cosens Bay Road				899 ft
	High Rim Trail - Lower Kal Park (Bear Valley)				469 ft
	Gingerly				3,238 ft
	Dew Drops				39 ft
	Gingerly				33 ft
	Dew Drops				66 ft
	Gingerly				3,543 ft
	High Rim Trail - Lower Kal Park (Bear Valley)				3,209 ft

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Riding area

Kelowna
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Physical rating

Hard

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Altitude min

1,288 ft
Altitude start

1,635 ft
Altitude end

1,640 ft
Grade max

-91.4%
Grade min

52.7%
Distance climb

10 miles
Distance down

8 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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trail	date	description
Rotten Cabin	Mar 27, 2023 @ 1:28pm 1 day	Hiked trail and cleared all downed trees from HRT to Fraidy Cat.
Black Powder	Mar 6, 2023 @ 12:53pm Mar 6, 2023	A mix of frozen dirt and snow, no ice. Good riding.
Twisted Sisters	Mar 6, 2023 @ 12:52pm Mar 6, 2023	Very good shape overall. A bit loose on the top half but lots of fun.
Stone Free	Mar 4, 2023 @ 1:23pm Mar 4, 2023	Very good climbing and great descent.
Pond Loop	Feb 26, 2023 @ 3:13pm Feb 26, 2023

Honest Ed Epic Loop route

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