Mountain Bike

14.0 miles

Distance

3,647 ft

Climb

-4,884 ft

Descent

1 mile

High Point

Use the Mile One Express lift to take a bite out of the significant climb to Panorama's summit ridge. From the top of the Mile One Express take Mercy Me. Turn left on the first service road and look for the Hopeful Adventure sign. Stay on the service road and follow Summit Access signs. Once you reach the summit, head south east into Taynton bowl. Follow the Summit to Hopeful signs. Single track from the end of the winter ski area boundary takes you past Goldie Lake to a pass where you will find the old McKay Outfitter's cabins. After a right turn and a few hundred meters your 5.7 km single track descent begins. Hopeful Adventure is primarily located within the Panorama Mountain Resort Controlled Recreation Area (CRA), Motorized vehicles are prohibited. Visit www.panoramaresort.com/cra for more detail.

Detailed Description

Hopeful Adventure is a 14 mile popular expert route located near Invermere British Columbia. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 10 trails. This route climbs 3,647 ft with a max elevation of 7,903 ft then descends -4,884 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Let It Ride				1,503 ft
	Mercy Me				2,060 ft
	Summit Access				4 miles
	Outback Ridge
	McKay				2 miles
	Hopeful				4 miles
	Mercy Me				2,139 ft
	Let It Ride				3,330 ft
	Valley Trail (Main Loop)				1,188 ft
	Summit Uptrack

Details

Riding area

Panorama Mountain Resort
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Other Activities
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

Yes
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for Hopeful Adventure mountain bike route

Avg time

25 hr 41 min
Altitude min

3,888 ft
Altitude start

5,126 ft
Altitude end

3,888 ft
Grade

-1.7%
Grade max

-70.3%
Grade min

54%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

7 miles
Distance flat

1,975 ft

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trail	date	description
Summit Access	Sep 2, 2024 @ 8:11am Sep 2, 2024
Outback Ridge	Sep 2, 2024 @ 8:11am Sep 2, 2024
Mercy Me	Sep 2, 2024 @ 8:09am Sep 2, 2024
Let It Ride	Sep 2, 2024 @ 8:09am Sep 2, 2024
McKay	Aug 25, 2024 @ 11:22am Aug 25, 2024	Reports of significant number of trees down after major storm. Use caution. Please report specific locations using Trailforks.