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2.1 miles
Distance
178 ft
Climb
-215 ft
Descent
00:18:06
Avg time
-38 ft
Altitude change
3,538 ft
Altitude min
3,643 ft
Altitude max
3,627 ft
Altitude start
3,589 ft
Altitude end
-0.3%
Grade
-25.5%
Grade max
17.5%
Grade min
4,770 ft
Distance climb
4,511 ft
Distance down
1,759 ft
Distance flat
00:18:06
Avg time
Big Tree Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaCranbrook Community Forest
Cranbrook, British Columbia -
Ref Number#026
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 80 in E-Biking
- 95 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Global Ranking#79029 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #34036 in E-Biking
- #94628 in Trail Running
- #144455 in Hiking
- #20071 in Horseback
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Provincial Ranking#3,853 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #2,352 in E-Biking
- #5,467 in Trail Running
- #8,514 in Hiking
- #356 in Horseback
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingEasy
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailTeeter Totter
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Land OwnerFLNROD
A long meandering trail that will take you to some of the best views in the Cranbrook area.
Access Info
Acces from Going up or Loggers lane
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 66 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
All
- 458 rides
- Last: Oct 14, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to big-tree-trail trailhead
(49.507750, -115.708970)
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Routes with this trail
★ 1.0 • 16 miles • 1,685 ft • 37 • Loop •
This route shows the trails that will be groomed with the Snow Dogs in 2020.
★ 1.4 • 11 miles • 1,490 ft • 30 • Loop •
Cranbrook forest - longer bonehead/bigtree/knights/coaster/chicken loop
★ 1.4 • 11 miles • 1,272 ft • 32 •
Designated Forest Loops Trail as per Cranbrook Community Forest trail map.
3 Reviews & Comments
sncolbert
Big Tree was closed due to logging at the start of trail head. We veered back up and took THe Bumps to Loggers Lane then dripped back into Big tree. Took Roller Coaster back to College parking.
smaher
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