2.3 miles
Distance
92 ft
Climb
-1,084 ft
Descent
00:24:25
Avg time
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Butter (upper) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Rosebery
    New Denver, British Columbia
  • AKA
    Butters, Mt. Butters
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    June through October
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #13915 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #75822 in Trail Running
    • #54265 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Rec sites and Trails BC
  • OSM Way
    #309858745

Hand built single track flow trail. Fun and beautiful for all abilities with great views to Valhalla Provincial Park. Taking some abuse as it becomes more popular. You can shuttle it or bike up the logging road for a good 2 to 3 hour round trip spin. Borders private property on the bottom so be courteous.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Butter (upper) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -992 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,405 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,423 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,397 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,406 ft
  • Grade
    -8.2%
  • Grade max
    -65.6%
  • Grade min
    17.8%
  • Distance climb
    1,726 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,302 ft
  • Avg time
    00:24:25
  • Avg reverse time
    01:08:21
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on May 11, 2025
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Avg: 4.1 (24 votes)
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      Butter (upper) Trail Reports

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      May 11, 2025 @ 6:54pm
      May 11, 2025
      After a mammoth trail day on Saturday, Upper Butter is now clear of all blowdown, raked and ready to ride! There were a lot of trees to clear -...
      May 9, 2025 @ 4:47pm
      May 9, 2025
      		 Blown down trees for most of the trail. Between the elevation of 1100m to 1300m no pedalling happening. Same goes for butter me up
      Aug 17, 2024 @ 1:57pm
      Aug 17, 2024
      		 Thank you to the Trail Builder who developed and maintained this trail. Lots of great work.
      Jul 5, 2024 @ 4:03am
      Jul 5, 2024
      Aug 5, 2023 @ 11:35am
      Aug 5, 2023
      		 reporter Flowing smoothly. Dry, but not blown out at all,
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 30.1 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 7 rides
      • 29.1 km avg distance
      All
      • 171 rides
      • Last: Jun 15, 2025

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      Aug 18, 2024 @ 11:01am
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      Aug 18, 2024 @ 11:01am
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      Jun 21, 2021 @ 8:17am
      Jun 21, 2021

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