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2.8 miles
Distance
90 ft
Climb
-1,652 ft
Descent
00:40:53
Avg time
-1,561 ft
Altitude change
3,245 ft
Altitude min
4,806 ft
Altitude max
4,806 ft
Altitude start
3,245 ft
Altitude end
-10.7%
Grade
-55.6%
Grade max
28.2%
Grade min
1,627 ft
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
741 ft
Distance flat
00:40:53
Avg time
Captain Kangaroo Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaMerry Creek
Castlegar, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (2 votes)
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in E-Biking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBridge, Log Ride, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Skinny
Captain Kangaroo is an expert level ride with numerous rock rolls, rock slabs, boardwalks and a steep forested section with a few log skinnies to test your skill It's well worth the climb up the Mr. Green Jeans trail to access the Captain.
Access Info
From the parking lot, climb up Merry Go Round and Mr. Green Jeans to the top of the Captain.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 13 miles average
6 Months
- 121 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 561 rides
- Last: Oct 17, 2026
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Directions to captain-kangaroo trailhead
(49.305530, -117.716410)
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25 Reviews & Comments
EvanzswEuF
Incredible trail. Easier side of black for the kootenays but still a hard black compared to almost anywhere else
guitarmy
Absolute banger, top 3 trail for me. Get it!
lukeolson13
Most the dirt steeps are in pretty bad shape right now. I found a number of the rock features to be not intuitive and more awkward than a fun challenge. In hindsight I would've lapped the lower trails over doing this
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