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3,698 ft
Distance
-938 ft
Descent
00:07:31
Avg time
-939 ft
Altitude change
2,299 ft
Altitude min
3,239 ft
Altitude max
3,239 ft
Altitude start
2,300 ft
Altitude end
-25.4%
Grade
-63.5%
Grade max
-6.6%
Grade min
16 ft
Distance climb
3,684 ft
Distance down
00:07:31
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Drifter Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSalmo Ski Hill Trails
Salmo, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#2,735 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #12,764 in Trail Running
- #6,136 in Hiking
- #309 in Winter Fat Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC
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Season3 season
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Ride in RainYes
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Land Owner
Raw and old school, built before the trail society existed. Once a loamer, still a super fun rocky and rooty drifter. One steep pitch mid trail with no easy out, a couple drops and jumps all with ride arounds, and a slightly spicy exit to the ski hill road.
Access Info
Climb either Sunset east or west then take Sunrise trail to link up to Drifter the first section of True Blue. Drifter is a sharp left after the rock roll on True Blue.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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Past Week
- 2 rides
- 8 miles average
6 Months
- 43 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
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- 151 rides
- Last: Oct 6, 2026
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Directions to drifter-41753 trailhead
(49.175770, -117.300110)
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Jun 21, 2020 , Salmo
Routes with this trail
Salmo Virtual Funduro Archived
9 miles • 3,183 ft • 13 • Race •
Salmo Virtual Enduro October 4th-12th Ride True Blue, Full Inducer and Drifter using Strava to record your...
★ 1.0 • 10 miles • 3,225 ft • 14 • Loop • Race •
SALMO ENDURO COURSE STAGE 1 FULL INDUCER STAGE 2 DRIFTER STAGE 3 FULL TRUE BLUE TO SUNSET FINISH
3 Reviews & Comments
kyleluvsdh
It would be really sick if they open up the T-Bar and be BC's first and only T-Bar accessible bike park! And the second in Canada that I know of. It'd be sick, this place looks like a hoot, I'm stoked to check this track out next season 
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pkahlke
I can't believe it's still loam after all these years! Get it before it's gone!
bramski
Sweet steep steep forest loam. Definitely some sections to cool your brakes, one committing steep line somewhere in the middle and some big compression areas toward the bottom.
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