1.5 miles
Distance
377 ft
Climb
-176 ft
Descent
00:36:06
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Fairy Creek Falls Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Mount Proctor
    Fernie, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #92480 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #33275 in E-Biking
    • #7349 in Trail Running
    • #2603 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in E-Biking
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
    • 70 in Snowshoeing

This trail runs from the Visitor Centre to Fairy Creek Waterfall. The trail is rated as "easy" but has a few gentle ups and downs. It is well signposted.

This is a beautiful hike along the creek all the way to the waterfall through the forest. Plenty of opportunities to get down to the water's edge and ending at the beautiful Fairy Creek Waterfall. You can get right to the base of the falls and even to check out the top.

Access Info

Start at the Fernie Visitor Centre.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Fairy Creek Falls hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    201 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,316 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,544 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,316 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,517 ft
  • Grade
    2.6%
  • Grade max
    -28.7%
  • Grade min
    29.2%
  • Distance climb
    4,196 ft
  • Distance down
    2,608 ft
  • Distance flat
    879 ft
  • Avg time
    00:36:06
  • Avg reverse time
    00:28:48
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on Jul 27, 2022
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      Fairy Creek Falls Trail Reports

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      Jul 27, 2022 @ 12:51pm
      Jul 27, 2022
      		 All clear and good to hike.
      Jun 20, 2022 @ 6:12am
      Jun 20, 2022
      Apr 30, 2022 @ 6:27am
      Apr 30, 2022
      		 Still several snow/ice patches. In fine shape for hiking but not the best for biking yet.
      Apr 23, 2022 @ 11:11am
      Apr 23, 2022
      Dec 27, 2021 @ 11:26am
      Dec 27, 2021
      		 Can almost get to the end, but the trail dies and there's avalanche conditions pretty close to the falls for the last 200m or so
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
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      • 1,355 rides
      • Last: May 25, 2023

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      Oct 19, 2021 @ 10:42am
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