2.0 miles
Distance
2,304 ft
Climb
-33 ft
Descent
02:17:50
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  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Morrissey Ridge
    Fernie, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #92 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Hiking [+]
    • 60 in Trail Running
  • Land Owner
    Parastone

A steep zig and zag up the ridgeline towards the summit of Morrissey Ridge. The trail is easy to follow.

Safety note: You are in bear country, so bear spray is advised.

Access Info

Quite a tough one to find. Head out of Fernie on Coal Creek Road for about 2.5km and then turn left into Rifle Range Road. Head up here for about 2km, and just before a big hairpin that turns to the left as you are heading up (you can see it ahead), you are looking for a right turn spur road that goes up another 1.3km to the trailhead. An SUV is preferable.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Heaven's Gate (aka Fernie Ridge, HIKING ONLY) hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,273 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,613 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,885 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,613 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,886 ft
  • Grade
    21.4%
  • Grade max
    -18.4%
  • Grade min
    85.6%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    486 ft
  • Distance flat
    407 ft
  • Avg time
    02:17:50
  • Avg reverse time
    01:51:35
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on Jun 25, 2023
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      Heaven's Gate... Trail Reports

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      Jun 25, 2023 @ 7:20pm
      Jun 25, 2023
      		 The entire trail is in great shape. No deadfall.
      Jul 1, 2022 @ 11:15am
      Jul 1, 2022
      		 Trail is clear from bottom to top! Some lovely trail fairy took a chainsaw up and cleared out a bunch of trees. There is some snow at ridge top...
      Jun 16, 2020 @ 8:29am
      Jun 16, 2020
      		 Called the number on the board at the bottom of rifle range road and was given permission to drive up and access trails. Parked at Contra TH as...
      Feb 19, 2020 @ 12:44pm
      Feb 19, 2020
      		 reporter
      Sep 15, 2017 @ 5:45pm
      Sep 15, 2017
      		 reporter All trails are open again! Yay!
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