Merry Go Round Details

Riding area

Merry Creek
AKA

Merry-go-Round
Difficulty rating

Blue
Trail type

Singletrack
Bike type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Uphill Primary
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical rating

Hard
Season

March-November
TTFs on trail

Bridge
Global Ranking

#664
Year Opened

2014

The climbing trail to access Hail Merry and also a great beginner descent. No TTFs but the infamous "Cliff Hanger" bridge is something that needs to be seen. The climb is quite strenuous with lots of challenging switchbacks and a fairly consistent grade that doesn't offer much chance for recovery. The descent provides a good challenge to an unconfident beginner rider while still being a smooth fast twisty ride for the more skilled riders.

Access Info

2km up Merry Creek FSR is the parking lot. Head up the bottom of Hail Merry and take the first right fork on the bridge.

Local Trail Association

Castlegar Parks and Trails Society (friendsoftrails.org)
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More Stats for Merry Go Round mountain bike trail

Altitude change

668 ft
Altitude min

2,584 ft
Altitude max

3,263 ft
Altitude start

2,595 ft
Altitude end

3,263 ft
Grade

13.092%
Grade max

-37.956%
Grade min

70.478%
Distance climb

3,552 ft
Distance down

804 ft
Distance flat

744 ft
Avg time

00:20:31
Avg reverse time

00:10:18
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Status:

on May 27, 2017

Dry

Layers winter

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Merry Creek

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	date	description
	May 27, 2017 @ 2:08pm 1 days	Smooth and flowing
	Aug 16, 2016 @ 6:14pm Aug 16, 2016	good shape
	Apr 17, 2016 @ 11:47am Apr 17, 2016
	Mar 26, 2016 @ 10:47am Mar 26, 2016	Checked out the base of the trail and still lots of snow. Tracks showed someone had descended but the trail was more snow than not so doubt it...

Merry Go Round