2,094 ft
Distance
4 ft
Climb
-255 ft
Descent
00:02:38
Avg time

Milky Way (upper) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Monte Christo - KC
    Rossland, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    April - Nov
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face, Skinny
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #11940 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #28412 in Trail Running
    • #48630 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in E-Biking
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking

Upper Milky Way is a smooth bench cut trail with some natural technical features including off camber roots, rocks, a small optional bridge drop and a small rock roll/drop with a transition bridge. The trail caters to all skill levels and descends via fast, poppy corners and well organized swoopy trail. Upper Milky Way can be a fast, fun connector linking trails to Lower Milky Way and can be incorporated on a number of different rides. The trail is accessed from the Northstar Trail or just below the midway point via Pale Ale. The trail also links smoothly with the KC ridge trail which exits on North Star. Be sure to reward the purveyors of your smile with a donation to the KCTS so they can continue to build and maintain awesome grinners like this one.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Milky Way (upper) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -252 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,419 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,672 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,672 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,421 ft
  • Grade
    -12.013%
  • Grade max
    -37.339%
  • Grade min
    5.67%
  • Distance climb
    65 ft
  • Distance down
    1,877 ft
  • Distance flat
    121 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:55
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on Nov 17, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.1 (9 votes)
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      Milky Way (upper) Trail Reports

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      Nov 17, 2023 @ 2:45pm
      Nov 17, 2023
      		 80% snow free..no issue riding
      Sep 3, 2023 @ 12:54pm
      Sep 3, 2023
      Sep 1, 2023 @ 8:39am
      Sep 1, 2023
      May 14, 2023 @ 8:11pm
      May 14, 2023
      		 aside from very minor water on a couple of the top switchbacks, all good
      May 4, 2023 @ 6:55pm
      May 4, 2023
      		 reporter Snow is gone, the regular wet spots are muddy, otherwise good to go
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 179 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
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      • 2,154 rides
      • Last: Aug 12, 2023

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      Sep 3, 2023 @ 9:21am
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      Nov 28, 2009 @ 1:09pm
      Nov 28, 2009
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      May 29, 2009 @ 6:51pm
      May 29, 2009
      | 8 comments
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      Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:39pm
      Sep 25, 2007

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