7.8 miles
Distance
103 ft
Climb
-6,584 ft
Descent
02:21:38
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Mt. Cartier Upper Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cartier
    Revelstoke, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    Summer
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #16740 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #33372 in Trail Running
    • #42355 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    15 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Canadian Enduro Series

Hiking trail to the alpine. Multi-use trail, so please yield to hikers.

The top section is rough single track with tight hiker corners. The bottom section is faster, rooty, slightly less technical unless wet.

Note: This trail is NOT managed by the Revelstoke Cycling Association.

Disclaimer

Due to the Bridge being unsafe the trail has been closed until further notice.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mt. Cartier Upper hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -6,481 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,994 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,517 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,517 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,037 ft
  • Grade
    -15.8%
  • Grade max
    -89.9%
  • Grade min
    49.1%
  • Distance climb
    515 ft
  • Distance down
    8 miles
  • Distance flat
    463 ft
  • Avg time
    02:21:38
  • Avg reverse time
    06:42:08
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      Apr 21, 2024 @ 10:24pm
      Apr 21, 2024
      		 Is this ever going to be fixed? Sad seeing such a rad trail closed.
      Dec 28, 2020 @ 7:15am
      Dec 28, 2020
      		 reporter Due to the location of the bridge, effective immediately, the Mt. Cartier Lookout Recreation Trail is closed from the lower viewpoint junction...
      Nov 27, 2020 @ 8:37am
      Nov 27, 2020
      		 reporter
      Nov 17, 2020 @ 7:58pm
      Nov 17, 2020
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      Oct 29, 2020 @ 12:00am
      Oct 29, 2020
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