2.3 miles
Distance
92 ft
Climb
-1,815 ft
Descent
00:46:31
Avg time
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Paper Bag Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Svoboda Road
    Nelson, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #10546 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking

Quite possibly thee best, and definitely Nelson’s most notorious trail, the Bag is a good, long fun ride with lots of humbling rock slabs and quick uphills. Connects to the old rail grade at Troop Beach with a 4km pedal back to the Svaboda parking lot.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Paper Bag mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,723 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,842 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,565 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,565 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,841 ft
  • Grade
    -14.3%
  • Grade max
    -80.2%
  • Grade min
    20.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,457 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    390 ft
  • Avg time
    00:46:31
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on Apr 10, 2025
Snow Cover Partial
Avg: 4.17 (41 votes)
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      Paper Bag Trail Reports

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      Apr 10, 2025 @ 9:55am
      Apr 10, 2025
      		 Several trees cleared this morning. One large one left to clear toward the bottom where we ran out of time. See pic. Top of trail still has...
      Nov 15, 2024 @ 8:58am
      Nov 15, 2024
      		 One small tree cleared at the top. All good again.
      Nov 3, 2024 @ 2:00pm
      Nov 3, 2024
      Oct 20, 2024 @ 2:57pm
      Oct 20, 2024
      		 Prime time!
      Oct 17, 2024 @ 12:34pm
      Oct 17, 2024
      		 Cleared three trees this morning. All clear again. Enjoy!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 28.0 km avg distance
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      • 95 rides
      • Last: Apr 15, 2025

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