2.3 miles
Distance
92 ft
Climb
-1,812 ft
Descent
00:43:15
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 [+]
    • 70 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
    -1,719 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,842 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,565 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,561 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,841 ft
  • Grade
    -14.3%
  • Grade max
    -80.2%
  • Grade min
    20.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,496 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    404 ft
  • Avg time
    00:43:15
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on Nov 25, 2023
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.2 (40 votes)
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      Paper Bag Trail Reports

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      Nov 25, 2023 @ 2:36pm
      3 days
      		 Snow for most of the trail. Dirt starts toward the top of the sandy chutes. Your fun may vary.
      Sep 27, 2023 @ 7:26am
      Sep 27, 2023
      Sep 25, 2023 @ 4:02pm
      Sep 25, 2023
      		 Tacky up top, loose and dusty at the bottom in spite of the recent rain. Some very eroded sections in the chutes mid-way down. Either way, still...
      Aug 23, 2023 @ 12:02pm
      Aug 23, 2023
      		 Well soaked. About as ideal as it gets.
      Aug 11, 2023 @ 8:32am
      Aug 11, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 71 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 811 rides
      • Last: Nov 25, 2023

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      Oct 18, 2022 @ 5:38pm
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      Oct 1, 2022 @ 10:00pm
      Oct 1, 2022
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      Jul 22, 2022 @ 2:26pm
      Jul 22, 2022

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