2 miles
Distance
143 ft
Climb
-852 ft
Descent
00:10:40
Avg time

Sidewinder Details

  • Riding area
    Ridgemont / Fernie Ridge
    Fernie, British Columbia
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    DH, AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Global Ranking
    #9085

A typical access trail into Ridgemont. Rooty climb with plenty of easy switchbacks through the forest for the first section, and then up into an old cut block. Great down as well.

Access Info

Access from the new safe trailhead just behind the yellow gate on the junction of Old Stumpy and 13 Street.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Sidewinder mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -709 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,338 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,047 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,047 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,338 ft
  • Grade
    -8.466%
  • Grade max
    -37.27%
  • Grade min
    19.499%
  • Distance climb
    1,301 ft
  • Distance down
    1 miles
  • Distance flat
    998 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:23:06
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Status:
on Apr 14, 2018
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Avg: 4.4 (13 votes)

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Trail Style
  • ?
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to sidewinder-16605 trailhead (49.513940, -115.035790)
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Sidewinder Trail Reports

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Apr 14, 2018 @ 12:22pm
Apr 14, 2018
 Not very ridable, quite soft from lack of traffic. Don't bother with until dirt season or want pucker tests!
Oct 26, 2017 @ 4:53pm
Oct 26, 2017
Sep 15, 2017 @ 5:45pm
Sep 15, 2017
 reporter All trails are open again! Yay!
Sep 4, 2017 @ 8:03am
Sep 4, 2017
 reporter TRAILS ARE ALL CLOSED DUE TO FIRE HAZARD - SEVERE FINES FOR RIDING OR HIKING
May 23, 2017 @ 6:27pm
May 23, 2017
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Mar 2, 2014 @ 12:56pm
Mar 2, 2014
Sidewinder, Fernie
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Mar 2, 2014 @ 12:56pm
Mar 2, 2014
Sidewinder, Fernie

Trail Lists

Routes with this trail

titleratingdistance
Medium Ridgemont Trail
2 miles
Broken Derailleur/Sidewinder Loop
4 miles
2016 Singletrack 6 - Thule Stage 1: Fernie race
20 miles

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