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2,375 ft
Distance
2 ft
Climb
-170 ft
Descent
00:02:17
Avg time
-165 ft
Altitude change
1,693 ft
Altitude min
1,863 ft
Altitude max
1,863 ft
Altitude start
1,696 ft
Altitude end
-7%
Grade
-40.2%
Grade max
5.7%
Grade min
52 ft
Distance climb
2,103 ft
Distance down
217 ft
Distance flat
00:02:17
Avg time
Simpson Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
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Riding AreaKnox Mountain Park
Kelowna, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC, Fat
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Jump, Gap Jump, Pump Track
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Land Ownercity of kelowna
Downhill pumptrack style trail with berms, woops, doubles, step downs. Designed as a "youth" skills trail, some sections can be "tight" for longer bikes, bigger wheels and bigger dudes... but its super fun
Access Info
Trailhead is at the Knox Mountain Drive and Marsh Access Road junction. By starting up the access road a little ways, you can add in a wallride on the left before dropping in to Simpson.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 23 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 592 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 3,911 rides
- Last: Oct 4, 2026
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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to simpson trailhead
(49.912340, -119.478350)
Photos
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Videos
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mtb
4:53 |
580 |
Apr 12, 2022 , Kelowna
mtb
2:37 |
1055 |
Apr 23, 2021 , Kelowna
mtb
5:38 |
942 |
Apr 27, 2020 , Kelowna
mtb
0:25 |
1552 |
Jul 9, 2018 , Kelowna
Routes with this trail
★ 4.0 • 5 miles • 1,164 ft • 5 • Loop •
For this Sovereign Cycle group ride we're heading up the Apex trail (instead of the road) to the upper...
5 miles • 1,104 ft • 8 • Loop •
A fun loop of Knox with a small traverse on the way down cutting off of Shale Trail to ride all of Simpson.
KelownaMtbJourney
There is actually same amount of climb as descent.. as soon as you connect to shale at the bottom tho it gives some more cutbacks to lengthen descent
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