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3,107 ft
Distance
-446 ft
Descent
00:04:56
Avg time
-446 ft
Altitude change
3,662 ft
Altitude min
4,109 ft
Altitude max
4,109 ft
Altitude start
3,661 ft
Altitude end
-14.4%
Grade
-47.8%
Grade max
-6%
Grade min
3,107 ft
Distance down
00:04:56
Avg time
Snakebite Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaMount Fernie Provincial Park
Fernie, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (3 votes)
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in E-Biking
- 50 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#2,810 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #2,695 in E-Biking
- #8,744 in Trail Running
- #9,022 in Hiking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail ExposureNormal
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailA-Frame, Drop
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Land OwnerFernie Alpine Resort
Twisty flowing downhill - old school and natural in character with plenty of roots. Good fun, but over way too quick. Most will carry on up to Verboten for the longer ride. Moderate drops.
Access Info
Climb Gorby Road to the top, take a right up the Red Tree Road and follow for 300m, trail will be on the right.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 74 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 354 rides
- Last: Oct 8, 2026
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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to snakebite-36202 trailhead
(49.477410, -115.116960)
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Jun 5, 2024 , Fernie
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4:20 |
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Jun 23, 2018 , Fernie
Routes with this trail
2 miles • 259 ft • 4 •
Steep n' Deep XC Stage 3: Snakebite, Old Goat, Happy Gilmar, Sherwoody
13 miles • 3,322 ft • 13 •
Hitting all the main trails in Mt. Fernie Provincial Park, mainly climbing up Gorby/Old Goat
9 miles • 1,993 ft • 3 •
This is the bike portion of the Tears and Gears race 2025
5 Reviews & Comments
Braden268
Underrated trail. Super fun and loamy with lots of small natural stuff to drop/hop off of
karmaliv
Small patch of snow at top, otherwise good. Lots of sticks.
Bikebabyhound
Alternate way to get to trail start is to take elk chair and head out on gorbi.
Fun tree rides.
Fast but short
Fun tree rides.
Fast but short
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Nearby Trails
- Red Tree Road 1,260 ft
- View Trail 1,260 ft
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- Black Forest 1,588 ft
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Mount Fernie Provincial Park
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