2.5 miles
Distance
1,391 ft
Climb
-146 ft
Descent
00:44:53
Avg time
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Upper Bottoms Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Morning Mountain
    Nelson, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #1319 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #10025 in Trail Running
    • #17462 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Our climbing trail magnum opus. Takes the climbable nature of Bottoms Up, and adds some beauty forest, bridge crossings and more difficulty as you get higher into the ascent. May be ridden in the downhill direction, suitable for beginners and small travel bikes, but please respect fellow riders and yield to uphill traffic.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Upper Bottoms mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,244 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,092 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,336 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,092 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,336 ft
  • Grade
    9.595%
  • Grade max
    -41.733%
  • Grade min
    34.18%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2,509 ft
  • Distance flat
    584 ft
  • Avg time
    00:44:53
  • Avg reverse time
    00:49:52
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Status:
on Jun 12, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.8 (16 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Upper Bottoms Trail Reports

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      Jun 12, 2022 @ 12:08pm
      Jun 12, 2022
      May 29, 2022 @ 8:45pm
      May 29, 2022
      		 Trail is clear but is REALLY wet in some spots. Best to get off and push rather than trying to ride through the swamps.
      May 24, 2022 @ 8:20am
      May 24, 2022
      		 Lots of wet spots through your the trail. Clear to the giveout road
      May 23, 2022 @ 5:22pm
      May 23, 2022
      		 A bit muddy on top.
      May 21, 2022 @ 6:02pm
      May 21, 2022
      		 Muddy in sections. Below Illuminati it's okay. Above illuminati there is some snow and significant mud, so trail damage will occur.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 39 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 163 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,049 rides
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      Sep 6, 2021 @ 10:24am
      Sep 6, 2021
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      Feb 22, 2021 @ 3:57pm
      Feb 22, 2021
      79 |
      Feb 22, 2021 @ 3:57pm
      Feb 22, 2021
      | 4 comments
      56 |
      Sep 26, 2020 @ 4:22pm
      Sep 26, 2020

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      gasman5 (Sep 1, 2021 at 16:39)
       Very well built and pretty climbing trail.
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