4,209 ft
Distance
-589 ft
Descent
00:07:28
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Upper First Notch Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Gillard
    Kelowna, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Season
    June-October
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #39004 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Rec Sites and Trail BC

Reopened in 2020. Mostly a fast old-school single track with off camber corners and a relatively mellow grade. Riders will encounter some mellow jumps and drops. There are a couple short but mandatory black sections, the first being a steep and loose drop-in chute, the second a chunky rock garden two thirds down. Oh, and the notorious baby head alley in the middle. Bring psi.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Upper First Notch mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -589 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,422 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,011 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,011 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,422 ft
  • Grade
    -14%
  • Grade max
    -37.5%
  • Distance down
    4,131 ft
  • Distance flat
    82 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:28
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:06
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on May 7, 2025
Dry
Avg: 4.35 (5 votes)
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      Upper First Notch Trail Reports

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      May 7, 2025 @ 5:28pm
      May 7, 2025
      All dry. Good to go.
      Apr 25, 2025 @ 8:41am
      Apr 25, 2025
      Bottom of the top chute a bog. Probably needs a week or so to not damage the trail. Other all good except for a log in the lower forest. It has...
      Apr 25, 2025 @ 8:38am
      Apr 25, 2025
      Still a bog at the top. Easy to ride but super bad for the trail. I’d give it 5 days or so
      Apr 17, 2025 @ 10:16pm
      Apr 17, 2025
      The entrance is nearly unridable unless you want to get wild down a snowy chute. After the entrance, there are maybe 2 sections of snow, then the...
      Oct 4, 2024 @ 11:36am
      Oct 4, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 2 rides
      • 18.2 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 7 rides
      • 18.7 km avg distance
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      • 84 rides
      • Last: May 12, 2025

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