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2.5 miles
Distance
15 ft
Climb
-2,827 ft
Descent
00:30:05
Avg time
-2,812 ft
Altitude change
3,142 ft
Altitude min
5,960 ft
Altitude max
5,954 ft
Altitude start
3,143 ft
Altitude end
-21.3%
Grade
-68.8%
Grade max
6.6%
Grade min
430 ft
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
581 ft
Distance flat
00:30:05
Avg time
Upper Hitman Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaNelson's North Shore
Nelson, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity35 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 25 in E-Biking
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Provincial Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill Only[+]Popular Direction Shown
- Downhill Only for E-Biking
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
After an hour of climbing from the Sitkum-Alpine FSR and you’re
finally past all the switchbacks, start looking for the rocks marking
this trailhead on your right. The trail begins with a slight uphill and
some pedaling, but quickly turns into one of the longest continuous,
brake-burning, descents in any of our trails.
Trail Supporters
Nelson Mountain Bike GuideSponsor
Local Trail Association
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trail development & maintenance.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 1 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 9 rides
- Last: Oct 3, 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 upper-hitman trailhead
(49.633030, -117.183240)
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Feb 26, 2020 , Nelson
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Dec 23, 2014 , Nelson
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11 Reviews & Comments
Rideitblind
RIP upper Hitman. Caution, do not attempt atm.
This trail has been abandoned.
This trail has been abandoned.
dnwilson314
Confirmed terrible hundreds of trees down, if you enjoy survival and hike a bikes it's the trail for you.... Otherwise, don't do it you'll hate your life... Upper burn area is completely smoked and the trail is roasted. We encountered significant snow on top of it as well.
smithran1212
Trail might as well be absconded and should be removed from trail forks. Will take a serious crew to put the trail back in. Not worth the climb up. Plus the road up is pretty f*cked too.
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