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2.4 miles
Distance
245 ft
Climb
-514 ft
Descent
01:42:46
Avg time
-268 ft
Altitude change
2,738 ft
Altitude min
3,077 ft
Altitude max
3,007 ft
Altitude start
2,740 ft
Altitude end
-2.1%
Grade
-38.5%
Grade max
21.5%
Grade min
4,357 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
558 ft
Distance flat
01:42:46
Avg time
Upper Songbird Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaKaslo Interpretive Forest Recreation Area
Kaslo, British Columbia -
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Local Popularity45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#6,443 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #14,072 in Trail Running
- #14,014 in Hiking
- #1,295 in Snowshoeing
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionOne DirectionPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyDouble Black Diamond
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Physical RatingExtreme
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailJump, Ladder Bridge, Rock Garden
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Year Opened2016
Can start in Kaslo, via the Kaslo Wagon Road parking lot or at the cross country ski hut (Moose Meadows). The new climbing trail (Friendly Giant) is on the left and to the right is the older road approach - both take you to the start of USB. Trail is quite cross country, as you head West through ups and downs, but we've recently mellowed out most of the really punchy climbs to make the climb out to the viewpoint a little more friendly. Finish with a berm filled descent back to the wagon road. Look for the Lower Songbird to take you back to the highway parking lot area
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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6 Months
- 7 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
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- 21 rides
- Last: Aug 24, 2026
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4 Reviews & Comments
mtn1girl
Rode Upper to Lower Songbird today. Was in good condition. Both ends were well maintained. The middle contour section was a bit overgrown with three trees down. These were easy to see in advance. Sorry I don’t have more time to come back with the chain saw! Very fun downhill!
LaundryFairy
Bring your legs.. good grief. I’m not crazy about the trail, no rythem. Up and down, up and down. 3 trees across the trail in different locations. Seems like it doesn’t get ridden much, lots of over growth.
I won’t ride it again..
I won’t ride it again..
Aidanrp
Fun trail, good effort going up worth it for the technical (blue) downhill at the end. Tree down over trail about 2/3’s way along. Looping back along the wagon trail is not doable currently because of logging. I had to go along highway until ski touring road
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