Monthly Archives: January 2024

This well-built trail climbs Red Mountain from Red Mountain Ski Resort. Difficulty: B1 moderate Distance: 4.5 km one way Elevation: +428 m Season: mid-May to late October Drive to Red Mountain Ski Resort and park in one of the huge … Continue reading →

ROSSLAND RANGE Rossland Range is a subrange of the Monashee Mountains between the Columbia River to the east, Big Sheep Creek to the west, Arrow Lakes and the Columbia River to the north and extending south down just past the US/Canada border. The highest … Continue reading →

An easy, forested hiking trail that loops around the lake. Difficulty: A1 easy Distance: 3.8 km round trip Elevation: +0m Time: 1.5 hours Season: April to November Drive. Nancy Greene Provincial Park is located at the junction of Highway 3 and 3B between … Continue reading →

Whitewater Ski Resort maintains a network of multi-purpose winter trails for snowshoeing, skiing, fat biking, and dog walking. Difficulty: A1 easy Distance: round trip: 3.6km Elevation: +100m Season: mid-December to early April Drive. From Nelson, drive 13 km south on Highway 6 and … Continue reading →

A scenic set of snowshoe trails that loop through old-growth forests and wetlands. Difficulty: A1 easy Distance: 1.5-6.45 km Elevation: +80m Season: mid-December to late March Drive. From Nelson, drive 13km south on Highway 6 and turn left on the Clearwater and … Continue reading →

A short hike to a quiet subalpine lake with many surrounding ridges. Gold larches in the fall. Difficulty: B1 moderate Distance: round trip: 7 km Elevation: +407 m Time: 3 hours Season: late June to early October Drive. From Highway 3A … Continue reading →

A loop of old roads and bike trails, climbing through the forest to a series of lookouts over Kootenay Lake. Difficulty. A1 easy Distance: round trip: 8km Elevation: 381m Season: April to November Drive. Cross the Harrop-Proctor ferry 0.0 Harrop-Proctor Road as it … Continue reading →

Less than ten minutes from Nelson, the network of trails here go through cedar forests and wildflowers. Morning Mountain operated as a ski hill until 1999 when the lodge burned down. The mountain biking trails climb all the way up … Continue reading →

TOAD MOUNTAIN Legend has it that Toad Mountain got its name when a prospector was staking his land claim, looked down, saw a toad, and… that was that. VIA GIVEOUT CREEK Drive. Near the Morning Mountain Bike Trails area use the Trailforks app. The route … Continue reading →

Vallelujah is a mountain biking trail high on a ridge between the Slocan and Kootenay River valleys with great views of the Valhallas and Bonnington Range Difficulty. A1 easy Distance. 3.2 km one way. Elevation: +150m Season: early June to early October Drive. … Continue reading →