Fernie Mountain Bike and Hiking Trails
Trail Route Elk Valley Trail Nordic Road Powerline/Back road Decommissioned route or doubletrack Wide or Paved Road Train Tracks River Ridgemont BC Provincial Park Boundary Recommended Rides Island Lake Lodge Boundary Ridgemont Land Boundary For a quick yet satisyfying loop start at the Cemetery Montane Land Boundary By- Pass trailhead, continue up CanWel Land Boundary Kiddy Up, Queen V and hit the boardwalks on Eco-Terrorist. Mt. Proctor Grazing Area Head over to Deadfall and at 4 No Dogs Allowed Corners hang a right on R-Trail. Cross the road to find the Kid’s Stuff trailhead, take Eric’s Trail and finally Space Unicorn for Gate Bench Camping Hiking some more downhill fun. This View Point Trail loop can be configured many P different ways depending on H time or ability. Water Hut / Visitor Parking Hospital fall Cabin Info Centre 0 500m 1 km 2 km Montane & Castle Recommended Rides
Starting off at Coal Creek bridge by the Montane barn leads you to many possibilities - either for an intermediate ride or more advanced. Head out through Montane to Lower Uprooted, then go straight on For Evyr to complete the Montane loop, or turn left up Ruby’s Way to climb New Roots. Once at the top either ride down Old Roots or continue up the gruelling Hyper Ventilation.
Mt. Proctor Recommended Rides
Starting off at the Visitor’s Centre parking lot, climb the cruisy Dairy Run trail to the bottom of Swine Flu. Then the fun starts! A technical ascent with challenging switchbacks leads to the top with amazing views of Fernie. Have a quick rest on the bench, lower your seat and take off on some of Fernie’s best downhill. Well worth the climb!
Mt. Fernie Recommended Rides
There are so many options once you’re on Mt. Fernie or the Provincial Park based on your time and ability. Short on time but want a challenge? Head up Phat Bastard and down Red Sonya. Want to extend that ride? From the top of Phat Bastard continue up and over Mushroom Head and down Dem Bones. Once at the Provincial Park Road, continue right until you hit Gorby bridge. From there, take Gorby to Old Goat, continue on Happy Gilmar and stay left to complete the loop with Sherwoody. This is a great choice on a hot, summer day. For those looking for some challenging downhill, head all the way up Gorby to Red Tree Road and take Verboten down. Back on the other side of the park, Project 9 is a must-do Fernie classic. The uphill to trailhead is a grunt, but the downhill is so worth it, and great fun for the intermediate to expert rider.
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• Motorized vehicles are prohibited prohibited are vehicles Motorized • Access the trail head from Rifle Range Road. Road. Range Rifle from head trail the Access
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technical aspects. Low grade but may contain contain may but grade Low aspects. technical
Island Lake Island Be respectful and appreciative of the land owners for for owners land the of appreciative and respectful Be
1340m Gain: Elevation (9hrs) 12km Distance: Intermediate, mostly consistent with with consistent mostly Intermediate, Blue:
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descent to Island Lake Lodge. Be prepared before before prepared Be Lodge. Lake Island to descent trails will be constructed without written permission from from permission written without constructed be will trails
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Easy. Most City of Fernie trails are easy easy are trails Fernie of City Most Easy. Green: Green:
Lake Road and finishing with the Tamarack Trail Trail Tamarack the with finishing and Road Lake
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This is a steep hike, but the views are worth the effort. effort. the worth are views the but hike, steep a is This Creek Falls is family-friendly. No dogs allowed. dogs No family-friendly. is Falls Creek
rocky passes. Starting from the trailhead at Hartley Hartley at trailhead the from Starting passes. rocky
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Moderate/Difficult Difficulty: Start at the Visitor’s Centre on Hwy 3. The hike to Fairy Fairy to hike The 3. Hwy on Centre Visitor’s the at Start
downs through stunning alpine meadows and over over and meadows alpine stunning through downs
lands, BC Parks, CanWel and other private land owners to to owners land private other and CanWel Parks, BC lands,
910m Gain: Elevation (3-5hrs) 4km Distance: Easy Difficulty:
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a steady climb and rewarding views throughout. throughout. views rewarding and climb steady a 20km (8-12hrs) 20km Distance:
Through this collaboration, the FTA upholds the following: the upholds FTA the collaboration, this Through
Sherwoody Hedonism This is a more challenging family-friendly hike. Expect Expect hike. family-friendly challenging more a is This difficult as you come to the smaller peak. peak. smaller the to come you as difficult
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through Montane or drive to River Rd for a shorter hike. hike. shorter a for Rd River to drive or Montane through has steady, moderate climbs and then becomes more more becomes then and climbs moderate steady, has
enhance and maintain the Fernie trail network. network. trail Fernie the maintain and enhance
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