MAIN March 2016:Layout14/6/1612:51PMPage TO VANCOUVER &KELOWNA TRAILS TO CASTLEGAR OF THE ROSSLAND RANGE TO CALGARY Legend Easiest Intermediate Very Difficult Expert XC MTB ( two-way) Walking Down-hill MTB Horse-riding Bike Park Camping Road / Highway TO SPOKANE Trail Descriptions 39 Larch Ridge: 2.4 kms - XC fun to a spec- 15 Crown Point: 3.6 kms - Classic freeriding 43 Sheep Creek: 5.4 kms - Long,fast & 9 Railgrade: 7.1 kms - 4% all the way tacular viewpoint through a magnificent forest remote (Extends off map) 41 16 Drakes: 3.6 kms - Cross-country cruising 40 Monticola: 3.0 kms - A rollercoaster desent 22 Seven Summits: 30.5 kms - Renowned BS: 1.4 kms - Playful freeriding single track adventure COG: 0.5 kms - A forested climb to Gib- epic 17 Dewdney: 5.4 kms - Fun, fast riding on the 42 20 Flume: 3.8 kms - Long, challenging and historic route bards FSR 31 Mount Roberts: 3.5 kms - Scramble to the peak beautiful. A freeriding favorite 34 Tamarack: 2.0 kms - Major climb or 52 Bluffs: 2.4 kms - A Scenic trail through 32 Old Glory: 9.4 kms - To the highest peak in the 23 Stunted Growth: 2.7 kms - Huge climb to flowing descent rugged terrain range. Loop with the Plewman trail steep & loamy descent Doukhobor Draw: 4.5 kms - Ripping Plewman: 4.5 kms - Hike through forests & 37 14 Whiskey: 3.6 kms - Technical rock, ripping 33 27 Cherry Poppins: 2. kms - steeps & big moves x-country descent or energetic climb singletrack steeps. A little bit of everything meadows into the alpine inside april 7 flipped 2016:Layout 1 4/7/16 2:10 PM Page 1 Rossland trail descriptions Legend 1 Centennial: 2.2 kms - Wide, open & smooth TO VANCOUVER &KELOWNA 2 Moe’s: 1.0 kms - Relaxed walk in the woods Easiest 6 Eddie J Lower: 0.6 km - Links Drifter to Monte Cristo RED TRAIL BC 9 Railgrade: 7.1 kms - 4% all the way Intermediate 10 Rubberhead: 1.5 kms - Meander past the golf & through the forest Very Difficult 45 Little Nugget Path: 0.5 kms - Urban path linking museum with Miner's Hall Expert 60 Pinewood: 0.9 km - Urban Path linking Pinewood to Downtown XC MTB (two-way) 3 Techno Grind: 2.3 kms - Classic cross country riding 4 Kootenay Columbia: 1.9 kms - Stroll up to this Walking classic view of Rossland Down-hill MTB 7 Cemetery: 2.7 kms - Flowing through maple Over 200 kms of forest maintained and 8 Green Door: 3.1 kms - Cruising Horse-riding labelled single track TO TOWN 11 Larry’s: 1.5 kms - So you like pumping, swooping Bike Park Coffee Run: 1.2 kms - Old school technical cross- Full time professional 13 country riding Camping trails crew 16 Drakes: 2.9 kms - Cross country cruising Roads/ Highways Redtop: 3.4 kms - An energetic climb, incredible Daily shuttles & 18 group rides views & a flow-fest descent 24 Eddie J Upper: 1.4 kms - Links Monte Cristo to KC Bike friendly 25 Milky Way: 2.0 kms - Let her rip! Red Trail Descriptions accommodations North Star: 1.4 kms - Wide & open through the forest 26 58 Paydirt Climb: 2.7 kms Home of the IMBA Epic - Moderate climb Roger’s: 0.5 kms - Flowing cross country Seven Summits Trail 29 59 Paydirt: 1.8 kms - Flowy freeride 30 Miners: 1.9 kms - Direct access to Red-Top fun 35 Caldera: 0.3 kms - Connector 0.3 kms - 36 Charleston: Connector TO CASTLEGAR O ANCOUVER ELOWNA 44 Center Star Gulch: 0.8 kms - Steep urban trail T V &K linking Centennial Trail & downtown 46 Louie Joe Trail: 1.7 kms - Historic urban path linking lower Rossland and Redstone 54 Happy Valley: 0.6 kms - Connector 55 Upper Switchback: 0.8 kms - Connector ROSSLAND 56 Lower Switchback: 1. kms - Connector KC Ridge: 1.2 kms -Technical descent in a 5 spectacular setting 12 Spring Cleaning: 1.6 kms - Rock slabs & steeps 19 Redhead: 1.5 kms - The technical alternative 21 Full Monte: 1.6 kms - Technical cross-country meets free-ride 27 Cherry Poppins: 2.0 kms - Steeps & big moves 28 Snake: 1.0 kms - Short & action packed 38 Yellow Submarine: 0.5 kms - Only if you like it steep & Technical TO CALGARY THANK YOU ! Trail BC & Montrose BC A big thank you to local landowners! Over 90% of the trails in the KCTS trail network are located on trail descriptions private property. Local landowners have gener- ously agreed to allow public access to these trails 47 Miral Heights: 2.2 km s - Hike to a spectacular making our enjoyment of the trails possible. Please vantage point respect people’s private property by staying on 48 Elder: 1.5 kms - Enjoy the views on the walk marked trails and obeying signage. 49 Raven’s Rock: 1.0 kms - A direct link to the Miral Heights trail Join The Kootenay Columbia Trails Society and help O RAIL support our trails. $10/ year for individuals or $20/ 50 Antenna: 3.5 kms - Hike to spectacular views of the T T BC Columbia Valley year for families. www.kcts.ca 51 Flagpole Viewpoint: 0.7 kms - Views of Beaver Valley British Columbia 52 Bluffs: 2.4 kms - Scenic trail through rugged terrain NELSON KELOWNA - 306km 76km Sunningdale: 2.8 kms - Magnificent descent with ROSSLAND H W 53 Y 3 A a flowy finish H W CASTLEGAR Y 3 35km 3 3 HWY 57 Old Orchard: 1.7 kms - Completes a senic loop CHRISTINA LAKE - 76km HWY 3 H W B Y 3 3 To Y HWY 3 Nancy H A W W Greene Y H 3 Calgary GRAND FORKS - 96km Provincial B To Park 640km Vancouver TRAIL - 10km 620km ROSSLAND Canada 5 2 Y USA W H MONTROSE Kettle Falls H W Y 3 95 KCTS Trails Etiquette SPOKANE - 206km G Motorized use is prohibited. Driving times to Rossland: G Share the trails, slow down and communicate G Spokane, Washington - 2.5 hours when passing. Use your voice to warn G Kelowna, British Columbia - 3.5 hours equestrians, not bells or horns. G Vancouver, British Columbia - 7 hours G Respect the land, landowners, and wildlife, G Calgary, Alberta - 7.5 hours leaving no trace. G Be responsible, these trails are unsupervised and are to be used at your own risk. Look for our other maps G Cyclists are responsible for keeping their bike for road biking, hiking, biking, golfing, disk golfing, under control and at a safe speed at all times. and nordic and backcountry G When encountering other users on a trail it is skiing. recommended that cyclists yield to all other users, and foot traffic yield to equestrians. TO CALGARY G Downhill traffic should yield to uphill traffic. G When in doubt, give the other user the right of way. Equestrian Safety Notes: When a horse approaches, move off the trail as far as possible. It is recommended to allow 2-3 meters distance of clearance. Ask the horse rider TO TRAIL BC for instructions. A group should step off to the TO SPOKANE Graphic Design by HLF Images Design & New Media same side, lower side preferred. Photos by Ryan Flett and Ollie Jones. Printed in Canada April 2016.