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Legend
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Camping
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Trail Descriptions
Railgrade: 7.1 kms - 4% all the way
16 Drakes: 3.6 kms - Cross-country cruising
Dewdney: 5.4 kms - Fun, fast riding on the 17 historic route 34 Tamarack: 2.0 kms - Major climb or flowing descent Doukhobor Draw: 4.5 kms - Ripping 37 x-country descent or energetic climb
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Larch Ridge: 2.4 kms - XC fun to a spectacular viewpoint Monticola: 3.0 kms - A rollercoaster desent COG: 0.5 kms - A forested climb to Gibbards FSR Bluffs: 2.4 kms - A Scenic trail through rugged terrain
Whiskey: 3.6 kms - Technical rock, ripping singletrack steeps. A little bit of everything
15 Crown Point: 3.6 kms - Classic freeriding through a magnificent forest 22 Seven Summits: 30.5 kms - Renowned epic single track adventure 31 Mount Roberts: 3.5 kms - Scramble to the peak 32 Old Glory: 9.4 kms - To the highest peak in the range. Loop with the Plewman trail 4.5 kms - Hike through forests & 33 Plewman: meadows into the alpine
43 Sheep Creek: 5.4 kms - Long,fast & remote (Extends off map) 41 BS: 1.4 kms - Playful freeriding
20 Flume: 3.8 kms - Long, challenging and beautiful. A freeriding favorite 23 Stunted Growth: 2.7 kms - Huge climb to steep & loamy descent 27 Cherry Poppins: 2. kms - steeps & big moves
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Rossland trail descriptions
Legend
1 Centennial: 2.2 kms - Wide, open & smooth 2 Moe’s: 1.0 kms - Relaxed walk in the woods
Easiest
6 Eddie J Lower: 0.6 km - Links Drifter to Monte Cristo
Intermediate
9 Railgrade: 7.1 kms - 4% all the way & through the forest
45 Little Nugget Path: 0.5 kms - Urban path linking
XC MTB (two-way)
to Downtown
3 Techno Grind: 2.3 kms - Classic cross country riding
Walking Down-hill MTB
4 Kootenay Columbia: 1.9 kms - Stroll up to this classic view of Rossland
7 Cemetery: 2.7 kms - Flowing through maple forest
Horse-riding
8 Green Door: 3.1 kms - Cruising
11 Larry’s: 1.5 kms - So you like pumping, swooping
Bike Park
16 Drakes: 2.9 kms - Cross country cruising
Roads/ Highways
Coffee Run: 1.2 kms - Old school technical cross13 country riding Redtop: 3.4 kms - An energetic climb, incredible 18 views & a flow-fest descent
Daily shuttles & group rides
24 Eddie J Upper: 1.4 kms - Links Monte Cristo to KC 25 Milky Way: 2.0 kms - Let her rip!
Bike friendly accommodations
26 North Star: 1.4 kms - Wide & open through the forest 29 Roger’s: 0.5 kms - Flowing cross country
Home of the IMBA Epic Seven Summits Trail
30 Miners: 1.9 kms - Direct access to Red-Top 35 Caldera: 0.3 kms - Connector
36 Charleston: 0.3 kms - Connector
Center Star Gulch: 0.8 kms - Steep urban trail 44 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
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Expert
museum with Miner's Hall
60 Pinewood: 0.9 km - Urban Path linking Pinewood
Full time professional trails crew
RED
Very Difficult
10 Rubberhead: 1.5 kms - Meander past the golf
Over 200 kms of maintained and labelled single track
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Red Trail Descriptions
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Paydirt Climb: 2.7 kms - Moderate climb 59 Paydirt: 1.8 kms - Flowy freeride fun
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55 Upper Switchback: 0.8 kms - Connector 56 Lower Switchback: 1. kms - Connector
KC Ridge: 1.2 kms -Technical descent in a spectacular setting
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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
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Raven’s Rock: 1.0 kms - A direct link to the Miral Heights trail
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Antenna: 3.5 kms- Hike to spectacular views of the Columbia Valley
Flagpole Viewpoint: 0.7 kms - Views of Beaver Valley
Bluffs: 2.4 kms - Scenic trail through rugged terrain
Sunningdale: 2.8 kms - Magnificent descent with a flowy finish
Old Orchard: 1.7 kms - Completes a senic loop
MONTROSE
KCTS Trails Etiquette
ROSSLAND Kettle Falls
Elder: 1.5 kms - Enjoy the views on the walk
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Miral Heights: 2.2 kms - Hike to a spectacular vantage point
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SPOKANE - 206km
Driving times to Rossland: ● Spokane, Washington - 2.5 hours ● Kelowna, British Columbia - 3.5 hours ● Vancouver, British Columbia - 7 hours ● Calgary, Alberta - 7.5 hours Look for our other maps for road biking, hiking, biking, golfing, disk golfing, and nordic and backcountry skiing.
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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 for instructions. A group should step off to the same side, lower side preferred.
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Graphic Design by HLF Images Design & New Media Photos by Ryan Flett and Ollie Jones. Printed in Canada April 2016
Motorized use is prohibited. Share the trails, slow down and communicate when passing. Use your voice to warn equestrians, not bells or horns. Respect the land, landowners, and wildlife, leaving no trace. Be responsible, these trails are unsupervised and are to be used at your own risk. Cyclists are responsible for keeping their bike under control and at a safe speed at all times. When encountering other users on a trail it is recommended that cyclists yield to all other users, and foot traffic yield to equestrians. Downhill traffic should yield to uphill traffic. When in doubt, give the other user the right of way.
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Trail BC & Montrose BC trail descriptions
THANK YOU !
A big thank you to local landowners! Over 90% of the trails in the KCTS trail network are located on private property. Local landowners have generously agreed to allow public access to these trails making our enjoyment of the trails possible. Please respect people’s private property by staying on marked trails and obeying signage.
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