10.2 miles
Distance
743 ft
Climb
-462 ft
Descent
01:18:00
Avg time
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Elkford
    , British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #132488 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #62506 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

Forest Service road section of the Elk Valley Trail- The Great Trail (aka Trans Canada Trail) running from the Elkford South trail segment to Line Creek. Sulphur Springs can be accessed via a short detour from this road.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sulphur Springs FSR- Elk Valley Trail (The Great Trail) bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    282 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,990 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,279 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,990 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,272 ft
  • Grade
    0.5%
  • Grade max
    -21.8%
  • Grade min
    21.2%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    5,180 ft
  • Avg time
    01:18:00
  • Avg reverse time
    01:48:56
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on Jun 27, 2022
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      Sulphur Springs... Trail Reports

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      Jun 27, 2022 @ 10:10pm
      Jun 27, 2022
      reporter
      All trees cleared
      Jun 26, 2022 @ 9:54pm
      Jun 26, 2022
      reporter
      Lots of trees down for about 800m south of where the single track turns to the road (June snow damage). We cleared further south beyond this...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 78 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 78 miles avg distance
      All
      • 58 rides
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      Jun 27, 2022 @ 10:10pm
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      Sep 25, 2021 @ 6:44pm
      Sep 25, 2021

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      Grandgog ETA (May 25, 2019 at 18:11)
       Nice trail, about 25% single track and 75% forestry road. More than half of it is on logged forest which give a nice view. There is some indication but it better to use trailforks. Can use more rider to smoothen the singletrack section
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