The Mountain Bike Capital of Canada
With a deep history of biking on old railway beds, miners’ trails and whisky running routes, Rossland is one of the founding bike destinations in BC and is known as the Mountain Bike Capital of Canada. Rossland has a full-time, paid trails crew that maintains and labels our huge myriad of trails.
From the 2020 built Dragons’ Back Flow trail at Red Mountain, to the World-Epic Seven Summits Ridge trail, the region has a bit of riding for everyone.
“A bad day on a mountain bike always beats a good day in the office.”
Our Trails
There are 158,271 km of trails in Rossland alone, with the highest trailhead at 2,332m.
Some of the finest and most popular trails in Rossland are:
Trail | Distance | Descent | Difficulty |
Redtop (lower) | 1283m | 16m | |
Blue Elephant | 1605m | 82m | |
Paydirt | 1516m | 150m | |
Seven Summits | 28.9km | 1554m | |
Miners | 1592m | 7m | |
Monticola | 2614m | 288m |
Head down the hill to Trail and hit up 10 of the Trail Bluff’s trails too!
Trail | Distance | Descent | Difficulty |
Rusty Nail | 2943m | 155m | |
Sunning-dale | 2890m | 332m | |
Miral Heights | 2161m | 60m |
A short 30-minute drive from Trail and Rossland are more trails in Castlegar and Salmo, and an hour drive you’ll find more moderate flowing tracks and a steep adrenaline rush in Nelson.
Bike Shops
Visit a local bike shop for a pre-cycle tune up and to get the beta on some of the best rides for your skill level.
Revolution Cycle (Rossland)
Gerick Sports (Trail)
Cycology Bikes Inc. (Castlegar)
Food + Drink
After a great day hitting the trail, stop at one of the local restaurants or breweries for a pint of craft beer and good food! Some of our favorites are:
Trail Beer Refinery
Rossland Beer Co.
Flying Steamshovel Gastropub
Gabriella’s Restaurant & Uptown Lounge
The Velvet Restaurant & Lounge
Idgie’s
Morning Fuel
Fuel yourself before the ride with an Americano, Latte or a breakfast bite from:
Alpine Grind Coffee House & Eatery
Seven Summits Coffee Company