Hiking & Biking Trails

POWERS CREEK MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS Duration/Distance: various routes; 2 to 8 km Elevation Gain: up to 600 metres Difficulty Level: difficult Access Points: From Hwy 97 turn onto Glenrosa Road. This is the same road that heads out towards Crystal Mountain. You will pass...

BEAR CREEK PROVINCIAL PARK HIKING TRAILS Distance/Duration: various routes; Canyon Rim Trail 2.5 km/2 hrs – Loop Trail 15 minutes Elevation Gain: 90 metres maximum Difficulty Level: moderate – trail is well maintained Note: There are stairs on some routes. GPS: 49.927696, -119.512632 Access Points: Turn...

FINTRY PROVINCIAL PARK - WEST KELOWNA Distance/Duration: Various routes, Shorts Creek Gorge Trail 2-3 km/1-2 hours Elevation Gain: 40 metres Difficulty Level: easy to difficult (400 stairs) GPS: 50.140402, -119.501435 Access Points: Fintry Delta Road, off Westside Road, approximately 34 km north of the junction...

  SMITH CREEK GRUEL - MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL - WEST KELOWNA Duration/Distance: 15 km (various routes) /1-4 hours Elevation Gain: 400-700 metres (depending on route taken) Difficulty Level: moderate GPS: 49.856237, -119.662584 Access Points: From Hwy 97 follow Elliott Road to Smith Creek Road. Turn right...

  MCDOUGALL RIM TRAIL /HAYMAN LAKE Distance/ Duration: 9 km round trip/4-6 hours Elevation Gain: 700 metres Difficulty Level: difficult GPS: 49.884910, -119.587735 Access Points: From Hwy 97, turn onto Bartley Road and then left on Shannon Lake Road. On your right hand side a sign...

  The trails in this area are looped and offer some beginner trails in the lower elevations with more challenging ones higher up. It is a great area to ride as there are flat cross country trails, single track trails along...

Now that the snow has disappeared, for those with a little ‘spring fever’, we have some suggestions for you to participate in over this spring break. The top five things to do in West Kelowna on Spring break include: Stopping...