LARCH RIDGE A hiking trail to a ridge with great larches. Return on mountain biking trails.
Difficulty: A1 easy
Elevation Gain: 275 m
Distance: 8.9 km round trip
Time: 3 hours
Season: October to May
Access: 2WD low clearance
Map:
Drive: From the Rossland Museum, drive 11.8 km on Highway 3B. Park at the Biathlon parking lot.
Route/Trail:
0.5 km Cross a road
0.8 km Junction with the “BS” mountain biking trail. Stay left.
1.2 km Reach the ridge with two viewpoints at 2.4km and 2.7km. Return or continue to finish a loop on the Monticola Trail
5 km Bottom of Monticola trail. Take the COG” trail across the forest service road and switchback uphill.
7 km Junction with the Mxiɬp Xewílh (Cedar) trail that leads back to the Biathlon parking lot.
Reference:
West Kootenay Hiking
