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A pleasant (B2) hike in the Goat Range just west of Meadow Creek. Meadow Mountain has great views of much of the Goat Range. Distance: 5.4 km one way Elevation: 530 m Time: 3 hr, 5.4 km, 510 m elevation Drive: … Continue reading →

This is one of the high points just west of the Kinnaird Bluffs climbing area in south Castlegar. Difficulty: B2 moderate Time: 2 hours one way Drive: From Castlegar, take Columbia Ave. (Hwy22) south towards Trail, just after the speed limit … Continue reading →

McNally Creek lies between Hanna Creek and Murphy Creek on the west side of the Columbia Valley, just behind the metropolis of Oasis, 6km North of Trail, 20km South of Castlegar. It has great views of the entire Rossland Range. … Continue reading →

ROSSLAND RANGE CABINS. The Rossland Range provides the best backcountry skiing in the West Kootenay. There have always been several “cabins” distributed all over the range. These were built by enterprising guys over decades. Many were simple A-frames sheeted in … Continue reading →

ROSSLAND RANGE CABINS The Rossland Range provides the best backcountry skiing in the West Kootenay. There have always been several “cabins” distributed all over the range. These were built by enterprising guys over decades. Many were simple A-frames sheeted in … Continue reading →

UNA CANUMA  Bicycle trails. Use the Trailforks app for the best information to sort out all the routes. ‘Una Canuma’ – Canuma hemp rolling papers, Unacanuma – a platform in Europe for buying home goods, Prince Canuma, and LED Canuma. … Continue reading →

These trails go up to West Arm Provincial Park. Difficulty: B1 moderate Distance: 10.1 km round trip Elevation: +575m Season: early May to late October Drive. Take Elwyn Street in Nelson past Shambhala Music Hall where it turns into a gravel road. … Continue reading →

UNNAMED   2485m   8156′ Coordinates 919-059, west of Silvertip Lake.  Park at km 14.7 on the Gibson Lake road, near a spot where several small streams cross, and ascend just downhill from the lowest stream. Bushy and Class 4 by the … Continue reading →

There is no mystery how Deer Park, on the east side of Lower Arrow Lake, got its name. The earliest known mention is in the Donald Truth of August 18, 1888: “[The Despatch] was then steamed down to Deer Park, where a stop … Continue reading →

1907 Mount Denver via the East Ridge & New Denver Glacier, FRA by Joseph Colbrook Harris & William Tomlinson 1927 Mount Dag first ascent via South slope 1947 Demers Peak via South slopes by Winston Churchill & Richard E. Plewman … Continue reading →