Kootenay Rockies

Kicking Horse Bike Park

Photo by Reuben Krabbe

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is home to Canada’s highest-elevation lift-accessed bike park, with nearly 4,000 vertical feet of riding spanning alpine singletrack, rock slabs, technical features, and fast descents accessed by gondola.

Kicking Horse Bike Park is located on the unceded traditional lands of the Ktunaxa Nation, Secwepemc Nation, and chosen home to the Metis Nation Columbia River Society.

Opening Day: June 19 (until Sept 27)

Number of Trails:

31

Highest Elevation:

2,347 m (net descent: 1,157 m)

Trails:

easy: 5
intermediate: 16
difficult: 7
extra difficult: 3

Getting Here & Trail Access

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, and Golden, are smack dab in the middle of some of the most stunning mountain scenery in the world.

Thanks to its location right on Trans-Canada Highway 1, access to Golden from east or west is easy.

Driving Distances & Times:

Calgary - 265 km (165 mi), 3 hours
Kamloops - 360 km (224 mi), 4 hours
Spokane - 543 km (337 mi), 6 hours 20 minutes
Vancouver - 712 km (442 mi), 7 hours 50 minutes

Golden is approximately a three-hour drive from both the Calgary International Airport (YYC) and the Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) in Cranbrook.

The trails at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Bike Park can be accessed by purchasing a lift ticket.

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