Fernie Winter Trail Map 2023-2024 | Page 2

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COKATO ROAD

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Elk Valley Nordic Centre

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Elk Valley Trail

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BRICKER ’ S ROAD

Cemetery

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Coal Creek Heritage Trail / TCT

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JackRabbit Loop

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ELK CHAIR

TECK BRIDGE

The Grunt

Double Creek Loop

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BEAR CHAIR

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Elk Valley Trail

Branch A BRA

Broken

Eric ’ s Trail

RIDGEMONT RD

- Coal Discovery Trail

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• Managed by Fernie Nordic Society . Membership or day pass required . Visit FernieNordic . com

• Only XC skiing . No dogs , running , snowshoeing , walking P or fat biking .

• Trails in the Ridgemont area ( shaded blue area ) are maintained by the Coal Creek Heritage Society . These trails are privately owned trails by Fernie Ridge / Pollyco .

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• Please support trail access , maintenance and grooming by donating to the Coal Creek Heritage Society .

Lodge and facilities not open to the public in the winter . Road / trails to Island Lake used frequently by snowmachines . Please yield .

Hedonism

Mushroom Head

HAULBACK T-BAR

Mushr

Stove Trail

N ew e Go

Lazy Lizard Connector

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The Cedars

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Cedar Loop

Elk Valley Nordic Centre

PDouble Creek Loop

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Lizard Creek Loop

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Lactic Ridge

Moccasin om Head

POWERLINE

Timber Landing Loop

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Lizard Creek Trail

Connector

FERNIE ALPINE RESORT

Eric ’ s

Silk Trail

Manchuria

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James White Park Riv

LIZARD CREEK BRIDGE

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Fernie Ridge Trail

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Mushroom Head

Loose

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Kushin

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Stove Trail

Lazy Lizard Connector

Trip

Dem Bones

Old Go at

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Lizard Creek Trail

Sherwoody

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Mountainview ( The Airport )

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Stove Creek

Far Out

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DEER CHAIR

Elk Valley Nordic Centre Trails

Bunnyrabbit Loop 0.5km JackRabbit Loop 1km Cedar Loop 1.2km Galloway Loop 2.5km

Honeybee

Lizard Lookout Hill 0.5km The Runt 0.7km The Grunt 0.5km Lizard Creek Loop 0.9km Connector trails

TIMBER CHAIR

Did you know ? You can easily connect between Montane & Ridgemont trails via the EVT / TCT trail by River Road to Ridgemont Road / Coal Creek Heritage Trail .

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Black Forest

View

Phat Larry ’ s

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Red Sonja

Connect

Fernie Alpine Resort Multi-Use Trails

MOUNT FERNIE

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ELK CHAIR

Double Creek Loop

Woody

COAL CREEK

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Far Out

Moccasin r om Head

POWERLINE

ANDERSON ROAD

Connect to

Nordic Centre

HIGHLINE DRIVE

Village Base

Connector

COKATO ROAD

To Silk Trail y Loop

PDouble Creek Loop

Luna

Eric ’ s

Gilmar

BOOMERANG

WAY

Elk Valley Trail

Trip

Phat Bastard

Dem Bones

Black Betty

Blue Betty

Watering Hole

Mic Mac

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Hobbit ’ s Trail

SLALOM DRIVE

CASTLE RD

Timber Landing Loop

Monta n e

Parking Lot 4

JoJo

Stove Creek

Fernie Ridge Trail

Galloway

Stumpy Wood

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Eville

Blue

Marlu

Silk Trail

Manchuria 1.9km

Green Alligator

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Red Sonja

Ben Emmet

Big Money

Ben Emmet

Boom Creek neybee

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Purple Monkey Dishwasher

The Cedars

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Trail Conditions & Grooming Reports :

ANDERSON ROAD

Phat Bastard

Black Betty

Blue Betty

Mic Mac

MT . FERNIE PARK ROAD

Purple Monkey Dishwasher

The Cedars

Elk Valley Nordic Centre

FAR Connector

FAR

Beaver

Easy

POWERLINE

BURMA ROAD

Weather can effect the groomers ability to consistently do their work . Multiple and heavy snow falls may take time to groom and re-groom in some areas . Most groomers are volunteers . Please help keep groomed trails in good condition by adhering to any signs .

Updates on grooming , trail conditions and related updates are provided by each of the trail areas and groups / organizations online .

To access these please visit : FernieTrailConditions . com

Fat Biking Info & Etiquette

Winter Biking Info & Etiquette

ELK RIVER

To Morrissey Snowmobile

COAL CREEK ROAD

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HELI PAD

WHITE

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PARK

POWERLINE

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Elk Valley Nordic Centre

James White Park River TrailJAMES

Galloway Loop

To Fern

Montane Blue

Montane Nordic

Support the local trail groups who maintain grooming and access ! Both the Fernie Trails Alliance and Coal Creek Heritage Society groom trails for fat biking / multi-use .

Rentals :

You can rent a fat bike from a variety of bike shops in town or at Fernie Alpine Resort .

Suggested Multi-Use Groomed Trails :

• For beginners , start with the wide flat trails along the river in town - Great Northern Trail , Elk Valley Pathway to James White Park .

• For intermediates , head to Fernie Alpine Resort or to Montane Trails and start with the wide Easy Beaver trail to the hut and back . If you ’ re up for more , ride the fat bike designated trails in Montane 3 - Uprooted & Montane Blue , or head to Ridgemont trails .

• For advanced riders , head to Phat Bastard , Red Sonya , Black & Blue Betty . Swine Flu may also be rideable but is not machine groomed .

Winter Biking Trail Etiquette :

• Respect and kindness to all trail users and to trail signage . Some trails only allow certain activities please obey posted signage .

• Do not bike on GREEN trails . These are dedicated to Cross- Country Skiing only .

• You should have enough flotation so you can travel over snow without leaving a rut .

• You should have sufficient traction that you are able to safely control your bike and ride in a straight line .

• Fat tire bikes are recommended on winter trails .

• For the best flotation and traction , it ’ s all about tire pressure ! Tire pressure should usually be between 4-6 PSI for winter biking and sometimes lower . A good practice is to start off each ride with a little more air in your tires than you think you ’ ll need and let air out on the trail depending on the conditions .

• If you are riding a multi-use trail with classic XC ski track set , such as Fernie Alpine Resort XC trails , do not ride on or in the track .

• Yield to all other users . Other users don ’ t have brakes , but you do !

RIVER ROAD

ELK RIVER ferniesnowmobile . com

Uprooted

Montane Blue

To Fernie

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Ruby

COKATO ROAD

New Roots

3 e Nordic

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BURMA ROAD

Emily Brydon Trail

ELK RIVER

Lizard Creek Loop

HELI PAD

WHITE PARK

Mountainview ( The Airport )

James White Park River TrailJAMES

To Fernie Alpine Resort

LIZARD CREEK

More Cowbell

FAIRY CREEK

Alpine Trails

BEACH AVE

Mountainview ( The Airport )

Parkland Terrace

Elk Valley Pathway

West

Alpine

Trails XC Trails at the

GATE

Golf Course . Managed by Fernie

Parkland

Nordic Society Terrace

Annex

Annex

FERNIE

Maiden

Montane Nordic and Multi-Use

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Historic Downtown

FERNIE

AQUATIC CENTRE

Fernie

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LIZARD CREEK BRIDGE

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11TH ST . y Creek

MONTANE

PARKWAY

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Be in the know on everything Fernie .

Lodging - Activities - Events - Dining - Nightlife

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Historic Downtown

Where Should I Go ?

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• Nordic ski , snowshoe and fat bike rentals are available at the base area .

GATE

Resurrection

UpRooted

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Snoop Lion

To Cranbrook

( EVT )

Scandia Loop 4.5km

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To View Trails & Map Online :

RIVER ROAD

ER ROAD

CANYON TRAILS

ELK RIVER

GATE

South Castle

11TH ST .

Snowmobile Staging Area

COKATO ROAD

Smooth Salamander ( EVT )

Elk Valley Trail

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Download the Trailforks App . You can also view and download a PDF of this map at FernieWinterTrailMap . com

Recommended by Locals !!

Beginner / First-Timer Nordic Ski Trails - Fernie Golf Course XC Trails

Nordic Fitness Challenge – Ski the Elk Valley Nordic Centre Trail Loops to Fernie Alpine Resort and back .

Snowshoeing in Fernie ’ s Winter Wonderland – Mount Fernie Provincial Park

Most Rewarding Viewpoint - Montane Hut

A River Lover ’ s Groomed Multi-Use Trail Experience - Great Northern Trail , Fernie Valley Pathway at Annex Park , to James White Park .

Toughest Groomed Trail for Fat Biking - Phat Bastard & Mushroom

Best New Groomed Trail Loop for Fat Biking - Montane Blue Best Multi-Use Family Trail - Easy Beaver Best Overall Multi-Use Trails - Ridgemont

• Silk , Manchuria and Scandia Trail are groomed and track set for skate and classic skiing . These trails are multi-use as well . Only XC ski in the track .

Best New Network of Nordic & Multi-Use Trails - Montane

Longest There & Back Groomed Multi-Use Trail - Fernie Alpine Resort ’ s Silk Trail & Scandia Trail

Recommended Run - 13km from Great Northern Trail to James White Park and back . Or the 7km Easy Beaver Trail in Montane to the Hut and back . NOTE : if the groomed trail is too soft please do not run on it until it ’ s hardened .

Ventilation

Connector

Looking for Something Different ? - Do it at night with headlamps and lights ! Note – no trails in Fernie are lit for night use , so plan ahead and play safe .

COKATO ROAD

Monta n e

Fairy Creek

2ND AVE

JoJo

RIVER ROAD

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MONTANE

PARKWAY

SLALOM DRIVE

CASTLE RD

Castle Ro cks

South Castle

48 Hours

Blue ooth Salamander ( EVT )

Elk Valley Trail

Montane Blue

JoJo

2ND AVE

SLALOM DRIVE

CASTLE RD

Marlu

Carpel Tunnel

Green Alligator

COKATO ROAD

Great Northern Trail

Maiden Lake

Elk Valley Trail

Carpel Tunnel

6TH AVE

Cemetery

CEMETERY

Ridgemont

By-Pass

• Trails in the Montane area ( shaded green area ) are maintained by the Coal Creek Heritage Society . These trails are privately owned trails by Parastone Developments and also supported by the Montane Residential Community .

• Please support trail access , maintenance and grooming by donating to the Coal Creek Heritage Society .

Credits : Cartography : Pat Gilmar , Fernie Trails and Ski Touring Club ; Trail map design : Claris Media Photos : Matt Kuhn , Vince Mo , Tourism Fernie , Geoffrey Tomlin-Hood , Leigh McAdam

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• Membership or day

• Snow biking is pass allowed required . Visit only on nordic FernieNordic trails and . com on the Hobbit - Galloway

• No dogs , walking , Loop . Snow biking is snowshoeing , walking prohibited on ski runs . or fat biking .

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Great Northern Trail

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Dopamine

Lake

Connect to the Easy Beaver Trail for the easiest route to the Montane Hut .

Blue M atador

Elk Valley Trail

Montane

CEMETERY

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BRICKER

Coal Creek MORRISSEY Great Northern & Fernie

Snowmobile RIDGE Staging AreaRV Resort Multi-Use Trails

Fernie RV Resort

Cemetery

Beaver

Easy

P

CASTLE P

MOUNTAIN

48 Hours

Fernie RV Resort

Southern Comfort

6TH AVE

3 Kings

Dopamine

Blue Matador

By-Pass

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Montane

Montane Blue

Easy Beaver

Montane Nordic

Montane Blue

Montane Nordic

3 Kings

Fairway Dri ve

Ridgemont

Montane Blue

Uprooted

RIVER RO

Montane Blue

Uprooted

Montane Blue w Roots

New Roots

ELK RIVER

Golf Course Nordic Ski Trails

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ELK RIVER

Golf Course Nordic Ski Trails ~ 5km perimeter loop

Ruby

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Sidewinder

What ’ s Up

Montane Nordic

Doc

Space

Unicorn

Kiddy Up

Unicorn

What ’ s Up

Montane Nordic

CP Railway Tracks

Doc

Space

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Sidewinder

MORRISSEY RIDGE

Resurrection

Kiddy Up

Uprooted

Roots

UpRooted

Queen

Roxy

EVT / TCT

Old Stumpy

EVT

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Roller

COAL CREE K

Eco-Terrorist

Coal Creek Heritage Trail / TCT

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Old St

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RIVER ROAD - CLOSED

Smooth S

Branch A BRA

Broken

Eric ’ s Trail

RIDGEMONT RD

TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC

Roller

Eco-Terrorist

RIDGEMONT RD

COAL CREE K

EVT / TCT

Coal

COAL CREEK

Dirt Diggler

Distances

Dirt Diggler

To Hut - 4km from Parking Area

Montane Nordic Only Loop - 8km

Montane Blue Loop - 11km

RIVER ROAD

Fat Biking Groomed Trail - No Foot Traffic

Creek Heritage Trail

Al Matador

Derailleur

South Castle yper

Oh Dear

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2023-2024

Winter Trail Map

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Oh Dear

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Support Winter Trails

With hundreds of trails to explore and winter trail use growing in popularity , maintenance needs of those trails grows too . Please support winter trail maintenance and grooming by supporting the below organizations :

COAL CREEK HERITAGE SOCIETY ( CCHS )

CCHS manages and maintains the groomed crosscountry and multi-use ( run , fat bike , walk etc ) trails at the Montane Trail Network and the Ridgemont Trail Network . Please donate to help support these trails by using this QR code .

FERNIE NORDIC SOCIETY ( FNS )

RIFLE ROAD

FNS manages and maintains the groomed cross-country ski trails at the Elk Valley Nordic Centre and the Fernie Golf Course . Membership or trail pass is required to use these trails . Use this QR code to purchase .

FERNIE TRAILS ALLIANCE ( FTA )

FTA builds , maintains and enhances trails through land use agreements with the Crown , BC Parks , Canwel , City of Fernie , Island Lake Lodge and multiple other private land owners to ensure public access year-round . Use this QR code to purchase your Fernie Trails Pass and support the trails the FTA manages .

FERNIE SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION ( FSA )

FSA grooms thousands of kms of trails for sledding annually . Scan this QR Code to purchase a FSA trail day pass or season pass to use their groomed trails .

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