This 2-day bicycle loop route travels from Nelson to the historic town of Kaslo, then to New Denver on a 114 km journey. The route uses an optional trail east of New Denver – featuring a cable car crossing. After spending the night in New Denver, return south to Nelson on the Slocan Valley Rail Trail – a 107 km journey.
Staging Areas:
Parking can be found at various places all over Nelson. The lakeside park or Superstore parking lot may be the most conveniently located, with provisions and washrooms.
GPS INFORMATION:
- KML/KMZ files can be opened in Google Earth, and many smartphone apps.
- GPX files can be opened by most GPS software apps when KMZ cannot. Note, GPX files do not contain custom colours and icons that we use on our maps; all tracks and icons will appear the same colours and styles. We recommend using KMZ instead when possible.
- GPX-Garmin are GPX files that we have optimized for older Garmin units that only display tracks that contain 500 points or less (such as Garmin eTrex units).
Visit our GPS & Navigation page for instructions of how to use your smartphone as a GPS device (even when outside of data coverage) or how to import data to your Garmin unit.
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Staging Areas:
Parking can be found at various places all over Nelson. The lakeside park or Superstore parking lot may be the most conveniently located, with provisions and washrooms.
Washrooms:
Route Highlights:
- Scenery along Kootenay Lake
- Ainsworth Hot Springs
- Historic Kaslo
- Views of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park
- Optional trail section east of New Denver with a cable-car crossing
- South Slocan Rail Trail
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Shopping:
Provisions can be bought in Nelson, Kaslo, New Denver and Slocan – but you may wish to stock up for the ride in Nelson.
Accomodations:
For camping, we recommend:
- Rosebery Provincial Park (located just north of New Denver)
- Silverton Community Campground (located in Silverton, just south of New Denver)