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Alternate Trail Salmo

A ride described at Trails BC

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Ambitious A real undertaking. Demanding on a couple of fronts, like rough surfaces plus steady climbing, or a long stretch on busier roads.

Difficulty Our overall read of how demanding a route is. We score surface roughness, climbing, singletrack, and how far it runs from services. The route publisher's own rating, a lot of busy road riding, or sheer scale can push the tier up, never down.

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Where the main Trans Canada Trail between Trail and Salmo is unsuitable for bikes, this connector offers two rideable options: a shorter, hillier route through the Beaver Valley on Highway 3B, or a longer, quieter loop south toward the Pend d'Oreille River. Up to 109 km with about 1,370 m of climbing, mostly on pavement with some gravel road sections.

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Where this ride goes#

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Show stops Mute other bike trails

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Riding near fast trafficFastest stretches

Dashed line = our rough sketch of where the ride goes. The rideable route lives at get the route from Trails BC.

Fast-road stretches#

We believe these are the fast, unprotected roads on this route. We can tell you which roads and roughly how far, but not the order you will ride them. If you see an error, tell us and we'll fix it.

about 22 km of Highway 3B · near Ross Spur
about 16 km of Crowsnest Highway · near Meadows
about 11 km of Nelson-Nelway Highway · near Nelway
about 5 km of Waneta Road · near Waneta Junction
short stretches on other roads · 2 km total

☕Stops worth stopping for36 along this route

Communities along this route#

Trail 15 Salmo 10 Fruitvale 8 Columbia Gardens 1 Montrose 1 Waneta Junction 1

Trail (15)

Trail Aquatic and Leisure CentreWelcoming· Community Centre · Free

Charles Bailey TheatreInfo

Double HappinessInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

The Trail Museum & ArchivesInfo· Museum / Gallery · Free

Bridgeview CafeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Caffe AmericanoInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Crown Columbia Hotel, BW Premier CollectionInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$$ · Mid-range

Glenwood Inn & SuitesInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

J & V RestaurantInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

The Pastry ShopInfo· Bakery / Donuts · $ · Cheap eats

Plus the fast-food chains — McDonald's

+4 more in Trail →

Salmo (10)

Reno MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Sal-Crest MotelInfo· Hotel / Motel · $$ · Budget

Salmo Municipal CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

Salmo Valley Public LibraryInfo· Library · Free

Salmo Valley Youth & Community CentreInfo

Salmo Village Grocery on MainInfo· Grocery Store

The Dragon Fly CaféInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

CentexInfo· Convenience Store

EssoInfo· Convenience Store

Plus the fast-food chains — Subway

Fruitvale (8)

Beaver Valley Public LibraryInfo· Library · Free

Co-opInfo· Convenience Store

Fruitvale Pub & GrillInfo· Brewery / Pub · $$ · Casual

Petro-CanadaInfo· Convenience Store

Ruala CafeInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

The Fruitvale KitchenInfo· Restaurant · $ · Cheap eats

Plus the fast-food chains — Burgervale, Subway

Columbia Gardens (1)

Buckley Campground (BC Hydro)Info· Private Campground

Montrose (1)

TempoInfo· Convenience Store

Waneta Junction (1)

Beaver Creek CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

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⛴Getting here, bike and allTrail

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

Trail is the handiest transit doorway for this ride. Buses, the SkyTrain, and ferries will carry you and your bike there:

Rosslandbest: bus
Vancouverbest: bus
Victoriabest: bus + SkyTrain
Nanaimobest: ferry + SkyTrain + bus

Also on the bike-transit map: Salmo

Or pick any two places on To & Fro →

🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Kalispel, Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, snʕickstx tmxʷúlaʔxʷ (Sinixt), and Syilx (Okanagan).

Territory data from Native Land Digital, for educational purposes only.

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