Photo: Let's Go BikingMarkin-MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail

Markin-MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail

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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The Markin-MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail connects Invermere, Fairmont Hot Springs, and Radium Hot Springs through the Columbia Valley, ridden as out-and-backs from 7 to 50 km. Mostly gentle and family-friendly, following lake and forest with steady mountain views and good birdwatching, though a few sections roll and climb more than you might expect. Hot springs at either end make a fine finish line.

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Where this ride goes#

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Food & DrinkSuppliesCamping

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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 3 km of Kootenay-Columbia Highway · near Fairmont

☕Stops worth stopping for6 along this route

Communities along this route#

Fairmont Hot Springs 5 Dry Gulch 1

Fairmont Hot Springs (5)

FuntasiaInfo· Café / Coffee · $ · Cheap eats

Fairmont Mountainside MarketInfo· Grocery Store

Fairside InnInfo· Restaurant · $$ · Casual

Spruce Grove RV Park and CampgroundInfo· Private Campground

Gas PlusInfo· Convenience Store

Dry Gulch (1)

Dry Gulch Provincial CampgroundInfo· Public Campground

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⛴Getting here, bike and allKimberley

Getting to this ride, bike and all#

The transit network doesn’t quite reach this ride. The closest doorway is Kimberley, about 70 km from the route. Buses, ferries, trains, and the SkyTrain will carry you and your bike that far:

Cranbrookbest: bus
Vancouverbest: bus
Victoriabest: ferry + train + bus
Nanaimobest: ferry + SkyTrain + bus

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🪶Traditional territories

This route travels through the traditional territories of the Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney), Ktunaxa ɁamakɁis, and Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc).

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

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