Transportation
Okanagan E-Kruise
103-1195 Richter St Kelowna, BC
Biking the entirety of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail is a major accomplishment. This trail takes you through the Boundary, up through the Okanagan all the way to Hope.
Begin your trip at Mile 0 in Midway, the half-way point for several locations, including being the half-way point between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.With several different historic mining towns along the route (both abandoned and current), you can easily imagine the train picking up and dropping off people and mined items at each stop. Whether you’d like to do it by yourself or enjoy it with a group, this week-long bike trip will take you through different BC terrains and showcase what makes each mountain and valley so unique.
*This section of trail has not received regulatory clarity regarding trail users. We ask all users to be cautious and aware that users vary from highway vehicles, all-terrain vehicles to bicycles and hikers. Please respect other users and be cautious while utilizing this section of the trail
Local Accommodation & Food and Beverage Resources:
Eleanor
There is almost NO information here about trail conditions, water fording, planning a long distance trip, places to stop for food or camping- you’re basically just saying “.Here’s the name of this trail. It’s out there.”
This is a premiere destination and deserves detailed, useful, point to point and up to date information. It’s available NOWHERE, not even on your site. How are we supposed to plan a trip? The only book is years and years out of date.
Jenna Labossiere
Hi Eleanor, thank you so much for your feedback. We have now included the links to all of the Destination Management Organizations situated around the trail in order for users to find information on accommodations and places to stop in nearby towns. We do our best to keep the descriptions each trail as up to date as possible with the information we know about the current conditions of the trails.
Derek Hski
BCrailtrails, thanks for having the limited information that you do have. Looks like a wonderful ride, and not having it to manicured will make for some adventure… If you get more info in the future great, If not, hopefully some others will aid in getting posts up. thanks Derek
Jenna Labossiere
Hi Derek,
Thanks for your thoughts. The intent is to continue populating the information about the trails as time goes on and conditions change overtime.
Larry Cowan
Interested in riding half the KVRT next summer. Not finding any details regarding the surface. Being that this is a former rail, is the bike path asphalt, dirt, gravel, combination? Hybrid, Road, Gravel, Mountain, what type bike is recommended. Please add more basic info to this site.
Jenna Labossiere
Hi Larry,
The surface of the trail is a combination of gravel and dirt. Hybrid and Mountain bikes are recommended for this trail.