Cycling & Biking in the Okanagan
34 outdoor destinations for cycling & biking across the Okanagan Valley.
Rail trails, paved lakeside pathways and mountain-bike terrain, on the valley floor and up at the resorts.
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BX Creek Trail & BX Falls
The BX Creek Trail follows BX Creek from the mountains above Vernon down to the valley bottom, and its centrepiece is BX Falls. The falls section has several bridge crossings and steep stairs but is suitable for families — a short walk from the Tillicum Road parking lot, or a 6 km round trip for a longer outing. Above it, the Upper BX Creek network (known locally as Spanky's) runs 4.9 km from Sovereign Lake Road to Forsberg Road and is a physically challenging experience for advanced mountain bikers, hikers and trail runners. Dogs are permitted on leash. Park at the Tillicum Road lot (7025 Tillicum Road), the Star Road lot (6100 Star Road), the Deleenheer Road access, or the upper trailhead off Silver Star Road with additional parking on Forsberg Road. The falls trail runs 3.05 km one way with six bridges and a steep stairway at the falls — Tourism Vernon rates it Difficult, and spring runoff can make it unsafe, so pick a dry spell. Two gentler options round it out: the Deleenheer Road access gives a more accessible route into the black cottonwood forest for people with limited mobility, and the 1.5 km BX Creek Delta Trail follows the creek toward Swan Lake on crushed stone, boardwalks and bridges between 20th Street and Deleenheer Road.
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Becker Bike Park
Becker Bike Park is the City of Vernon’s in-town bike skills park at 3404 39th Avenue, re-opened in August 2024 after a rebuild funded by more than $70,000 in grants and donations to the City and the North Okanagan Cycling Society. The park packs three pump tracks — including a paved track that Tourism Vernon calls a new local favourite — a gradually climbing trail, a flow trail for beginner to intermediate riders, a dirt-jump zone with progression lines and a drop zone into a compact site, which makes it a good place to bring young riders to build skills or to bang out fast laps. The park also includes an on-leash dog area and walking paths. Parking arrangements and costs are not published on the City’s page.
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Big White Nordic & Wilderness Trails
Away from the chairlifts, Big White keeps 25 kilometres of Nordic and Wilderness trails winding through the forest and meadows around Happy Valley — cross-country skiing from beginner loops to advanced climbs, a separate set of Wilderness trails for snowshoeing where leashed dogs are welcome, and the Trapping Meadows trail set aside for fat bikes. The trailhead is at the bottom of the beginner slope in the Happy Valley Adventure Centre (take Lara's Gondola from the Village Centre and cross the bridge, or park in the Happy Valley lot; there is a second access from the Black Forest lot), and the resort grooms and patrols the network daily, posting grooming updates online. Access is included with any Big White day lift ticket or season pass; otherwise a trail pass is sold at the ticket offices, and Nordic ski and snowshoe packages can be rented at the Village Centre Mall. If you would rather be shown around, the resort runs two-hour guided snowshoe tours twice daily — an interpretive group tour for ages 16 and up ($64 per person, less booked in advance) that mixes local ecology with big views, and a private Family Adventure tour for ages 8 and up ($164 for a group of up to eight) — with small groups, a local host and the trail pass sold separately. Warm up afterwards in the Happy Valley Day Lodge, and if you are here after dark, the Twinkling Trail begins on the same trail system.
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Big White Ski Resort
Big White is the Okanagan's big mountain resort, up the road from Kelowna and open year-round. It is the second-largest family ski resort in British Columbia — 2,834 acres of patrolled terrain, one of Canada's largest modern lift systems and more than seven metres of the champagne powder behind its motto, 'it's the snow' — and from December 18 it also runs the largest night-skiing operation in Western Canada, lighting the Bullet Express and Plaza Chair for 38 acres and the longest night vertical in North America, with TELUS Park lit on Friday and Saturday nights. Free Snow Host mountain tours leave the Village Centre every morning at 10:15, and for the 2026/27 season Happy Valley's beginner area gains Polar Passage, a new covered conveyor lift with expanded teaching terrain. Happy Valley is also where the rest of Big White's winter lives: the Tube Park, Canada's highest outdoor skating rink, 25 kilometres of Nordic and Wilderness trails, the illuminated Twinkling Trail, Candle Creek Kennels' dog-sled tours, Outback's snowmobile tours and the horse-drawn sleigh rides — each with its own page on Okanagan Roam. The 2026/27 season runs November 26, 2026 to April 4, 2027. In summer the mountain turns into a bike park — downhill trails, the Big White Slopestyle Centre and a beginner skills area — with scenic rides on the Bullet Chair, e-bike tours and a real alpine hiking network: the 4.5 km Rhonda Lake Trail drops from the top of the chair through spruce and pine to a lake hidden under the Cliff bowl (about an hour one way, 456 metres of elevation), the 1 km Peak Trail loops along the Cliff Bowl rim to the summit cairn in 45 minutes, the 4 km Falcon Ridge Trail climbs the face of the mountain past wildflower streams to a scramble at the saddle, and the short, steep Jamieson Loop finds the last of the winter snow. The resort suggests three hours for the classic loop up Falcon Ridge and down to Rhonda Lake, backed by its wildflower and bird field guides. Hikers ride the chair until 4 p.m. (6 p.m. on Fridays), and dogs are welcome on the lift and must be leashed on the trails. The resort lists driving, parking and EV charging among its free amenities, offers overnight RV parking in summer, and runs shuttles from Kelowna and the airport.
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Campbell Mountain
Campbell Mountain is the hill with the radio towers on the east side of Penticton, and its compact trail network is the closest mountain biking to downtown: trail-mapping sites chart about 46 trails and 51 km, everything from cross-country loops to downhill lines, including the original course from the BC Summer Games. Discover Naramata describes a mix of singletrack, doubletrack and roads over rock, gravel, sand and roots, with something for everyone from easy rides to technical challenges, and it is a popular place to learn to mountain bike. The Penticton and Area Cycling Association maintains the trails. There is currently no trail signage, so ride with a trail app; the network is small enough that getting turned around is rarely serious. Riders commonly park at the Reservoir Road (Red Gate) access or on Spiller Road above the landfill entrance; parking costs are not published, and no dog or e-bike rules are published for the area.
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Carmi Recreational Trails
The Carmi Recreational Trails are a loop network on the plateau east of Penticton, maintained as a recreation site by Recreation Sites and Trails BC, with the Okanagan View Loop as the main outing: 7 km of packed gravel rated moderate, with a warming hut, benches and a vista point at its northwest corner. The Carmi Loop is an easier 3 km circuit. The trails are used for hiking and mountain biking in summer and snowshoeing in winter. The Garnet Fire Interpretive Site parking lot — 6.2 km up Carmi Avenue and 2.3 km on Beaver Dell Road — has an outhouse, a kiosk and two picnic tables, and there are no fees; a second access is 4 km up the Ellis Forest Service Road. The provincial recreation-site rules ask you to keep pets quiet and under control at all times; no leash rule is published for this site.
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Coldstream Ranchlands Trail
The Coldstream Ranchlands Trail is a 6.85 km loop on Vernon Hill above Coldstream Valley Estates, rated Difficult by Tourism Vernon, that zigzags through grasslands and forest to a high point of 1,011 metres — 324 metres of climbing — with views over Okanagan Lake, Kalamalka Lake, Middleton Mountain, the Coldstream Valley and Bluenose Mountain. The west side of the loop doubles as a mountain-bike climbing trail; the east side is a rockier ascent above a steep ravine and is not recommended for bikes. Wooden cattle gates lead into the undeveloped central portion, which is home to a rich diversity of wildlife, so stay on the designated trails. From the loop trailhead an extra kilometre of steep switchbacks connects down to the Grey Canal Trail; the Regional District's Coldstream Ranchlands section of the Grey Canal Trail is reached from the parking area at 190 Ravine Drive. Dogs must be leashed under the regional dog-control bylaw.
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Crawford Trails – Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
Crawford is what Kelowna riders call the trail network in the western part of Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park, above the Upper Mission, reached from the Stewart Road East trailhead. Mountain Bikers of the Central Okanagan describes more than 150 km of multi-use trails here, from flowy singletrack to technical rock gardens and challenging descents, with difficulty ranging from beginner to expert but most routes falling in intermediate or advanced terrain — it is where many local riders learned to mountain bike. BC Parks permits cycling in the park, with e-bikes allowed on signed and designated trails, and warns of natural hazards including steep drop-offs at Crawford Falls and Devil’s Elbow and falling rock; the Little White Trail between Pooley Creek and Upper Crawford is closed. Dogs must be kept under control. The Myra Canyon trestles lie in the same park but are reached from their own trailheads on the Myra and June Springs roads. A pit toilet is provided at the Stewart Road East trailhead; parking costs are not published.
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Gillard Trails
Gillard is the Okanagan’s original freeride mountain-bike area, on the hillside south of Kelowna’s Kettle Valley neighbourhood, and is now an official Recreation Sites and Trails BC trail network maintained by Mountain Bikers of the Central Okanagan. The trails took shape in the late 1990s and remain built for intermediate to expert riders — fast singletrack, jumps of every size, rock gardens and slabs, wooden features and steep technical lines — with enduro, freeride or downhill bikes recommended. It is best ridden as a shuttle network, though MTBCO’s multi-year climbing-trail project now gives riders a way up under their own power. Tourism Kelowna’s route: Lakeshore Road to Chute Lake Road, then Gillard Forest Service Road to the Recreation Sites and Trails BC parking lot about 3.8 km up. Provincial recreation-trail rules ask that pets be kept quiet and under control; parking costs are not published.
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Grey Canal Trail
The Grey Canal Trail follows the alignment of British Columbia's longest irrigation channel, the canal that once carried water to the orchards and farms across the Greater Vernon valley; in places the old pipelines are still visible beside the path. It is not one trailhead but a series of sections that ring the valley — from The Rise to Davison Road, Turtle Mountain to Blue Jay Road, Silver Star Road to Star Road, Hartnell Road to DeRoo Road, and the Coldstream Ranchlands to Ravine Drive, among others — each with one or two parking areas, so you can walk it in pieces and choose your view. Dogs are permitted on every section but must be on leash. The trail is part of the more than 87 km of regional trails that earn Greater Vernon its 'Trails Capital of BC' title. Add the sections up and they come to roughly 32 km, about 28 km of it off-road, so you can walk it in pieces for weeks. Tourism Vernon rates most sections easy — Turtle Mountain (Blue Jay Road to Turtle Mountain Boulevard) is 3.5 km and Coldstream Valley Estates (Buchanan to Warren) 4.2 km — with the 2.7 km Foothills loop moderate and the 1.1 km Boss Creek section difficult. For a short, steep taste with a story, the 570-metre Nel's Leap Trail climbs a former 1929 ski-jump hill from 43rd Avenue and Alexis Park Drive, past interpretive signs to a bird's-eye view of Vernon, and joins the Turtle Mountain section.
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International Hike and Bike Trail
The International Hike and Bike Trail runs 18.4 km along the Okanagan River channel between the north end of Osoyoos Lake and Oliver, a wide, relatively flat dyke path past vineyards, farms and wineries that is great for all ages on foot or by bicycle; nearly 10 km of it is paved, according to Oliver Tourism. The Osoyoos end is reached at the wooden bridge on Road 22, 8 km north of town, and in Oliver the trail links to the town's parks, including Oliver Community Park at 6359 Park Drive. The Town of Oliver allows dogs off leash on its section of the trail south of Fairview Road, on the west side of the river, from dawn to 9 a.m. year-round; at other times and elsewhere leash rules apply, and the Regional District portion publishes no rule.
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Irrigation Canal Walkway
The Irrigation Canal Walkway is a 4.3 km fully paved loop on the west side of Osoyoos that Destination Osoyoos recommends for cycling, rollerblading and strollers. Starting at the corner of 62nd Avenue, the path overlooks the town’s agricultural landscape and Osoyoos Lake, passes through a tunnel and then loops around the Osoyoos Airport for a close look at the desert ecosystem the area is known for. It is a flat, family-friendly ride that also links into the rest of the town’s paths. Parking arrangements and costs are not published, and no dog rule is published for the walkway.
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KVR Trail – Naramata Bench (Little Tunnel & Adra Tunnel)
The Kettle Valley Rail Trail above the Naramata Bench is the South Okanagan's signature rail-grade walk: packed gravel at an easy to moderate grade, suitable for all ages, with the Little Tunnel viewpoint and its sweep down Okanagan Lake toward Skaha as the classic goal — about 9 km round trip from the Smethurst Road parking lot. Beyond it the 485-metre Adra Tunnel, 8 km along the grade from the Glenfir lot (km 192 to km 184), reopened on May 26, 2026 after the Regional District finished resurfacing, parking improvements, benches, picnic tables, bike racks, split-rail fencing, wayfinding signs and a pit toilet at the north lot; the tunnel is unlit, so bring a proper light, carries two-way foot and bike traffic, has a bypass trail 175 metres west of the north portal, and closes seasonally from late November. For a short visit, the Smethurst staging area is 2.5 km by road past the Glenfir lot and only about 750 metres on foot from the lower tunnel via the marked service road. Along the way, Rock Ovens Park preserves the stone bread ovens that railway crews built beside the right-of-way between 1911 and 1915 — a Regional District park geared to hikers and bikers. The corridor is shared with cyclists, horses and licensed off-road vehicles. Regional District parks regulations require dogs to be leashed.
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KVR Trail – Skaha Lake (Penticton to Okanagan Falls)
The south spur of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail follows the west shore of Skaha Lake from the Skaha Lake end of Penticton to Okanagan Falls — 13 km one way of well-maintained packed gravel with a few sandy spots, flat and easy, with the lake beside you the whole way. Riders pick up the trail at the far end of Wright’s Beach Camp, off Skaha Lake Road, and roll south past Banbury Green to Kaleden, where the 1910 Kaleden Hotel — one of the first buildings in the village with electric light and running water — stands beside the trail at Kaleden Hotel Park, and Pioneer Park offers beach, washrooms and parking for a break or a shorter out-and-back. The route continues past Ponderosa Point to Okanagan Falls. This is a different corridor from the KVR along the Naramata Bench north of town. Parking costs are not published for the trailheads.
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Kal Crystal Waters Trail
The Kal Crystal Waters Trail is a 12.57 km route for walkers and cyclists from Okanagan College in Vernon south to Lake Country, rated Moderate by Tourism Vernon. It starts at the Greater Vernon Athletics Park, crosses college land to Varsity Drive, then follows Lakeview Drive on-road with a steep climb to the Kal Lake Lookout and continues along Kalamalka Lakeview Drive (the old Highway 97) to the Kekuli Bay Provincial Park gate. An off-road trail resumes above the Kekuli Bay campground to Bailey Road, descends a former highway, and then splits: right for a rougher 1.8 km to Crystal Waters Road, or left down to join the Okanagan Rail Trail north of the Crystal Waters subdivision. Parking is at the Greater Vernon Athletics Park, the Kalamalka Lakeview Drive lookout, Kekuli Bay Provincial Park, the East Bailey Road lot opposite the Predator Ridge turnoff, and Crystal Waters Road. Dogs allowed on leash.
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Knox Mountain Park
Knox Mountain is Kelowna's largest natural area park, 385 hectares rising roughly 300 metres above Okanagan Lake just north of downtown, and its lookouts are the classic view of the city. The park moves from lakeshore to mountain top through riparian, wetland, ponderosa pine bunchgrass and Douglas-fir ecosystems that the City describes as fragile and easily eroded, so stay on the trails. Walking, running, hiking, road and mountain biking, birding and winter recreation are all part of life here. The park is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; vehicles may drive Knox Mountain Drive to the first lookout from noon to 8 p.m. in the frost-free season, and the road closes in winter, for events and in extreme wildfire risk. Motorized vehicles are not permitted elsewhere in the park. Additional parking is at the western base off Poplar Point Drive. Signature routes include the Apex Trail to the upper lookout — about 5 km round trip on dirt trails with stairs, a moderate 45 minutes to an hour and a half — the 3 km lakeshore walk to Paul's Tomb and Kathleen Lake, the 3.2 km road climb from the base to the top, and the Lochview Trail that connects the park's north side. Dogs must be on leash except in the designated off-leash dog park at 450 Knox Mountain Drive, and smoking, vaping and cannabis are banned in all City parks.
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Kruger Mountain / Blue Lake / Kilpoola Trails
Osoyoos’ mountain-bike trails are concentrated in one main area west of town on Kruger Mountain and around Blue Lake and Kilpoola — the “Desert Dirt”, as Destination Osoyoos puts it, with rocky hills, open grassland and views over Osoyoos Lake. The system is relatively small but is laid out with numerous multi-trail intersections and short connectors, so riders of any level can mix and match runs without repeating a route; trail-mapping sites chart about 50 trails and 79 km. Destination Osoyoos is clear about the ground it crosses: a mix of park land, conservation area, protected area, range land and private property, held open by a gentleman’s agreement in the small private sections — so tread lightly and leave no trace. Trails carry no official signage, only painted rocks and cairns at some intersections, so bring a trail app. Parking arrangements and costs are not published, and no dog or e-bike rules are published for the area.
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Lake Country Bike Park
Lake Country’s Bike Park is a six-hectare, purpose-built mountain-bike park at 8865 Okanagan Centre Road West with views over Okanagan Lake. The District built it with progression in mind: a kid- and beginner-friendly pump track and a green flow trail, an intermediate pump track and technical skills loop, two blue gravity trails, a drop zone, advanced and expert dirt jumps, multi-use trails and an adaptive mountain-bike trail. It is open daily from dawn to dusk, March to November (weather dependent), and is unsupervised — features can be hazardous, so ride within your ability. Helmets are mandatory and full-face helmets and padding are strongly recommended; the park is non-motorized; stay off the trails when they are wet; and obey closures through the winter months and during extreme weather. Dogs must be leashed at all times and are not permitted on the bike trails or in the Jump, Skills, Drop or Pump Track zones. Parking arrangements and costs are not published on the District’s page.
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Mission Creek Greenway Regional Park
The Mission Creek Greenway is Kelowna's great linear park: 16.5 km of multi-use trail following Mission Creek from Okanagan Lake into the hills, linking parks, interpretive viewing areas, rest spots and picnic areas along the way. From the lake the trail is flat and wide — an easy walk or ride — and the difficulty builds through Scenic Canyon, where elevation and stairs take over. Nine main access points have parking, from Lakeshore Road and Truswell Road up to the Field Road lot in Scenic Canyon. Washrooms are on the route, an easy portion of the trail and the washrooms are accessible, and dogs are welcome on leash. It is a shared trail, so keep right, pass on the left, and cyclists must stay under the 15 km/h limit and ring a bell before passing. The Regional District maps the Greenway in sections — 7.5 km from Lakeshore Road to Creekside, 2.3 km from Gerstmar to Hollywood, 7.1 km from Hollywood Road up to Hydraulic Creek, plus a 1.3 km south spur from Casorso Road to Gordon Drive — which is why the mapped total comes to 18.7 km against the 16.5 km headline figure. In 2026 the Gerstmar Bridge project is closing short stretches between Ziprick and Gerstmar roads at times, so follow the detour signs. Hours shift with the seasons (6 a.m. to between 6 and 11 p.m.), and some access points get reduced maintenance from November to March.
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Mission Creek Mountain Bike Skills Park
The Mission Creek Mountain Bike Skills Park is a City of Kelowna bike park on a 3.4-hectare site at 1960 Hollywood Road South, next to the Mission Creek Greenway. Whether you are new to mountain or BMX biking or riding at a high level, it has something to work on: a pump track and four dirt-jump lanes that progress from beginner to expert, with some of the sport’s top riders having contributed to the design. It is also a good spot to catch your breath on a bench and watch the airtime the advanced riders get. Riders can roll in directly from the Greenway, and the City keeps the park open through its seasonal winter closures of other facilities. Parking arrangements and costs are not published on the City’s page.
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Mount Conkle Park
Mount Conkle rises above Prairie Valley on the south side of Summerland, and the District park on its slopes is a local favourite for mountain biking and trail running: singletrack climbs from the Trans Canada Trail up to viewpoints over orchards, vineyards and Okanagan Lake, with Giant’s Head in full view from the top. Trail-mapping sites chart about 11 trails and 19 km. The Kettle Valley Railway was built along the mountain’s flank and the park borders the Summerland Rodeo Grounds; the usual trailhead is off Fenwick Road. The mountain is named for William H. Conkle, who homesteaded here with Alexander McLennan in 1886. After the 2026 Bald Range wildfire the District confirmed Mount Conkle Park open, along with the Trans Canada Trail between Fenwick Road and the Rodeo Grounds, while Cartwright Mountain and the trail east toward Faulder stay closed — check the District’s parks page before you go. Parking costs are not published, and no dog or e-bike rules are published for the park.
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Myra Canyon Bicycle Rental & Tours
Skip hauling bikes up the mountain: rent on site at the Myra Canyon trailhead and ride the historic Kettle Valley Railway across 18 trestles and through two tunnels high above Kelowna. Guided tours are available too.
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Myra Canyon – Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
Myra Canyon is the Okanagan's signature rail-trail day: the historic Kettle Valley Railway grade curls around the canyon southeast of Kelowna on its trestles, and BC Parks has placed 14 viewpoint benches along the way, with the trestles themselves opening onto the valley and the steep, rocky canyon walls. Walk it or ride it — cyclists are asked to walk their bikes across the trestles, and e-bikes are allowed on the signed trails. Pit toilets sit at the Myra, Ruth and Stewart Road East trailheads and just beyond Trestles 1 and 8. Dogs must be kept under control, and BC Parks notes the backcountry beyond the trail is not suitable for pets. The park stays open through winter, when Little White Mountain offers backcountry skiing and snowshoeing. The classic day is the 12 km one-way section between the Myra and June Springs access points, with 18 trestles and bridges concentrated in an 8.8 km stretch; BC Parks lists roughly 75 parking spots at Myra and about 33 at June Springs, plus the Stewart Road East access from Kelowna. The Little White Trail (Pooley Creek to Upper Crawford) is closed.
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Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park
Okanagan Mountain is 11,321 hectares of rugged wilderness on the east shore of Okanagan Lake, opposite Peachland, with no public roads inside it — which is exactly its appeal. From the north parking lot, the Boulder Loop runs 5 km (about 3 hours, easy) and the Old C.N. Trail 3 km; the Rim Trail, the Pinnacles and the viewpoint near the south lot deliver the big views, and the canyons are good country for spotting sheep, goats and elk. The south lot is reached through Naramata on Chute Lake Road, 6 km of gravel followed by 1.5 km of very rough road. Paddlers can string together day trips or multi-day trips along the undeveloped shoreline, camping at the marine campsites and swimming in the bays. Mountain biking is allowed on the signed trails (e-bikes on designated trails), horses have their own routes, and the park has pit toilets only. Dogs must stay on leash.
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Okanagan Rail Trail
The Okanagan Rail Trail follows the former CN rail bed for roughly 50 km between Coldstream and Kelowna, and 16 km of it run through the District of Lake Country. From the north the compact gravel trail hugs the shoreline of marl-blue Kalamalka Lake and passes under a historic trestle, crosses the Oyama isthmus with its seasonal cafes, shops and Wood Lake beaches, then follows the east shore of Wood Lake past Ribbleworth Falls, orchards and farmland; the Kelowna section is paved. It is an easy, flat multi-use trail shared with cyclists, and dogs must be on leash. The Regional District of North Okanagan lists trailhead parking at 8203 Westkal Road in Coldstream, at Kekuli Bay Provincial Park and at College Way in Vernon, with further access points along Lake Country's section. The trail is not yet continuous: a gap of about 7 km near the Kelowna boundary remains undeveloped, so check the current map before planning a through-trip.
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Pelmewash Parkway
Pelmewash Parkway is a beautiful, peaceful waterfront pathway along the west side of Wood Lake. The paved multi-use path runs continuously from Winfield to Oyama, giving safe public access to and along the lakeshore for cyclists, walkers and anyone rolling at an easy pace, for all ages and abilities. At its north end it links to the Okanagan Rail Trail and at its south end to Pretty Road, so it slots neatly into a longer ride or a short lakeside stroll. The District's 2025 trail map lists the parkway at 6.8 km and wheelchair accessible, and the trailhead for the Spion Kop hiking trails is midway along it. Dogs on leash.
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Predator Ridge Trails
Predator Ridge has built one of the North Okanagan’s signature riding networks on the Commonage between Vernon and Kelowna: 13.5 km of dedicated bike trails plus a connector into Ellison Provincial Park, all open to the public and operated seasonally. Tourism Vernon’s advice is to take the climb for the Okanagan Lake views and then link Mantle, Granite, Rock Garden Playground and The Arches for one long rocky, granite-slab descent; the North Okanagan Cycling Society credits the resort with building trails such as Granite, Mantle and the Ellison Connector for the wider Vernon riding community. The resort’s Bike Hub at 1-799 Predator Ridge Drive is the base, and several parking areas serve the trailheads; parking costs are not published, and no dog or e-bike rules are published for the trails.
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Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail – Enderby section
The Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail follows the abandoned Sicamous-to-Armstrong rail corridor, and 21 km of it is now open to the public between Enderby, Grindrod and Mara — a flat, easy ride along the Shuswap River valley on a rail grade shared with walkers. The rail-trail vision, developed with Secwépemc partners, is to protect environmental, agricultural and cultural values along the corridor while building tourism and transportation links between the communities. Two things to know before you ride: the section along Mara Lake between Sicamous and Mara is open on weekends only from mid-September through December 2026 while shoreline-stabilization work is under way, and the Armstrong section has not yet opened. Trailhead parking and costs are not published on the trail site, and no dog or e-bike rules are published for the trail.
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SilverStar Fat Bike Trails
Who hasn't wanted to try a bike built for snow? SilverStar keeps 15 kilometres of single- and double-track fat-bike trail packed and signed through the winter, threading the same forest the snowshoers and cross-country skiers use, and the resort rents fat bikes in the village so you don't need to own one. The rules are simple and worth knowing before you roll out: tyres at least 3.75 inches wide and under 8 psi, a helmet at all times, stay on the designated fat-bike trails (Brian's and Eric's trails are not among them), give pedestrians the right of way, and stay off the trails when the temperature climbs above zero — soft snow ruts for everyone. Fat biking is one of the seven activities on the resort's My1Pass, or pick up a trail ticket at the ticket office; the Nordic Operations team checks conditions weekly, so look at the latest report and the trail map before you set out. It is a genuinely different way to see the mountain, and one of the few places in the Okanagan where winter riding is groomed for.
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SilverStar Mountain Resort
SilverStar is the North Okanagan's four-season mountain resort above Vernon, and in winter it is a whole village of things to do rather than a single ski hill. The alpine terrain runs to 3,304 acres and 133 runs over 760 metres of vertical, served by ten lifts including the Des Schumann Summit Express gondola, with long green and blue cruisers off the front side, steep powder-filled chutes on the Putnam Creek backside and three terrain parks; on Friday and Saturday nights the lights come on for four kilometres of groomed night skiing and the Bannister Night Park at Silver Queen. The resort's My1Pass idea is what sets it apart: one day ticket or season pass unlocks seven activities — downhill, cross-country skiing on the resort's 55-kilometre half of Canada's largest daily-groomed Nordic network, 16 kilometres of snowshoe trail, 15 kilometres of fat-bike trail, skating on Brewer's Pond, tubing at Tube Town and (with a season pass) night skiing — each of which has its own page on Okanagan Roam. Volunteer Mountain Hosts lead free guided tours of the alpine and Nordic trails every morning from Town Hall, snow-cat dinners run to Paradise Camp on the backside, and the new Ravenwood cabin hosts snowshoe dinner tours. The Nordic trails open on November 20, 2026 and the alpine season runs November 27, 2026 to April 4, 2027. Summer turns the same slopes into the SilverStar Bike Park — the resort describes it as one of Canada's best downhill mountain-bike experiences, with downhill, enduro and cross-country riding, skills areas and a pump track — while walkers and trail runners have 16 km of forest and mountain trails: the easy Paradise, Mountain View, Tin Tin and Sidewinder loops out of the village, the hiking-only Silver Queen Trail, and, from the top of the Des Schumann Summit Express gondola at 1,915 metres — some 300 metres above the village — the Ridge Walk (no bikes), the Attridge Scenic Loop and the Alpine Meadows. Hikers pick up a complimentary trail day ticket at the Ticket Office; Monday to Thursday the summit is reached by the Comet Express after a gentle 20-minute walk down to the lift. The resort publishes no dog rule for its trails, and the surrounding regional district requires dogs on leash unless in a designated off-leash area. Lessons, rentals, restaurants, cafés and lodging are in the resort village.
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Smith Creek Trails
Smith Creek is a sanctioned mountain-bike trail network on the forested hills northwest of West Kelowna, managed as a Recreation Sites and Trails BC trail in partnership with the West Kelowna Trails Club and supported by Mountain Bikers of the Central Okanagan. About 15 km of routes offer anywhere from one to four hours of riding, with 400 to 700 metres of climbing depending on the loop; the lower elevations hold beginner trails and the fitness and technical difficulty rise as you climb, into flowy descents, natural-feature jumps and drops and smooth singletrack. Access is from Highway 97 via Elliott Road onto Smith Creek Road, which turns to gravel; parking is in a clearing on the right just after the overhead power line. Provincial recreation-trail rules ask that pets be kept quiet and under control at all times; parking costs are not published.
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Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre
Sovereign Lake is Canada's largest cross-country ski and snowshoe club, set inside Silver Star Provincial Park 22 km east of Vernon up Silver Star Road, just 2 km west of SilverStar Mountain Resort. The club grooms roughly 58 km of trails for classic and skate skiing — about 12 km novice, 14 km intermediate and 32 km advanced — plus 14 km of marked snowshoe trails, with day tickets, season passes, rentals and lessons available at the lodge. Dogs are permitted only on the designated dog ski trails, under full control, and never on the other ski trails or the snowshoe trails; dog owners are asked to use the lower parking lot, where a relatively flat 400-metre loop makes an easy first outing. BC Parks notes that the day lodge has the park's only flush toilets in winter. Signage on Highway 6 and Highway 97 points the way.
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Telemark Nordic Club
Telemark is the Central Okanagan's Nordic centre, 9 km up Glenrosa Road in West Kelowna on a paved and plowed road — a 25-minute drive from downtown Kelowna and 15 minutes from downtown West Kelowna, with the parking lot 3 km before Crystal Mountain. The club grooms more than 50 km of cross-country trails for skate and classic skiing, several of them lit for night skiing, and maintains 60 km of snowshoe trails through quiet ponderosa forest, with rentals and lessons for all levels and a lodge with a fire to warm up beside. Day passes are straightforward: a one-day ski pass is $22 for adults and $11 for youth, night skiing $13 and $6.50, a snowshoe pass $11 and $5.50, and the K9 trail $6, all including GST, with children under six free. The lodge sits at about 1,000 metres.
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Three Blind Mice Trail Network
The Three Blind Mice trail network spreads across the benchland above Penticton toward Naramata, overlooking Okanagan Lake, and is the South Okanagan’s best-known mountain-bike area: Visit Penticton counts more than 80 trails, and trail-mapping sites chart over 100 of them, winding through ponderosa pine, rock bluffs and grassland from intermediate singletrack to expert technical lines. The core of the network is a City of Penticton natural park at 1400 Riddle Road, and the Penticton and Area Cycling Association looks after the trails. Riders commonly start from the Poplar Grove parking area off Naramata Road; parking costs are not published. Close by, beside the KVR Trail at 1194 Poplar Grove Road, the City’s asphalt pump track gives riders of all ages a loop of rollers and berms to practise on. Trail signage is limited, so carry a trail app, and note that no official e-bike or dog rules are published for the network.