British Columbia trails · Swansea Mountain Bike
Swansea Mountain Bike
A 12.6-mile network in British Columbia, with 2,152 ft of climbing. Reaches Swansea Mountain. Managed by Recreation Sites & Trails BC.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,734 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Swansea Mountain (summit)
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Getting there
Swansea Mountain — parking nearby. 50.49946, -115.95238 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:31 a.m., the sun rises at 8:04 a.m. and sets at 6:54 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:27 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 50 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.6-mile route takes roughly 5 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:49 p.m. — 5 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Swansea Mountain Bike + Swansea Slopes — 1.7 mi loop, 629 ft gain
- Swansea Mountain Bike + Swansea Slopes — 3.0 mi loop, 608 ft gain
- Swansea Slopes + Swansea Mountain Bike — 3.1 mi loop, 1,162 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Aurora Creek-Marvel Pass — 28.6 mi