Getting Buck Wild in Merritt

Take a wild ride with Hailey, Ollie and friends as they explore new riding in Merritt, BC. Enjoy the video and photos and scroll to the end (or click here) for a chance to win a $1,000 pre-paid Visa gift card courtesy of your Pacific Toyota Dealers as well as bike park passes and accommodation for you and a friend at Sun Peaks, Silverstar and Big White!

When everyone has a weekend free, there’s just one thing on the menu: road trip! For our pals, a road trip involves our beloved Toyotas of all ages and bikes, of course. With so many trail networks within driving distance, it’s always a challenge to pick a destination. We love to find new places that combine our love of four-wheeling and riding. A sick camping spot doesn’t hurt, either. For this particular trip, we decided to travel to Merritt where grasslands meet ranch lands. 

What drew us to Merritt? A quick search on TrailForks presented an extensive bike network filled with blue, black, and double black trails as well as mega-long descents. We also caught wind of some incredible 4x4 routes that looked like they could satisfy our need for exploration. 

Our next riding location was Iron Mountain. This zone had everything from old school woodwork to rocks to fast flow. We ended up on quite the epic and got to sample a good chunk of trails.

Faster than you can shower, the weekend was done and we headed back to Whistler. Merritt was a great place to take our trucks and bikes and make great use of both. Our group's consensus: we can’t wait to get back and explore the area some more. Merritt is not far from Vancouver, but most people stop for gas and keep heading deeper in to the interior. Don't overlook Merritt the next time you're planning a road trip!

Looks like Merritt belongs on the list for next year! Bonus points if you make it during the rodeo. Your Toyota Pacific Dealers want to help you get out there by providing one lucky winner with a $1,000 pre-paid Visa gift card.

But that's not all - thanks to MTB BC, the prize pack for this promotion also includes two (2) bike park passes to each of three of the world's best bike parks: Sun Peaks, Silverstar and Big White plus two nights of accommodation at each resort! All you have to do is click here to enter, and we'll pick a winner on October 26th.

*Unfortunately, the prize is only available to residents of BC and the Yukon, but we'll have more subscriber giveaways very soon.

Please enjoy the outdoors responsibly and adhere to all local bylaws including fire bans and other important public alerts.