Rossland Road Trip

A group of buddies and I are planning a 4 day road trip out to Rossland in a few weeks, with the only planned ride being 7 Summits. I've heard there is lots of good riding in Rossland, and Nelson which isn't too far away, but are there any places anyone can recommend between Rossland and Vancouver that could break up the driving for the first/ last days? Looking at the map Penticton is one of the few places that I have heard of with decent trails that isn't too far for a detour.

Any suggestions? Or should we just head straight out to Rossland? :beer:

Stop at Christina Lake to ride the Deer Point trail:
http://www.muddbunnies.com/deer-point-trail-christina-lake-by-diana-walker/

You can even get in a mid ride swims either at each end or the mid point where there is a trail that drops down to a boat-in campsite.

^^ yeah that breaks up the drive pretty well. Or do a half-day ride in Rossy combo'd with the 6 hr drive, get in late.

Thanks for the tip on Christina Lake, I'll look into that a bit more. It doesn't look much further west than Rossland though.

We'll end up doing a short ride on the last day almost anywhere since we're going to have to get a few guys back to the ferry, which puts on more pressure on sticking to a schedule. Google Maps is telling me that it is just under 8 hours from Rossland to the Horseshoe Bay ferry.

Anybody ridden Powerslave on trail bikes? Or any other recommended trails in Rossland or Nelson?

Just goto Revolution Cycles in Rossland and they'll hook you up with the goods in Rossland.

Great trails and cool peeps in Rossland. The locals always deliver

If you're going via Hwy 3, you could also do a quick rip around the China Ridge trails in Princeton: http://www.chinaridgetrails.com/CR/Bike_Trails.html

There's also that new trail in Castlegar..about 30min drive from Rossland.

http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?t=155226

China Ridge could be a good way to break up the drive.

Hail Merry looks like it could be worth a couple laps.

Lots of good options!

Penticton is definately worth the detour. Good long dh trail near oliver\keremeos