Biking
Family biking in grasslands (Picture BC photo)
Greenwood is a natural destination for mountain biking the Trans Canada Trail, which runs right through town parallel to the main street (Highway 3).
It is also an excellent starting point for daytrips and overnight rides in the region.
Trans Canada Trail
The Trans Canada Trail passes through Greenwood on the rail bed of the Columbia & Western Railway (a CPR subsidiary), which ran between Castlegar in the Kootenay Rockies, and Midway in the Boundary Country, where it connected with the Kettle Valley Railway.
Eholt Day Trip
Pedalling uphill to the Eholt Summit at 1028m/3373ft isn't too tough a ride on railway grades constructed to accommodate heavy freight trains. Travelling east from Greenwood, the trail passes through agricultural land then climbs forested slopes into the southern Monashee Mountains.
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Eholt, the turnaround on this 24km/15mi trip, was once a railroad divisional point and home to some 300 people, but no sign of the hotels and houses that once stood there remains.
Midway Day Trip
Midway lies 15km/9mi west of Greenwood and makes an interesting destination for a 30km/18mi daytrip. On the way out of Greenwood, the trail passes the boarded up red brick West Kootenay Power building (1906), slag piles and the 36m/118ft brick smokestack of the BC Copper Company smelter that operated from 1901 to 1918.
Farmland & Forest Trails
Ride through farmland and forest following the course of Boundary Creek past remnants of the historic Dewdney Trail and abandoned homesteads to Midway. Named for its location midway between the Rockies and the Pacific this is the point where the Kettle Valley and the Columbia & Western railways connected, forging a Canadian route from the Kootenays to the Coast.
Kettle River Museum
Railway buffs take time to visit an early 1900s CPR railway station on Highway 3 west of town. Moved to this site in 1985, it houses the Kettle River Museum.
Grand Forks Overnight
The 86km/53mi round trip to Grand Forks makes an excellent overnight ride. The trail rises through forested Monashee Mountain terrain to the 1028m/3373ft Eholt Summit then turns south, skirting the Granby River Valley as it descends into historic Grand Forks. Riders are welcome at the Grand Forks Neighbourhood Pub, which occupies the oldest CPR station in BC still in its original location.
Grand Forks Heritage Sites
Take time to leave the trail and ride around town for a look at Grand Forks' historic architecture including the 1912 heritage court house, that now hosts historic exhibits, the public art gallery and Grand Forks Visitor Centre.
Accommodations are readily available just off the trail including camping at the Grand Forks Municipal Campground.
Practical Points
- The Monashee Mountains are habitat for both grizzly and black bears.
- Black bears are not uncommon even at lower elevations and definitely on the sub-alpine slopes where they feed in summer.
- When hiking in bear country, carry bear spray, make enough noise to announce your presence and be aware.
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1925 Hwy 3
Christina Lake, British Columbia
V0H 1E2
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