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Slocan Valley Rail Trail

In the Kokanee Range

Regional route50 km · 31 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Great Northern Trail 13 mi · 21 kmExplore Kokanee Range →

British Columbia, CanadaEndStart10 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

  1. J2°-5°88
  2. F5°-3°56
  3. M9°0°56
  4. A13°3°48
  5. M19°7°60
  6. J24°12°68
  7. J28°15°37
  8. A28°15°29
  9. S23°10°46
  10. O14°4°62
  11. N5°-2°90
  12. D0°-7°94

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
50 km · 31 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Kokanee Range (Slocan Ranges › Selkirk Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
16 km NE of Castlegar (Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
49.6058, -117.5598
Route start
49.4464, -117.5578
OpenStreetMap
relation 1987970
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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