Walking/Hiking
If you are adventurous, there is no limit to the trails you can walk in the Slocan Valley. Our history of mining roads, horse trails, and logging roads has left a network of trails leading up into the mountains. Check our map. And these trails are only the most frequently used ones. Keep your eyes peeled while walking most of these trails and you will see many old grades off to the sides where men, machines, and animals have worked in the past.

If the "up" in hiking is not your style, we also have level roads built by the railways. South of Slocan city is a level rail grade all the way to the bottom of the valley, and between Rosebery and Three Forks (the turn-off to Sandon) is the Galena Trail, an improved section of the trail with bridges, outhouses and picnic tables.

Mountain Biking
What kind of challenge would you like?
An epic mile-high ride, or cruising along the lake? Check the map for your choices. The trails that follow the lake or highways are relatively level, and the ones that follow the creeks are not. No bikes are allowed in the parks.

All the back roads make for a good ride through cool forests. As they get steeper the view gets better, but don't expect to access alpine areas from more gentle terrain. Our mountains are rugged enough to keep most tires on the beaten paths.

Those looking for the gravity kind of challenge will enjoy the trails above Sandon. Bikes are no longer allowed up on Idaho Peak.