A River Runs Through It
Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 4 km
Status: Open
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Trail Description
River Runs Through It is probably the most traveled single track in Whistler. It offers something for intermediate and expert riders with no climbs of any significance. Riders are treated to a succession of natural obstacles and manmade stunts that are a showcase for the imagination of the RMOW trail crew.
This is not a beginner trail and as it is lowland should not be ridden when it is too wet. River is a huge favourite with the free-ride crowd and off ers a great environment to improve your technical skills without any dangerous exposure (Except maybe “The Log”). For the full pull of River you must enter via the Emerald Forest Road which is found across the River of Golden Dreams at the bottom of Lorimer Rd. After the bridge and the rail tracks the road leads left of the toboggan park. 100 meters or so past the next clearing River dives off to the left. If you get to Alta Lake Rd you’ve gone too far.
This is a fairly technical route and unless you are an expert there may be a bit of hike-ling. Left and down on Bart’s Dark Trail (An old logging skid road) will get you (with or without some cool, left hand diversions) to the Rainbow Trailhead parking lot which divides River in two and is located 500 meters north of Rainbow Park on the east side of the Alta Lake Rd.
The southern section of River is a little more user friendly and drops in a few meters east of the parking lot. The trail emerges on Alta Lake Road a few hundred meters north of Rainbow Park across from the cemetery and can be ridden from that end as well.
Directions
There are 2 sections and two ways in.
The north section (the hardest) runs from the Emerald Forest Road (see above) to Bart's Dark Trail.
The south section goes from the Rainbow Lake Trail Head (1 km north of Rainbow Beach) to just opposite the Cemetery)
Features
Lots of ramps but not really exposed.
A great place to build confidence without much consequence.
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It is very interesting, But
It is very interesting, But there is a great risk. Please handle it carefully. Thanks.
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Submitted on: 02/20/2010
good job
Good job to arrange and provide information about such a good trail. River is favorite with free-ride crowd and the environment is ideal to improve technical skills. Thank you.
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Submitted on: 02/06/2010
Tricky when wet
If you like sliding across wet roots you'll love this trail after some rain otherwise wait for a dry day.
Submitted on: 06/15/2007
River
Nice to see some good work from the local bike tour companies.
Great trail, don't ride it wet
Submitted on: 06/13/2007