Milky Way
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 329 ft
- climb
- Intermediate
- difficulty
- Out and back
- route
Milky Way is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in British Columbia, Canada, inside Englishman River Falls Provincial Park. It is 0.6 miles each way, 1.1 miles there and back. It runs between about 590 ft and 740 ft above sea level, with roughly 190 ft of climbing one way. It is rated mtb:scale 1: small obstacles like roots and loose stones, fine for most riders. The nearest town is Coombs, about 5.0 miles southeast of the start. Englishman River Lower Falls and Englishman River Upper Falls are within about 3 miles. For camping, Pathfinder Camp Resorts - Parksville and Park Sands Beach Resort RV Park & Campground are within about 6 miles. There are 12 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Milky Way for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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