trails

Event Date(s): 
Saturday, July 22, 2023

Now in its 5th year, this high-vert, challenging 50km, encompassing some of Fernie’s best trails and jaw dropping views, returns. 2023 sees the return of their 2022 course, while also offering a NEW! 15km distance.

While trail running is an increasingly popular year-round sport, there’s no doubt it comes into its own during the three non-wintry Canadian seasons. Give or take the odd snow flurry. Just like in many other areas of your life, while spring takes seemingly forever to roll around, before you know it, it’s fall. Cue drilling spikes into your sad looking, under-used trail shoes. Sound familiar? Well here’s a little lowdown of some of the local-ish to Fernie trail racing opportunities, to help get a few races on the calendar and set some much-needed goals…

Event Date(s): 
Repeats every week every Thursday until Thu Aug 24 2023.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Time: 
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Every Thursday from 6-9pm the Fernie Trails Alliance will be out working on the trails!

Always wanted to work on the trails? Then come on out! We provide the gloves and the tools and will teach you how. For your 2 hour effort they will always have yummy cookies and drinks!

Each week will be a different location but they will always meet at the Aquatic Centre to fill out a waiver and head to the trail head either by car or by bike.

Event Date(s): 
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Time: 
7:00pm

After a few years off, the Fernie Trails Alliance’s popular fundraising event that is the Fernie Trail Razr is back! A super “fun”-draiser for the Fernie Trails network with a dinner, games, raffles, prizes and dancing! It’s guaranteed to be a good time! Trail Razr starts 7pm, with Electric Blanket Band at 10:30pm. Get your tickets online here!

For more information visit the Fernie Trails Alliance website

 

There are three new pieces of grooming equipment plowing around Fernie’s non-motorized trails this winter thanks to a federal grant secured by Tourism Fernie.

As part of the Winter Trails and Grooming Collaborative, Tourism Fernie applied for, and was successful in being granted $45,000 from PacifiCan’s Tourism Relief Fund.

Some trails will be longer, get upgraded surfaces, or have new bridges or benches. In 17 communities, 26 projects are improving trails, supported by Columbia Basin Trust. In addition,16 organizations are receiving Trust funds to offer 38 trail-crew jobs. 

The Fernie Trails Alliance look forward to you joining them for their 2022 ‘Virtual’ AGM on March 30th.

In the last year, community groups across the Basin undertook 25 new projects that rehabilitate, enhance or develop recreational trails.

Trying something new is always scary and can cause all kinds of emotions including excitement, anxiety, and perhaps fear. However, it’s always great to get out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. As we transition into fall, it’s an ideal time to try a different activity on our trail network. Alternatively, check out a trail or trails you have never explored before. 

We want to help you discover what’s new with the Fernie Trails Alliance (FTA). The big news is that we have a paid Trail Crew and Supervisor for the summer! This was made possible thanks to the Columbia Basin Trust Job Experience Trail Crew Program. Please welcome Haydan Mobbs as Trail Crew Supervisor and our Trail Crew members including Nicole Foster, Luke Macdonald, Jane Johnson and Scott Gerecke.