Biking the KETTLE VALLEY RAIL TRAIL from MYRA CANYON to PENTICTON, BC

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The Kettle Valley Rail Trail (KVR) is one of the most epic cycling adventures in British Columbia. It offers a glimpse into the provinces history following the path of the original Kettle Valley Railway which opened in 1915. Now the decommissioned tracks are home to a 650km network of trails and connected pathways from Hope to Castlegar.
For this particular adventure we decided to cycle from Kelowna (Myra Canyon) to Penticton British Columbia. This is one of the most SCENIC portions of the KVR and is a bucket list ride for all biking enthusiasts. During our 80km mission we enjoyed exploring Myra Canyons 18 trestles and two tunnels, cruised over the Bellevue Trestle, relished in the serenity of the forest valleys and the beauty of the old growth ponderosa pine. We swallowed a cold pint at chute lake lodge, explored the Big Adra Tunnel and rode through Naramata’s famous wineries above the beautifully blue Okanagan lake.
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@recklesstoboggan Ай бұрын

🎶🎵 Little ditty 'bout Jackie and Dan... 🎵🎶 Also, the big tunnel had me thinking "Chester Copperpot".

@riseandalpine Ай бұрын

Love that tune!

@TrailSage 2 жыл бұрын

Great edit James, love all the history and details you include. Those bridge crossings look insane!!!. I am not much for gavel riding but this looked like an amazing adventure, thanks for sharing.

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! The trestles were my favourite part as well! It's worth checking out Myra canyon even for a walk if you're ever in the Kelowna BC area.

@Migueiii65 10 ай бұрын

I Can Smell Winter Already By Watching Your Videos …..Eventhough is HOT AS HELL here in Miami , LOL

@riseandalpine 10 ай бұрын

😂😂 It was feeling like Miami in BC last week but now it's starting to rain hard. Here we go!!!

@paulstover100 Ай бұрын

6:54 Great to meet you today James. Glad we could get through the tunnel today! Your gf is a champ!

@riseandalpine Ай бұрын

Wicked meeting you too Paul! Thanks for lighting the way through the tunnel. Hopefully you ride today went awesome.

@electromonkeyt6885 2 жыл бұрын

Im so glad I found this channel

@elisdavanzo2854 10 ай бұрын

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

@riseandalpine 10 ай бұрын

Hey! Glad you enjoyed it. Such an awesome ride.

@nou99094 2 жыл бұрын

4:44 bro you are too funny!

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

😂 😂 😂 😂

@DCassidy42 Жыл бұрын

If anyone is riding this on a gravel bike, you are going to want more than 40c tires. I did it on 35c tires and I got rattled like crazy. The section from the last trestle to little tunnel is pretty rough. Huge pot holes, washboard, bed rock poking through the road surface. Carbon XC mtb is probably the ideal bike.

@riseandalpine 11 ай бұрын

That's an amazing tip! It would definitely be deadly shaky on the wrong bike.

@brianbenson7595 2 жыл бұрын

I rode the KVR from Penticton all the way to downtown Kelowna on my rigid cyclocross. The pot holes at Chute Lake rattled my brain. (Met you on big red express). Loving the videos.

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

😂 😂 😂 😂 Hey Brian!! I can't imagine sending it through those potholes without front suspension LOL.

@michaelkopp2520 2 жыл бұрын

Sad to see the Skiing videos over, but it is nice to see the ride on the KVR! Good memories. Looks like you had a blast! Keep up the good videos! Try going the other way on the KVR towards Midway and Christina Lake.

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

I'll give that section a try next time I'm in the interior! Would be fun to bikepack the whole KVR at some point.

@gabuchan123 2 жыл бұрын

OMG you do own a bike! Bike Park Laps with your creative editing skills is a match waiting to happen! Kinda hard in this video to hold the selfie stick compared to when skiing, I imagine.

@ezpznoob8092 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful trail and yeah that looks like france or something

@gabrieldeschenes607 2 жыл бұрын

Sick new video James! Ever since I started watching your videos, I’ve realized that’s the content (especially for skiing) that I’ve been looking for for a very long time. Cheers dude. Ps: Terrain park videos in Whistler Blackbomb would be mint!

@gabuchan123 2 жыл бұрын

YES, AGREED!~

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Gabriel! So happy you found my channel and love the skiing content. I'll think about doing some park content next year!!

@gabuchan123 2 жыл бұрын

@@riseandalpine Heyo, why wait till next year. I can lend you a bike to ride Whistler Bike Park in as long as I can have some spicy hot sauce as payment

@mikeford963 2 жыл бұрын

This is all part of the Trans Canada Trail as well. As a local to the area, I've used the KVR as an alternate route to Kelowna a few times, as well as using it to access areas for hunting in the spring/fall. The Adra tunnel has been closed to through traffic for over 2 decades, if not longer. If you want to carry on the ride, the KVR will also take you on the other side of the valley up to Summerland, through and behind and over to Princeton.

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for sharing the additional info Mike. Did you drive the TCT to kelowna or cycle? I'll have to do some exploring and ride it further. What is your favourite section?

@mikeford963 2 жыл бұрын

@@riseandalpine I live in the area, so to be perfectly honest, I don't spend a lot of time on that trail. Most of my time is spent seeing it while out hunting!! I suppose you could say I take the fact that it's so readily accessible for granted. But I do drive the section from Chute Lake down into Kelowna via the Gillard FSR and I have to say, the view from the section through Okanagan Mountain Park is pretty amazing!!

@coolworx 8 ай бұрын

The Summerland to Princeton leg is one of my favorites. Following trout creak, there's some great campsites along the way.

@jean-francoiscloutier7361 2 жыл бұрын

I just loved the way you discribe that hieroglyph (no sure of the spelling) with discretion. When did you do this ride ? How long ? Where did you park your truck ? Great video. You are amazing.

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

😂 😂 😂 😂 We did this ride on about May 20th I believe. It took us about 9 hours but we stopped lots and spent about an hour having lunch in the middle. We parked the truck in Penticton and hired a shuttle van to drive us to Myra Canyon! It's so worth it!

@grahamchan4266 2 ай бұрын

Hey did you do a loop? Or just turn around and head back? How did you get back to where you parked? Can't seem to find information on how to coordinate a day ride anywhere.

@riseandalpine Ай бұрын

We were dropped off by a company called Hoodoo adventures. Park at their location in Penticton and they drive you to the trail head so you can finish back at your vehicle in Penticton.

@jimmydougle9743 2 жыл бұрын

Those hieroglyphics tho ;) 😂😂

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

😂 😂 😂

@JuanRempel 2 жыл бұрын

Actually the Trail goes all the way from Hope to Castlegar, Penticton is only 1/2 way.

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for the clarification!

@PS-Straya_M8 2 жыл бұрын

Come to New Zealand and do the Otago rail trail 😁

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

Holy!! The Otago trail looks SICK!

@bikenbeers Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I'm from Australia but will be visiting Kelowna in late May 2023. Is it possible to cycle from Kelowna to KVRT in Myra Canyon or would I need to drive to Myra Canyon and cycle from there? Thanks for your help on this.

@riseandalpine Жыл бұрын

You can totally cycle from Kelowna but you would be tacking on a significant amount of distance and elevation! Most people drive to Myra, but if you like a challenge then I would say go for it!

@bikenbeers Жыл бұрын

@@riseandalpine Thanks for letting me know. Seems like drive and ride is the way I will go. Cheers.

@svenlang3038 Ай бұрын

After such a long ride, is there a public transport that brings people back to Kelowna?

@riseandalpine Ай бұрын

I’m not sure about public transport, I got a shuttle from a company called hoodoo adventures

@tombiggi1024 2 жыл бұрын

How did you get from Kelowna to Myra Canyon start ... did you cycle, use your own SAG or take a shuttle??? Do you have a route of your ride to share?

@riseandalpine 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Tom! We parked the car in Penticton and took a shuttle with Hoodo Adventures to the start of Myra Canyon. Since Gas was so expensive it didn't make sense to bring two cars. If you check out the link in the description I've written a guide on the ride which includes maps!! Let me know if you have any other questions.

@kerryjung Жыл бұрын

It looks like the ride to Penticton was downhill or flat most of the way. What would the return trip be like? 70 km uphill does not sound like a walk in the park.

@riseandalpine Жыл бұрын

I only did it one way downhill and left the car in Penticton. The ride back would be super deadly!

@tombiggi1024 Жыл бұрын

Uphill??? On a rail trail which is a max grade of 3% ... seriously??

@steveschijns3204 3 ай бұрын

@@tombiggi1024 it's relentlessly uphill, albeit not very steep. The issue is that much of the track between Chute Lake and Naramata is pretty sandy, which would be a drag to slog through uphill.

@gregm4159 6 ай бұрын

I was wondering are quads allowed on the trail or no sorry for asking just wondering is all

@riseandalpine 6 ай бұрын

I'm actually not sure. I don't think they are allowed on some of the portions of trail, but maybe for half of it they might be where it connects to the FSR's

@steveschijns3204 3 ай бұрын

quads and dirt bikes use the trail regularly, but they are not permitted in the Myra Canyon (trestles and tunnels) section and there are a couple of blockages near Hydraulic Lake.