Riondel Historic Waterline Trail
If you enjoy hikes with a historical connection, then add this waterline to your list! The restored trail offers a pleasant walk in the woods with a historic engineering marvel.
Blue Grouse Basin
A magical alpine meadow, surrounded by a cirque of peaks on the edge of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. With opportunity to either picnic or peak-bag, this trail gets you to the alpine and lets you chose your own adventure from there.
Mount Reco Loop
One of the best ridgeline hikes in the Kootenays! Hiking a loop around Mount Reco will bring you through alpine meadows surrounded by peaks. With the option to bag Reco’s summit, this is a great day in the mountains. This content is available exclusively to members of West Kootenay Hikings Patreon at $10 or…...
Record Ridge
Welcome to the scenic, southern end of the Seven Summits Trail. Record Ridge makes a great out-and-back to explore the high grasslands.
Delaurentiis Bluffs
A scenic overlook trail above Salmo! The Delaurentiis Bluffs trail provides both exercise and inspiration as it climbs high to a series of viewpoints above the valley.
Champion Lakes Trails
A beautiful network of trails looping around the three Champion Lakes. Explore as much as you want, but definitely visit the viewpoint!
Kootenay Columbia Trail
Edging above Rossland, the Kootenay Columbia Trail heads to a scenic bluff with a big view! This hike can be done within an hour – a great destination for beginners!
Red Mountain (Rossland)
There is nothing like hiking a beautifully crafted trail! The hike to Red Mountain weaves through forests and bluffs at a steady grade, lifting you up to the summit with big views over the ski resort and Rossland.
Talus Hill
Talus Hill pops up above the village of Warfield to offer 360 degree views of the Columbia River Valley. It’s a short hike, but new hikers will find a challenge on the rocky switchbacks.
Elder Trail
A sweet little forested loop that climbs to a viewpoint over Trail. You just need an hour – perfect for a nature break!