Trail Overview

This scenic trail starts where the Gillard FSR (Part 1) ends at the turn-off for Chute Lake Road/KVR. The trail is gravel with plenty of washboard (worth airing down), small to medium-sized potholes, and some rutted areas. It's two car widths wide and has plenty of spots to pull over if needed. The gravel trail winds through dense forests (with remnants of the Kelowna Mountain Fire from 2003) with gentle elevation gains. You will find dispersed camping spots throughout the trail, but be warned of all the garbage others have left behind and the possibility of nail punctures if you get too close to the firepits. The marked trail ends due to a bad section of road with a lot of boulders (probably doable with 35s). Please be warned that although this trail is traveled in winter, it can change in level of difficulty greatly. Cell service is hit and miss throughout the trail.

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Difficulty

This is a gravel road with potholes and some washboarded areas but no difficult obstacles. It is safe for 4WD and 2WD vehicles.

Technical Rating

Liam Rothwell

Nov 05, 2025

Open

Snow/IceMuddy/WetRough/DeterioratedWashboard

The first bit of the trail is hugely washboarded to the point that airing down is almost a requirement, large amount of potholes too, the longe section that goes around has a decent amount of snow and ice on it but shouldn't be a issue for most vehicles, lots of loose rock and such that would be challenging for smaller cars, chute lake lodge is closed and the section of trail leading to it is very eroded and requires some technical driving and 4L straddling some washout is required unless you have a rly decent offroader. kettle valley rail trail is a mess, endless holes and bumps most not huge but could be detrimental to some vehicles. beautiful views during that time (when it wasn't blocked by fog)