";s:4:"text";s:2404:" Mountana Mountain is a mountain biking mecca and people come from far away to ride these beautiful trails. We drive to the village of Carcross to ride the lower Montana Mountain trail network. The place was beautiful and the views were amazing, however it did seem more of a stay for people who were mountain biking and we were more tourists traveling through for 1 night. Carcross has always been known for hiking. History. 91 people follow this.
Be warned though, that this is not the best place for a beginner rider.
Carcross is a town of 400 people 40 minutes drive from Whitehorse. The excellent single-track trails on Carcross Montana Mountain are world-famous for mountain biking. The Purest Singletrack Mountain Biking Experience in North America? Carcross in the sun. The train tracks on the mountain lead to the White Pass & Yukon Route station back in Carcross.
The trails are narrow single track and only wide enough for one rider at a time. Carcross is also on the White Pass and Yukon Route railway. Montana Mountain is across Bennett Lake and offers some of the world's best mountain biking. Introduction. Read Part 1- Whitehorse here.
Ride the Carcross Mountain Biking Trails. About See All. Photos and videos by Lee Lau and Sharon Bader. PO Box 71 (2,830.74 mi) Carcross, Yukon Y0B 1B0. Many trails around Carcross were built by mountain biking enthusiasts and are open to hikers and bikers. These trails include history that'll get your imagination going and scenery so spectacular it'll stop you in your tracks.
Carcross is mainly known for its world class mountain biking on the near-by Montana Mountain, and for the nearby Carcross Desert, often referred to as the "world's smallest desert." Funded through the local Carcross Tagish First Nation, the Singletrack for Success program hired local youth to create mountain biking trails for the betterment of the community.
Lately, with Montana Mountain right next door, it has become a favoured destination for biking, too. Mountain Biking Shop in Carcross, Yukon. 88 people like this. Editor’s Note: This article is Part 2 of the Yukon Mountain Biking travel feature. For a longer ride, ride Mc Donald Creek or Nares View. The riding is technical and steep in places, but there is plenty to keep the comfortable intermediate busy.