CampHostJobsCoutlee Mountain Bike Trail Area
Near Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
Operated by Merritt Mountain Bike Association under a partnership agreement with Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
About Coutlee Mountain Bike Trail Area
The Coutlee Mountain Mtn Bike Trails are managed by the Merritt Mountain Bike Association. This mountain bike riding area offers a number of cross-country trail loops varying in length. Novice riders will enjoy an out and back ride on the "Cow Trail," whereas more advanced riders will enjoy "JP Cool" and "The Notch" trails.
Logging of mountain pine beetle infected trees has occurred throughout the riding areas and as such much of the area is in a open canopy, ranch like setting.
Riders should be aware that ATV and motorcycle use is also prevalent in the area.
- Type
- Trail or route
- Upkeep
- Maintained by an operator or contractor
- Access
- Road: 2 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Merritt, British Columbia
- District
- Cascades (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 2009
- Location
- 50.09689, -120.8315
- Site ID
- REC6818
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
The area is only about 15 minutes from the City of Merritt.
Accessing the main trailhead: Starting from the 711 store and gas station in Merritt, head south on Voght Street. Cross over the Coldwater River, turn left onto Mid Day Valley Road (which soon changes from pavement to gravel)and continue driving. Travel approximately 4.5 km up this road (about 300 metres past the second cattle guard) until reaching a flat staging area on both sides of the road. No trail head signage.
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. Ask the operator through their website.
Host jobs near Coutlee Mountain Bike Trail Area:
- Campground Host, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park Shuswap Adams Parks Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 50 km away
- Park Host, Sasquatch / Chilliwack Lake / Birkenhead Lake Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 104 km away
- Park Host, South Okanagan & Boundary Provincial Parks Quality Recreation Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 130 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- GodeyCreek 6 km
- Iron Mountain Mtn Bike Trail Area 8 km
- Lily Lake 11 km, 3 campsites
- Gwen Lake 11 km, 2 campsites
- Lundbom Grasslands 13 km
- Marquart Lake 14 km, 13 campsites
Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.