singletrack above ridgemont F.S.R.
works well for connecting R trail / kids stuff into Little chainring big trouble

How to find it

Black Betty is one of the downs accessed off Phat Bastard. The last section of Phat Bastard, where the switchbacks end and it becomes a serious uphill grunt is also Black Betty. If you head down from the powerline, going down Phat Bastard, you come to a trail junction where PB heads left and BB heads right. This is about 400m from the powerline. Go right to ride down Black Betty. Kicks you out on Burma Road in West Fernie.

The trail

This is a great down, as you head into the thick forest halfway down it feels like someone just switched all the lights off. Some steeper sections. For a cautious rider, they may prefer to ride down Phat Bastard.

How to find it

Head up Hyperventilation, and the the Castle Rocks trail. Once you get to the final ridge to climb to the summit of Castle Mountain you will see a sign to South Castle. Turn right and head down from here.

The trail

It starts off steep and loose, and you will want to take it easy for the first little bit. This then ends dropping you out on a flowy section of trail that rolls down with a drop on your left. This is a great fun section where you can let 'er rip. The trail then feeds into a more classic windy singletrack in the trees section that is just awesome. It kicks out onto River Road, and you head straight across River Road and the trail carries on with more fantastic singletrack, across a bridge and finally out onto Cokato Road..

How to find it

Ride up Phat Bastard onto the powerline and head across as though going to Mushroom Head. Right before the Mushroom Head singletrack starts, the entrace to Red Sonja is immediately on your right.

The trail

Epic riding - fun, bermy trail back down to Burma Road. Some wooden stunts, including a big launch that gives you the option to jump the gap or ride over the the top.

How to find it

Either ride up Hedonism and straight across the powerline and up the bottom of the S Bomb. About 10 minutes up here (all rideable up), on the left, is a big wooden sign for Brokeback Ridge.

Alternatively switch onto this as you come down S Bomb.

The trail

It's pretty unlikely that you would find anyone whose Top 5 in Fernie does not include Brokeback. Bermed switchback after bermed switchback, fun flowy sections all on buffed sing;etrack with a few option dirt launches. Do it!