Staying Home Sucks, home
Powell River Public Library
Powell River, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: William Matheson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Fairies Wear Boots

Mountain bike area · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.1 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
10°C

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 69 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0.5 mm
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 59 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
10.1 mm
Rain
1.2 mm
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 46 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
22.7 mm
Rain
3.3 mm
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
15.9 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 39 out of 100

Trail
Muddy
Rain 2 days
30.3 mm
Rain
9.6 mm
Air
10°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 167, good
  2. Mon 268, good
  3. Tue 369, good
  4. Wed 469, good
  5. Thu 559, fair
  6. Fri 646, fair
  7. Sat 761, good
  8. Sun 839, poor
  9. Mon 959, fair
  10. Tue 1060, good

The spot in one fact

  • Best Jul–Aug6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Fairies Wear Boots
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*67, goodUnknown0.1 mm0 mm9°C
Mon 2Nov*68, goodUnknown0.1 mm0 mm10°C
Tue 3Nov*69, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm12°C
Wed 4Nov*69, goodUnknown0 mm0.5 mm11°C
Thu 5Nov59, fairSlick10.1 mm1.2 mm9°C
Fri 6Nov*46, fairUnknown22.7 mm3.3 mm8°C
Sat 7Nov61, goodSlick15.9 mm0 mm11°C
Sun 8Nov39, poorMuddy30.3 mm9.6 mm10°C
Mon 9Nov59, fairSlick40.2 mm0 mm9°C
Tue 10Nov60, goodSlick13.2 mm3 mm12°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Fairies Wear Boots

Best from May to Sep. The nearest town to stay in is Powell River.

  • Routes No mountain bike route is mapped here as a route.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,280–US$2,360 each

about US$1,280–US$2,360 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$523
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$275–US$516
Totalabout US$1,280–US$2,360

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Powell River

Closest

Powell River

14 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Powell River · Booking.com

About Powell River its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 10h 15m

About 10h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YVR, direct, then 2h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.