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SaveAround 10 km of trails opposite Starkey Hill. Rocks, roots, and steep hills. Arkell Spring Grounds is owned by the City of Guelph and managed with a co-agreement between Guelph Off Road Bicycling Association (GORBA) and the Guelph Hiking Trail Club (GHTC).
Trails are *MEMBERS ONLY* for GORBA & GHTC members. Please visist https://gorba.ca/ for membership information.
These trails are generally much more difficult than the GORBA trails at Guelph Lake.
Trails are *MEMBERS ONLY* for GORBA & GHTC members. Please visist https://gorba.ca/ for membership information.
These trails are generally much more difficult than the GORBA trails at Guelph Lake.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Managed by Local Riding Association
Land Manager: City of Guelph
Access Info:
Parking lot at Starkey Hill. Note: Starkey Hill is hiking only.
Disclaimer:
GORBA & GHTC Members ONLY
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- Mountain Bike
36 trails
- Hike
30 trails
- Trail Running
30 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of Oct 21, 2024Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 37
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 36
- Trails Hike
- 30
- Trails Trail Running
- 30
- Total Distance
- 19 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,044 ft
- Total Vertical
- 172 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,201 ft
- Reports
- 494
- Photos
- 55
- Ridden Counter
- 10,765
Popular Arkell Spring Grounds Mountain Biking Trails
Arkell Spring Grounds Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Arkell Main Loop | 6 miles | |
Arkell Full Loop | 8 miles |
Photos of Arkell Spring Grounds Mountain Bike
trail: Hiker's Delight
2 |
Oct 18, 2024 @ 3:16pm
Oct 18, 2024
trail: Ridgeback
130 |
Oct 23, 2022 @ 10:35am
Oct 23, 2022
trail: Ridgeback
119 |
Oct 23, 2022 @ 10:34am
Oct 23, 2022
trail: Ridgeback
126 |
Oct 23, 2022 @ 10:33am
Oct 23, 2022Videos of Arkell Spring Grounds Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Connector | Oct 21, 2024 @ 5:35pm Oct 21, 2024 | Dry | BigShovel250 | ||
Trail to Terabithia | Oct 21, 2024 @ 5:35pm Oct 21, 2024 | Dry | BigShovel250 | ||
Don Valley Parkway | Oct 21, 2024 @ 5:35pm Oct 21, 2024 | Dry | BigShovel250 | ||
Inner Sanctum | Oct 10, 2024 @ 6:27am Oct 10, 2024 | Unknown | bronx319 | ||
Spillway | Sep 9, 2024 @ 5:29pm Sep 9, 2024 | Ideal | nduszcz | ||
Spillway | Sep 9, 2024 @ 5:29pm Sep 9, 2024 | Ideal | nduszcz | ||
Giddy Up! | Sep 9, 2024 @ 5:29pm Sep 9, 2024 | Ideal | nduszcz | ||
Outer Cloister | Jul 20, 2024 @ 11:47am Jul 20, 2024 | Ideal | evilsliderboy | ||
IS Connector | Jul 20, 2024 @ 11:47am Jul 20, 2024 | Ideal | evilsliderboy | ||
Connector | Jul 20, 2024 @ 11:47am Jul 20, 2024 | Ideal | evilsliderboy |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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BryanKY1nVf | ridden | trail | activity #61007578 and 1 more | Oct 27, 2024 @ 11:39am Oct 27, 2024 |
coginthemachine | ridden | trail | activity #60951765 | Oct 26, 2024 @ 9:24am Oct 26, 2024 |
BigShovel250 | add | report | activity #60755424 and 2 more | Oct 21, 2024 @ 4:14pm Oct 21, 2024 |
dot-tom | add | photo | activity #60647699 | Oct 18, 2024 @ 3:16pm Oct 18, 2024 |
bronx319 | add | report | activity #60262433 | Oct 10, 2024 @ 6:27am Oct 10, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | meh, unimpressive to be honest | Jun 4, 2023 @ 5:37pm Jun 4, 2023 | ||
trail | Jumps are a bit tiny if you carry enough speed... | Aug 27, 2022 @ 11:31am Aug 27, 2022 | ||
trail | alittle bit sweet | Jun 19, 2022 @ 5:47pm Jun 19, 2022 | ||
trail | Its actually spelt 'Maya's Run'. Thanks for... | Aug 18, 2021 @ 12:07pm Aug 18, 2021 | ||
trail | Awesome trail, tons of features. | Aug 6, 2021 @ 5:40pm Aug 6, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Crawford Tract | 2.4 km | ||||
Hanlon Creek | 13 | 10 | 3.9 km | ||
Halton Region Forest - Conley Tract | 1 | 3.9 km | |||
Rockwood Conservation Area | 7 | 4.2 km | |||
Guelph Lake | 13 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 36 | 18 miles | 994 ft | 6 miles | 171 ft | #1,070 | #40 | 55 | 494 | 2 | 1,964 | |
Hike | 30 | 14 miles | 751 ft | 4 miles | 171 ft | #872 | #34 | 479 | 230 | |||
Trail Running | 30 | 14 miles | 751 ft | 4 miles | 171 ft | #873 | #34 | 479 | 65 |
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