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Region Details
- 53
- 21
- 49
- 29
Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 258
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 152
- Trails E-Bike
- 58
- Trails Horse
- 37
- Trails Hike
- 227
- Trails Trail Running
- 219
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 35
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 48
- Trails Snowmobile
- 39
- Trails Snowshoe
- 152
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 29
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 77
- Total Distance
- 404 miles
- Total Descent
- 30,208 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,403 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,404 ft
- Reports
- 140
- Photos
- 76
- Ridden Counter
- 2,799
Articles
The 10 Most Beautiful National Parks in Canada
Jun 17, 2024 from outsideonline.com
Spectacular mountains and deep fjords, powder-blue lakes and sea stacks: here’s your bucket list of national parks to visit up north
Sub Regions
- County of Inverness (0)
- Pleasant Bay (0)
- Pleasant Bay (0)
- Victoria County (18)
- Ingonish (18)
- North River Bridge (0)
- Baddeck (0)
- Cape North (2)
- Cheticamp (1)
- Inverness (1)
- Judique (1)
- Mabou (6)
- New Waterford (3)
- North Sydney (4)
- Port Hawkesbury (18)
- St Peter's (17)
- Sydney (54)
- Sydney River (22)
- Carmichael Trails (16)
- Glen Morrison (4)
- Joe's Lake (6)
- Cadegan Brook (7)
Popular Cape Breton Island Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barangaroo Wulugul Walk Pathway Sydney Basin | |||
| Salmon Pools Cape Breton Highlands National Park | |||
| Carmichael Trails Carmichael Trails | |||
| Three Sisters Carmichael Trails | |||
| Clyburn Valley Trail Cape Breton Highlands National Park | |||
| Billy's Lung Carmichael Trails | |||
| Kid's Cabin Carmichael Trails | |||
| Celtic Shores Coastal Trail - Ceilidh Coastal Trail Port Hawkesbury | |||
| Straight In Carmichael Trails | |||
| Ride The Flow Carmichael Trails | |||
| Rolling Up Carmichael Trails | |||
| Celtic Shores Coastal Trail - Judique Flyer Trail Judique | |||
| Lean Too Carmichael Trails | |||
| Fast Down Carmichael Trails | |||
| First or Last Hill Carmichael Trails |
Photos of Cape Breton Island Mountain Bike
trail: East Bay Hills Trail
16 |
Oct 6, 2023 @ 10:35am
Oct 6, 2023
trail: East Bay Hills Trail
13 |
Oct 6, 2023 @ 10:35am
Oct 6, 2023
trail: East Bay Hills Trail
20 |
Oct 6, 2023 @ 10:35am
Oct 6, 2023
trail: Glen Morrison Climb
15 |
Oct 6, 2023 @ 10:35am
Oct 6, 2023Videos of Cape Breton Island Mountain Bike
trail: John Doe
0:14 |
38 |
Oct 3, 2020
trail: John Doe
0:16 |
34 |
Oct 3, 2020
trail: John Doe
0:24 |
38 |
Oct 3, 2020
trail: ATV Trail
3:56 |
159 |
May 23, 2012
trail: ATV Trail
4:08 |
97 |
May 23, 2012
trail: MacEachen Trail
29:15 |
15 |
Sep 4, 2024 , Mabou
trail: Snake Bite
2:29 |
13 |
Sep 4, 2024 , Sydney River
trail: Lean Too
15 |
Sep 4, 2024 , Sydney River
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Pools Cape Breton Highlands National Park | Aug 27, 2024 @ 2:39pm Aug 27, 2024 | Ideal | greg13 KEPPOCH | ||
| Down To Lower Carmichael Trails | May 31, 2024 @ 3:19pm May 31, 2024 | Ideal | teabee4 | ||
| Snake Bite Carmichael Trails | May 4, 2024 @ 5:27pm May 4, 2024 | Ideal | teabee4 | ||
| First or Last Hill Carmichael Trails | May 4, 2024 @ 1:42am May 4, 2024 | Ideal | teabee4 | ||
| Billy's Lung Carmichael Trails | May 4, 2024 @ 1:42am May 4, 2024 | Ideal | teabee4 | ||
| Lean Too Carmichael Trails | May 4, 2024 @ 1:42am May 4, 2024 | Ideal | teabee4 | ||
| Ride The Flow Carmichael Trails | May 4, 2024 @ 1:42am May 4, 2024 | Ideal | teabee4 | ||
| Fast Down Carmichael Trails | May 4, 2024 @ 1:42am May 4, 2024 | Unknown | teabee4 | ||
| Rolling Up Carmichael Trails | May 4, 2024 @ 1:42am May 4, 2024 | Variable | teabee4 | ||
| Three Sisters Carmichael Trails | May 4, 2024 @ 1:42am May 4, 2024 | Ideal | teabee4 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| greg13 | add | report | activity #59265978 and 3 more | Sep 21, 2024 @ 4:41pm Sep 21, 2024 |
| estaleanora | add | photo | activity #58925100 and 2 more | Sep 15, 2024 @ 2:57pm Sep 15, 2024 |
| Jmg100257 | ridden | trail | activity #58740690 | Sep 12, 2024 @ 5:53am Sep 12, 2024 |
| teabee4 | add | video | activity #58351943 | Sep 4, 2024 @ 6:47pm Sep 4, 2024 |
| teabee4 | add | video | activity #58350559 and 3 more | Sep 4, 2024 @ 6:18pm Sep 4, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Agree with earlier comments that this is not a... | Aug 17, 2024 @ 10:54am Aug 17, 2024 | ||
| trail | Easy hike along the river. Water accessible... | Sep 28, 2023 @ 2:18pm Sep 28, 2023 | ||
| trail | Trailforks is a user contributed map, you are... | Aug 9, 2023 @ 4:16pm Aug 9, 2023 | ||
| trail | This is 100% not a green mountain biking... | Aug 9, 2023 @ 3:15pm Aug 9, 2023 | ||
| trail | It's all swampy currently, I couldn't bypass | Jun 13, 2023 @ 4:17pm Jun 13, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Climb 2k1 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge5 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k0 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge5 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Hawkesbury Pump Track | skill park | Port Hawkesbury | |
| Open Hearth Park Bike Park | skill park | Sydney | |
| Glace Bay Skate Park | skill park | Glace Bay | |
| Craigmore Creek ORM Park | skill park | Port Hawkesbury | |
| Neville Park Pumptrack | skill park | Sydney |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 152 | 302 miles | 13,799 ft | 125 miles | 1,194 ft | 65 | 134 | 2,951 | ||||
| E-Bike | 58 | 228 miles | 9,465 ft | 98 miles | 1,115 ft | 101 | 45 | |||||
| Horse | 37 | 182 miles | 8,478 ft | 79 miles | 1,115 ft | 42 | ||||||
| Hike | 227 | 371 miles | 21,972 ft | 149 miles | 1,404 ft | 10 | 139 | 1,653 | ||||
| Trail Running | 219 | 364 miles | 21,585 ft | 147 miles | 1,404 ft | 136 | 144 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 35 | 99 miles | 4,213 ft | 41 miles | 538 ft | 42 | 5 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 48 | 229 miles | 9,495 ft | 98 miles | 1,115 ft | 45 | 12 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 39 | 196 miles | 8,333 ft | 84 miles | 1,115 ft | 40 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 152 | 291 miles | 15,469 ft | 119 miles | 1,342 ft | 50 | 24 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 29 | 16 miles | 5,623 ft | 7 miles | 866 ft | 1 | 198 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 1,388 ft | 30 ft | 906 ft | 30 ft | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 77 | 241 miles | 11,247 ft | 102 miles | 1,115 ft | 46 | 71 |
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