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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
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SaveThe 2nd major motor area in Squamish, regarded as a harder area than the Lava Flow.
The Squamish Dirt Bike Association performs an amazing service building and maintaining this popular trail network. They rely entirely on your membership to keep this service running. Please show your support by becoming a member.
The Squamish Dirt Bike Association performs an amazing service building and maintaining this popular trail network. They rely entirely on your membership to keep this service running. Please show your support by becoming a member.

Disclaimer:
For visitors to this area, it would be greatly appreciated if you can make a small donation to the SDBA using the Trailforks Trail Karma.
Links
Files
- Cat_Lake_Rec_Site_Map.pdf (809 KB)
Activities Click to view
- Dirtbike/Moto
101 trails
- Mountain Bike
10 trails
- E-Bike
69 trails
- Hike
10 trails
- Trail Running
10 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
6 trails
Region Details
- 6
- 1
- 3
Region Status
Open as of 1 dayStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 105
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails E-Bike
- 69
- Trails Hike
- 10
- Trails Trail Running
- 10
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 101
- Trails Observed Trials
- 4
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 6
- Total Distance
- 33 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,414 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,799 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,365 ft
- Reports
- 392
- Photos
- 181
- Ridden Counter
- 8,585
Popular Cat Lake Mountain Biking Trails
Cat Lake Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
---|---|---|
Upper and Lower Mad Hatter | 1 mile | |
SORCA Cat Lake Recommended Route | 2 miles | |
race | 5 miles | |
4 mile Cat Lake All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
7 mile Cat Lake Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
6 mile Cat Lake Ride | popular ridelog | 6 miles |
7 mile Cat Lake Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
Photos of Cat Lake Mountain Bike
trail: Deep Dark Hole
4 |
Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:33pm
Apr 18, 2022
trail: Hayden's Trail
6 |
Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:29pm
Apr 18, 2022
trail: Hayden's Trail
3 |
Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:27pm
Apr 18, 2022
trail: 20 Year Trail
20 |
Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:21pm
Apr 18, 2022
trail: Blaine's Lament
32 |
Apr 14, 2022 @ 11:22am
Apr 14, 2022
trail: Cheshire Cat
507 |
Sep 25, 2018 @ 3:01pm
Sep 25, 2018
trail: Cheshire Cat
211 |
Sep 25, 2018 @ 3:00pm
Sep 25, 2018
trail: Section 57
505 |
Sep 7, 2015 @ 9:22pm
Sep 7, 2015Videos of Cat Lake Mountain Bike
youtuber

trail: Cheshire Kitten
2:53 |
326 |
Jan 25, 2020 , Squamish
youtuber

trail: Cheshire Cat
2:53 |
529 |
Jan 25, 2020 , Squamish
youtuber

trail: Cheshire Cat
12:16 |
646 |
Dec 27, 2017 , Squamish
youtuber

trail: Cheshire Cat
990 |
Dec 27, 2017 , Squamish

trail: Booter
40 |
May 22, 2021

trail: Booter
31 |
May 22, 2021

trail: Hydro Upper Connector
0:37 |
19 |
May 17, 2020

trail: Here Kitty Kitty
1:00 |
45 |
May 16, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Section 57 | Oct 6, 2022 @ 2:14pm Oct 6, 2022 | Dry | Bennyem | ||
Cheshire Cat | Aug 28, 2022 @ 11:52am Aug 28, 2022 | Ideal | arrielt19 | ||
Cheshire Kitten | Aug 28, 2022 @ 11:52am Aug 28, 2022 | Ideal | arrielt19 | ||
Cat Lake Road | Oct 3, 2021 @ 1:41pm Oct 3, 2021 | Wet | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Access | Sep 8, 2021 @ 6:20pm Sep 8, 2021 | Dry | Tarball SDBA | ||
Hydro Road | Jun 12, 2021 @ 2:46pm Jun 12, 2021 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Cheshire Cat Access | Aug 12, 2020 @ 1:44pm Aug 12, 2020 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | ||
Section 57 Access | Jun 28, 2020 @ 9:26am Jun 28, 2020 | Variable | Mawaneu |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | canadaka | add | report | Next Level and 33 more | Jan 27, 2023 @ 7:33pm 20 hours |
![]() | Jespersen | add | karma | Cat Lake | Oct 15, 2022 @ 11:41pm Oct 15, 2022 |
![]() | Bennyem | add | report | Section 57 | Oct 6, 2022 @ 2:14pm Oct 6, 2022 |
![]() | poodling | add | report | Section 57 and 1 more | Sep 28, 2022 @ 6:52pm Sep 28, 2022 |
![]() | oldschoolmtber | wishlist | trail | Cheshire Cat | Sep 21, 2022 @ 11:56am Sep 21, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Dispersed camping is available along this... | Jul 18, 2022 @ 10:41am Jul 18, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | Cleared | Nov 17, 2020 @ 1:45pm Nov 17, 2020 | ||
![]() | report | Howd you recover after your fall? | Jun 29, 2020 @ 7:58pm Jun 29, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Rode this again today, good times! Not sure... | Jun 6, 2020 @ 10:55pm Jun 6, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | This should be a directional al downhill... | Apr 4, 2020 @ 4:02pm Apr 4, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brohm Lake | 2 | 3 | 1.5 km | ||
Alice Lake & Highlands | 12 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 1.7 km |
Brackendale | 17 | 2.3 km | |||
Diamond Head | 4 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 4.2 km |
Valleycliffe | 7 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 5.8 km |
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 | 10 | 7 miles | 1,565 ft | 3 miles | 636 ft | #2,289 | #170 | 106 | 381 | 3 | 1,273 | |
E-Bike | 69 | 26 miles | 6,125 ft | 10 miles | 1,381 ft | #781 | #75 | 350 | 1 | 35 | ||
Hike | 10 | 6 miles | 919 ft | 2 miles | 692 ft | #5,526 | #261 | 363 | 122 | |||
Trail Running | 10 | 6 miles | 919 ft | 2 miles | 692 ft | #5,528 | #257 | 363 | 51 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 101 | 30 miles | 7,093 ft | 11 miles | 1,532 ft | #321 | #24 | 75 | 307 | 2 | 393 | |
Observed Trials | 4 | 1 mile | 312 ft | 4,318 ft | 292 ft | 4 | ||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 6 | 3 miles | 384 ft | 1 mile | 755 ft | #44 | 60 | 3 |
- By canadaka
Trailforks & contributors
- Admins: SORCA, SDBA, vincer, james529529, CruJonze, ngottlieb, dmpb, B2H4me, bcorigin, Brennwills
- #493 - 12,380 views
- cat lake activity log | embed map of Cat Lake mountain bike trails | cat lake mountain biking points of interest
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