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SaveSquamish's most popular riding area.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Shuttleable: YES
AKA: Mashiter, Quest University
google parking directions plan a road trip here Access Info:
Drive up Garibaldi Park Road past the old 'Quest university'. There is an area to park on the left of the road 300m past the powerlines. If you are shuttling to the upper trails you can continue up this gravel road to the 2rd switchback.
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- Mountain Bike
117 trails
- E-Bike
117 trails
- Hike
55 trails
- Trail Running
74 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
8 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
4 trails
Region Details
- 24
- 6
- 39
- 36
- 11
- 1
Region Status
Open as of 20 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 117
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 117
- Trails E-Bike
- 117
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 26
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 18
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 2
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 55
- Trails Trail Running
- 74
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 8
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 67 miles
- Total Descent
- 29,737 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,879 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,271 ft
- Reports
- 9,333
- Photos
- 3,016
- Completed Counter
- 366,491
Articles
Trailforks Trail of the Month: Deliverance - Squamish, BC
May 7, 2024 from pinkbike.com
This old-school steep and deep trail, recently got a new-school makeover.
Video: Jesse Melamed Breaks Down Squamish's Steepest Trail
Nov 5, 2020 from pinkbike.com
19th Hole is relentlessly steep.
Video: Jesse Melamed Shows You The Racing Line on Squamish's 'Angry Midget'
May 12, 2020 from pinkbike.com
A full breakdown of all the key sections and their time differences.
Video: All The Episodes From Full Enduro
Jan 1, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Zoe Dawson is a Squamish local who has been riding XC for years, but her skills simply didn't translate to enduro...
Popular Diamond Head Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 1 mile • 31 ft • 12,422 •
One of Squamish's most popular trails is basically a 2km downhill pumptrack. A beginner/intermediate/advanced trail built by Big Red Ted Tempany and a cadre of local volunteers. Not only is it Squamish’s first government-funded...
• 100 ★ 4.5 • 4,790 ft • 59 ft • 12,321 •
A continuation of Pseudo-Tsuga - Part 1 and Pseudo-Tsuga - Part 2, featuring a few small rollable jumps, a scenic bridge to check out a waterfall, and finishes with a high-speed roller coaster of a section featuring the best berms of...
• 100 ★ 4.3 • 2,129 ft • 21 ft • 11,105 •
Fun, fast and super flowy trail.A couple of small jumps if you want to hit them. Best done right after finishing the Recycle trail, or after Angry Midget/Half Nelson to get back to the lower parking lot.
• 100 ★ 4.5 • 2,320 ft • 23 ft • 11,097 •
A continuation of Pseduo-Tsuga - Part 1. A fast flow trail similar to Half/Full Nelson, taking riders from the end of Ring Creek North FSR down to the lower parking lot.
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 1 mile • 528 ft • 9,159 •
This 2010 Olympic Legacy Trail climbs up through smaller trees to an amazing waterfall. It then continues up and offers a nice ascent all the way to the top of North side Connector, avoiding the dusty road. Full Nelson, Angry M, One...
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 1,391 ft • 10 ft • 8,950 •
Stunning addition to Half-Nelson ends at the trailhead shed. All down, flowy, with lots of small hits to catch a bit of air on. A couple of short bridges. Mainly straight line with a few trees to deek around that make it super...
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 2,156 ft • 199 ft • 8,159 •
Great connector to the Upper Legacy Climb - Contructed by and funded by Dream Wizards.
• 100 ★ 4.5 • 2 miles • 1,018 ft • 7,832 •
This 4km section of the Legacy Climb was machine built by Dream Wizards with funds from Forestry. You will find the large trees, shade and mellow grade a nice break from the previous sections of the Climbing Trail. This section follows...
Diamond Head Mountain Bike Routes
★ 4.0 • 13 miles • 3,289 ft • 18 • Loop •
A great loop that covers some of the best trails of the region. The climbing is taxing but not ferocious,...
★ 4.5 • 8 miles • 1,873 ft • 19 •
This is one of our favorite routes in the Squamish and is featured in Freehub Magazine's Sea to Sky Photo...
★ 4.0 • 4 miles • 1,049 ft • 6 •
Legacy Climb > Ring Creek Access Road > Psuedo-Tsuga - Part 1 > Psuedo-Tsuga - Part 2 >...
★ 3.5 • 15 miles • 3,736 ft • 11 •
The climb trail is manageable, but goes on forever. Meadow of the Grizzly is long with lots of bermed...
★ 5.0 • 10 miles • 2,647 ft • 12 •
Take the climb trail to Upper Half Nelson & Half Nelson, then hit Another Man's Gold to Fool's Gold to...
Videos of Diamond Head Mountain Bike
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Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper PowerSmart | Oct 27, 2026 @ 8:25am (America/Vancouver) 20 hours | Wet | aj-strawson SORCA | Closed for the winter | |
| P-Nut's Wild Ride | Oct 22, 2026 @ 9:37pm (America/Vancouver) Oct 22, 2026 | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | Bridge is dangerous. 2 small trees also... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cakewalk - Full Nelson Access | Oct 26, 2026 @ 3:41pm (America/Vancouver) 2 days | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Lower One Man's Garbage | Oct 26, 2026 @ 3:41pm (America/Vancouver) 2 days | Ideal | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Nightshift | Oct 26, 2026 @ 1:50pm (America/Vancouver) 2 days | Ideal | mattboltz | ||
| Pseudo-Tsuga - Part 3 | Oct 25, 2026 @ 1:57pm (America/Vancouver) 3 days | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Squirrel Academy | Oct 25, 2026 @ 1:57pm (America/Vancouver) 3 days | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Home Run | Oct 25, 2026 @ 1:57pm (America/Vancouver) 3 days | Wet | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Brodown | Oct 25, 2026 @ 1:57pm (America/Vancouver) 3 days | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Hybrid | Oct 25, 2026 @ 1:57pm (America/Vancouver) 3 days | Variable | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Ring Creek Access Road | Oct 25, 2026 @ 1:57pm (America/Vancouver) 3 days | Wet | canadaka Trailforks | ||
| Upper Half Nelson | Oct 25, 2026 @ 1:57pm (America/Vancouver) 3 days | Wet | canadaka Trailforks |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marejadas | wishlist | route | activity #106735598 | Oct 28, 2026 @ 2:38am 2 hours |
| ThomasrnWj4a | wishlist | trail | activity #106731125 | Oct 27, 2026 @ 11:38pm 5 hours |
| CalibratedGrip | wishlist | trail | activity #106707398 | Oct 27, 2026 @ 1:41pm 15 hours |
| aj-strawson | add | report | activity #106688401 | Oct 27, 2026 @ 8:26am 20 hours |
| Daq7jtIB | wishlist | region | activity #106665271 | Oct 26, 2026 @ 7:03pm 1 day |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | 3h zzz a u t zzzs v a ponfnn Tltss go lol Leon... | Oct 17, 2026 @ 3:23pm Oct 17, 2026 | ||
| report | what about her | Oct 9, 2026 @ 2:08pm Oct 9, 2026 | ||
| trail | Rode it for the first time yesterday. I have... | Oct 5, 2026 @ 9:56am Oct 5, 2026 | ||
| trail | Had high hopes for this one. Conditions were... | Sep 17, 2026 @ 9:27am Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| trail | thanks again for the stellar effort on this!... | Sep 10, 2026 @ 8:54am Sep 10, 2026 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lava Flow | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Valleycliffe | 9 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 2.2 km |
| Alice Lake & Highlands | 15 | 44 | 48 | 20 | 2.9 km |
| Smoke Bluffs Park | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.3 km | |
| Brackendale | 39 | 1 | 3.5 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 117 | 67 miles | 29,738 ft | 35 miles | 2,881 ft | #16 | #7 | 2,926 | 9,328 | 191 | 126,793 | |
| E-Bike | 117 | 67 miles | 29,738 ft | 35 miles | 2,881 ft | #146 | #26 | 57 | 8,910 | 14 | 8,421 | |
| Gravel Bike | 26 | 26 miles | 2,707 ft | 7 miles | 2,805 ft | #9 | #6 | 562 | 181 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 18 | 17 miles | 3,409 ft | 7 miles | 2,785 ft | #9 | #6 | 676 | 3 | |||
| Winter Fat Bike | 2 | 2,887 ft | 331 ft | 2,887 ft | 348 ft | #9 | #6 | 112 | 4 | |||
| Horse | 1 | 5 miles | 797 ft | 2 miles | 272 ft | 2,016 | 5 | |||||
| Hike | 55 | 36 miles | 8,051 ft | 14 miles | 2,881 ft | #663 | #48 | 13 | 7,508 | 2,702 | ||
| Trail Running | 74 | 50 miles | 12,936 ft | 20 miles | 2,881 ft | #706 | #34 | 11 | 7,620 | 3 | 3,299 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 8 | 15 miles | 856 ft | 2 miles | 2,700 ft | #191 | #35 | 3 | 2,228 | 623 | ||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 4 | 14 miles | 823 ft | 2 miles | 2,700 ft | #140 | #16 | 2,208 | 4 | |||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 7 miles | 98 ft | 2,700 ft | #25 | 11 | 37 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 7 miles | 98 ft | 2,700 ft | #18 | 5 | 12 | 486 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Diamond Head?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Diamond Head are:
- Angry M (4.6/5)
- Half Nelson (4.6/5)
- Full Nelson (4.6/5)
- Upper Half Nelson (4.5/5)
- Pseudo-Tsuga - Part 3 (4.5/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Diamond Head?
Based on activity log data, the most popular months to ride in Diamond Head are:
- July (1,698 activities)
- May (1,598 activities)
- June (1,591 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Diamond Head?
There are 8 parking locations listed in Diamond Head. The most popular parking spots are:
- Secondary Parking
- Climbing Trail Parking
- Shuttle Parking
- Chain Up Lot
- Diamond Head / Elfin lakes Parking
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What is the longest trail in Diamond Head?
The longest trail in Diamond Head is Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' (upper) at 2.7 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Diamond Head?
The best hiking trails in Diamond Head are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Diamond Head?
The best trail running trails in Diamond Head are:
- Word of Mouth Lower
- Honour Roll
- Clearcut Connector
- Something Green
- Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' (upper)
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What are the best & highest rated dirtbiking trails in Diamond Head?
The best dirtbiking trails in Diamond Head are: View all dirtbiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Diamond Head?
Diamond Head has a total of 117 trails. Browse top mountain biking trails in Diamond Head to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Diamond Head?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Diamond Head is Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' (upper) with 1,130 ft of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Diamond Head?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Diamond Head is Intergalactic with 2,123 ft of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Diamond Head?
Diamond Head supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Hiking, Trail Running, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading.
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Diamond Head?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Diamond Head is Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' (mid) Optional line with an average grade of 11.9%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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What trails have the biggest jumps in Diamond Head?
The trails with the biggest jumps in Diamond Head are: Browse all mountain bike trails to find trails with jumps and technical features.
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Are the trails open in Diamond Head?
The overall region status for Diamond Head is Clear / Green. Out of 112 trails:
- Clear / Green: 94
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 11
- Significant Issue / Amber: 5
- Closed: 2
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What are the trail conditions in Diamond Head?
Based on trail reports from the past week in Diamond Head:
- Ideal: 14 trails
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Can I ride an ebike in Diamond Head?
Yes, Diamond Head supports e-bike riding. There are 103 trails in Diamond Head that allow e-bikes. Check the e-bike trails listing for specific trail access details and any local regulations.
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What are the most popular mountain biking routes in Diamond Head?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Diamond Head are: View all mountain biking routes in Diamond Head.
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What type of bike is most common in Diamond Head?
Based on activity log data, the most common bike types used in Diamond Head are:
- AM (1,646 activities)
- XC (132 activities)
- DH (82 activities)
- RD (59 activities)
- DJ (4 activities)
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Diamond Head?
The most popular Strava segments in Diamond Head are:
- half nelson after ditch pig bridge. (26,484 athletes)
- Mini Nelson (below climb trail crossing) (26,097 athletes)
- Grizzly to Half Nelson Climb (25,125 athletes)
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What are some popular technical trail features in Diamond Head?
There are 11 technical trail features (TTFs) in Diamond Head. Some popular features include:
- Creek Gap Jump (Jump)
- Bridge (Bridge)
- Bridge over half nelson (Ladder Bridge)
- Ladder Bridge over Half nelson (Ladder Bridge)
- Gap Jump (Gap Jump)
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What trails are closed in Diamond Head?
There are currently 2 closed trails in Diamond Head. The breakdown of all trail statuses is:
- Clear / Green: 94
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 11
- Significant Issue / Amber: 5
- Closed: 2
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Diamond Head?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Diamond Head are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Diamond Head?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Diamond Head are:
- Legacy Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' (4.4/5)
- Honour Roll (3/5)
- Honour Roll (4.5/5)
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