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- Mountain Bike
162 trails
- E-Bike
20 trails
- Gravel Bike
0 trails
- Adaptive Bike
0 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
0 trails
- Horse
8 trails
- Hike
259 trails
- Trail Running
255 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
8 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
7 trails
- Snowmobile
5 trails
- Snowshoe
138 trails
- Nordic Ski
19 trails
Region Details
- 12
- 49
- 28
- 55
- 13
- 2
Region Status
Open as of May 23, 2026
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 243
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 162
- Trails E-Bike
- 20
- Trails Horse
- 8
- Trails Hike
- 259
- Trails Trail Running
- 255
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 8
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 7
- Trails Snowmobile
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 138
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 19
- Total Distance
- 110 miles
- Total Descent
- 10,475 ft
- Total Vertical
- 485 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 487 ft
- Reports
- 2,377
- Photos
- 936
- Ridden Counter
- 26,734
Sub Regions
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Belchers Marsh Park
- 11
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Blue Mountain - Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area
- 1
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Crystal Cresent Beach Provincial Park
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Hail Pond Community Park
- 4
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Halifax Mainland Common
- 1
- 4
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Long Lake Provincial Park
- 3
- 1
- 26
- 2
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McIntosh Run
- 2
- 7
- 18
- 9
- 2
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Point Pleasant Park
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Sir Sandford Fleming Park
- 8
- 4
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Terence Bay Wilderness Area
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Whopper Dropper
- 5
- 8
- 2
Popular Halifax Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 3.8 • 646 ft • 2 ft • 639 •
Short entrance trail to the McIntosh Run system. It leads from the trailhead at the Alabaster Way cul-de-sac, to .
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 2,838 ft • 16 ft • 599 •
is a mix of dirt, granite bedrock and built rock work that is mostly downhill from the Alabaster Way cul-de-sac trailhead. This is a two-way, busy trail with lots of hikers and bikers. Look out for climbers and hikers if descending and...
• 100 ★ 4.8 • 3,396 ft • 27 ft • 586 •
is an entrance trail to the system that starts/finishes at a narrow grass park parcel on Alabaster Way, between #146 and #138. The trail approximately follows the between the Colpitt Lake and McIntosh Run watersheds, and affords great...
• 95 ★ 4.6 • 1 mile • 138 ft • 560 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 138 ft blue climb. It features drop, ladder bridge and rock face. On average it takes 15 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 3,071 ft • 58 ft • 520 •
is a mild mannered super hero that starts at Hartlen Park ballfield (on Lois Lane) and extends to Trail. Clark Kent is smooth, has banked turns in places, and has no big climbs. Use it as an entrance to the trail system, or just as a...
• 95 ★ 4.9 • 2 miles • 115 ft • 504 •
Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 115 ft blue climb. It features berm, bridge, drop, jump, gap jump, ladder bridge and rock face. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 19 minutes to complete this trail.
• 95 ★ 4.5 • 1,535 ft • 11 ft • 486 •
ecmtb.net presents The , a fun little trail using exposed granite segments linked together to create a flat loop. With no real elevation change but lots of undulations, allows you to push the pace if you want -- in either direction....
• 95 ★ 4.5 • 220 ft • 0 ft • 423 •
is an alternate line to the top of trail. In the downhill direction, M&C starts with a short smooth granite descent (the milk) followed by a few roots, then a 30cm wide elevated skinny (the cookies). The cookies are only about 30cm...
Halifax Mountain Bike Routes
Blue Granite Tour Featured
★ 4.0 • 5 miles • 331 ft • 8 • Loop •
This lollipop route tours the most popular front-country granite trails, with a warm-up/cool down on the...
Granite Fondo 2021 - full monte Featured
★ 4.0 • 21 miles • 1,269 ft • 24 •
Full route for 2021 Granite Fondo * --> --> * Lower Attic --> --> downhill --> straight on...
Granite Fondo Middle Distance 2021 Featured
14 miles • 810 ft • 10 •
Middle distance blue trail route for 2021 Granite Fondo.
Blue/Black Granite Tour Featured
11 miles • 712 ft • 13 • Loop •
This lollipop route tours the front-country granite trails, with a warm-up/cool down on the green trail....
Granite Fondo 2021 - 10km route Featured
6 miles • 388 ft • 9 •
2021 Granite Fondo at McIntosh Run trails. 10km route. There are separate routes for ~22 and ~34km distances)
★ 5.0 • 6 miles • 406 ft • 5 • Point to Point •
One of the longer point to point routes at the Mac. Brings in most of what the Mac has to offer for Medium...
Photos of Halifax Mountain Bike
Videos of Halifax Mountain Bike
trail: Duck 'n Run
0:05 |
147 |
May 3, 2024
trail: Lou's Basement
0:09 |
125 |
May 3, 2024
trail: Lou's Basement
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May 3, 2024
trail: Gord's Gold
0:07 |
281 |
May 3, 2024
trail: Gord's Gold
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May 3, 2024
trail: Osprey
4:15 |
69 |
Nov 11, 2021
trail: Clark Kent
0:09 |
80 |
Mar 5, 2021
trail: Clark Kent
0:52 |
323 |
Nov 10, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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| Suzie Q | May 23, 2026 @ 1:39pm (America/Halifax) May 23, 2026 | Variable | gearscc RRT | Very grown in. Mix of ride and hike-a-bike. | |
| Fire Road | May 23, 2026 @ 1:39pm (America/Halifax) May 23, 2026 | Wet | gearscc RRT | Big puddles | |
| Milk and Cookies | May 17, 2026 @ 4:15pm (America/Halifax) May 17, 2026 | Ideal | nsducati |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Da Minion Ext | May 23, 2026 @ 1:39pm (America/Halifax) May 23, 2026 | Variable | gearscc RRT | ||
| Loop Road Trail | May 20, 2026 @ 6:27pm (America/Halifax) May 20, 2026 | Dry | JCLHfx | ||
| Chimney | May 20, 2026 @ 11:44am (America/Halifax) May 20, 2026 | Variable | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| Osprey | May 17, 2026 @ 4:15pm (America/Halifax) May 17, 2026 | Ideal | nsducati | ||
| I/O | May 17, 2026 @ 4:15pm (America/Halifax) May 17, 2026 | Ideal | nsducati | ||
| The Attic | May 17, 2026 @ 4:15pm (America/Halifax) May 17, 2026 | Ideal | nsducati | ||
| Divide | May 17, 2026 @ 4:15pm (America/Halifax) May 17, 2026 | Ideal | nsducati | ||
| Clark Kent | May 17, 2026 @ 4:15pm (America/Halifax) May 17, 2026 | Ideal | nsducati | ||
| Chain Lake Path | Apr 16, 2026 @ 1:59pm (America/Halifax) Apr 16, 2026 | Variable | CyclistachrisNS | ||
| Orange Jelly | Mar 19, 2026 @ 3:26pm (America/Halifax) Mar 19, 2026 | Variable | PcDodge MRWA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuey65 | wishlist | route | activity #96192188 | Jun 3, 2026 @ 5:15pm 4 hours |
| Heinizzle | wishlist | region | activity #95406223 | May 24, 2026 @ 7:09am May 24, 2026 |
| gearscc | add | report | activity #95346966 and 2 more | May 23, 2026 @ 12:49pm May 23, 2026 |
| ElliotP7 | add | photo | activity #95210275 | May 21, 2026 @ 5:07pm May 21, 2026 |
| lplug | like | report | activity #95190426 | May 21, 2026 @ 11:34am May 21, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Great flow trail!! | Sep 14, 2025 @ 5:18pm Sep 14, 2025 | ||
| trail | "Superior" might have been the wrong term.... | Jun 9, 2025 @ 2:34pm Jun 9, 2025 | ||
| trail | Disagree on MRWA being far superior. They are... | Jun 9, 2025 @ 10:47am Jun 9, 2025 | ||
| trail | Thank you so much for the advice and history... | Jun 4, 2025 @ 5:25am Jun 4, 2025 | ||
| trail | McIntosh Run is a far superior trail system.... | Jun 4, 2025 @ 5:01am Jun 4, 2025 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails211 awarded -
10 Blue Trails355 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k7 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge93 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge5 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k7 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| Glenbourne Jump Park | skill park | Halifax | |
| Halifax Commons Skate Park | skill park | Halifax | |
| Spryfield Skatepark | skill park | Halifax |
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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 | 162 | 79 miles | 7,385 ft | 33 miles | 456 ft | #512 | #2 | 882 | 2,373 | 16 | 37,547 | |
| E-Bike | 20 | 11 miles | 636 ft | 5 miles | 312 ft | #3,754 | #12 | 1,340 | 1 | 222 | ||
| Horse | 8 | 12 miles | 755 ft | 5 miles | 312 ft | #1,301 | #7 | 460 | 3 | |||
| Hike | 259 | 110 miles | 10,459 ft | 44 miles | 486 ft | #352 | #1 | 49 | 2,367 | 7 | 2,892 | |
| Trail Running | 255 | 109 miles | 10,459 ft | 44 miles | 486 ft | #745 | #2 | 1 | 2,364 | 6 | 5,502 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 8 | 11 miles | 735 ft | 5 miles | 312 ft | #705 | #6 | 465 | 15 | |||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 2 miles | 157 ft | 4,432 ft | 141 ft | 38 | 3 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 7 | 11 miles | 735 ft | 5 miles | 312 ft | #512 | #6 | 459 | 13 | |||
| Snowmobile | 5 | 9 miles | 545 ft | 4 miles | 312 ft | #195 | #4 | 101 | 1 | |||
| Snowshoe | 138 | 75 miles | 7,060 ft | 28 miles | 463 ft | #160 | #2 | 4 | 1,059 | 3 | 126 | |
| Nordic Ski | 19 | 19 miles | 1,585 ft | 8 miles | 404 ft | #596 | #9 | 111 | 89 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Halifax
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What are the best places to ride in Halifax?
Halifax has 12 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Halifax?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Halifax are:
- Fire Escape (4.5/5)
- Divide (4.4/5)
- Osprey (4.4/5)
- Duck 'n Run (4.4/5)
- The Attic (4.4/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Halifax?
Based on ride log data, the most popular months to ride in Halifax are:
- July (574 activities)
- June (531 activities)
- May (526 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Halifax?
There are 22 parking locations listed in Halifax. The most popular parking spots are:
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- Limited on-street parking on Norawarren Drive
- Esso Road Parking
- Tower Rd Paking Lot
- Hartlen Field Parking
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