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SaveHalifax trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped hundreds of trails and shared hundreds of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Hiking, Trail Running, Mountain Biking, Snowshoeing, Gravel Biking, Winter Fat Biking, E-Biking, Nordic Skiing, Horseback, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading, Snowmobiling and Adaptive Biking. Trails here are often faint trail, machine-built and rocky. Scenery includes lakes and views. Common trail features include rock slabs, bridges and drops. Many trails are family friendly. Amenities include restrooms. Popular destinations include McIntosh Run, Point Pleasant Park and Long Lake Provincial Park.
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- Mountain Bike
164 trails
- E-Bike
20 trails
- Gravel Bike
123 trails
- Adaptive Bike
1 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
54 trails
- Horse
8 trails
- Hike
259 trails
- Trail Running
258 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
8 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
7 trails
- Snowmobile
5 trails
- Snowshoe
133 trails
- Nordic Ski
19 trails
Region Details
- 12
- 49
- 31
- 54
- 16
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Oct 31, 2026
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 260
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 164
- Trails E-Bike
- 20
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 123
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 1
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 54
- Trails Horse
- 8
- Trails Hike
- 259
- Trails Trail Running
- 258
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 8
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 7
- Trails Snowmobile
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 133
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 19
- Total Distance
- 120 miles
- Total Descent
- 10,546 ft
- Total Vertical
- 485 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 487 ft
- Reports
- 2,654
- Photos
- 901
- Completed Counter
- 28,227
Sub Regions
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Africville Park
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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
- 9
- 18
- 12
- 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 • 685 •
Short entrance trail to the McIntosh Run system. It leads from the trailhead at the Alabaster Way cul-de-sac, to the Attic.
• 100 ★ 4.7 • 3,396 ft • 27 ft • 625 •
Divide 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 divide between the Colpitt Lake and McIntosh Run watersheds, and...
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 2,838 ft • 16 ft • 618 •
Osprey trail 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...
• 90 ★ 4.6 • 1 mile • 138 ft • 588 •
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 14 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 3,071 ft • 58 ft • 552 •
Clark Kent is a mild mannered super hero that starts at Hartlen Park ballfield (on Lois Lane) and extends to Divide Trail. Clark Kent is smooth, has banked turns in places, and has no big climbs. Use it as an entrance to the trail...
• 95 ★ 4.7 • 2 miles • 115 ft • 531 •
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 18 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.5 • 1,535 ft • 11 ft • 507 •
ecmtb.net presents The Schnitzel, a fun little trail using exposed granite segments linked together to create a flat loop. With no real elevation change but lots of undulations, Schnitzel allows you to push the pace if you want -- in...
• 95 ★ 4.5 • 220 ft • 0 ft • 454 •
Milk and Cookies is an alternate line to the top of Clark Kent 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...
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 * Clark Kent --> Divide --> Spar * Lower Attic -->...
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 Clark...
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
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Flat Lake | Oct 28, 2026 @ 4:22pm (America/Halifax) Oct 28, 2026 | Variable | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| Time Flies | Oct 20, 2026 @ 3:17pm (America/Halifax) Oct 20, 2026 | Variable | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| In-n-Out | Sep 22, 2026 @ 3:15pm (America/Halifax) Sep 22, 2026 | Variable | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| Schnitzel | Sep 17, 2026 @ 2:47pm (America/Halifax) Sep 17, 2026 | Dry | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| West Pine | Sep 13, 2026 @ 12:42pm (America/Halifax) Sep 13, 2026 | Variable | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| Osprey | Sep 12, 2026 @ 9:46pm (America/Halifax) Sep 12, 2026 | Ideal | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| Spar | Sep 11, 2026 @ 2:57pm (America/Halifax) Sep 11, 2026 | Variable | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| Nora | Sep 8, 2026 @ 5:15pm (America/Halifax) Sep 8, 2026 | Variable | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| Joe Cracker | Sep 8, 2026 @ 5:15pm (America/Halifax) Sep 8, 2026 | Variable | PcDodge MRWA | ||
| Clark Kent | Sep 3, 2026 @ 1:40pm (America/Halifax) Sep 3, 2026 | Ideal | PcDodge MRWA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
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| kaneisthekey | wishlist | trail | activity #107103090 | Nov 2, 2026 @ 6:37pm 1 day |
| trailforks | add | report | activity #106932672 and 1 more | Oct 31, 2026 @ 9:03am Oct 31, 2026 |
| lZC7i6 | wishlist | trail | activity #106863165 | Oct 30, 2026 @ 7:52am Oct 30, 2026 |
| PcDodge | add | report | activity #106762302 | Oct 28, 2026 @ 12:27pm Oct 28, 2026 |
| PcDodge | add | report | activity #106646585 | Oct 26, 2026 @ 1:00pm Oct 26, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| 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 Trails220 awarded -
10 Blue Trails365 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k7 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge96 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 |
Local Products
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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 | 164 | 83 miles | 7,552 ft | 34 miles | 456 ft | #527 | #2 | 830 | 2,650 | 17 | 39,635 | |
| E-Bike | 20 | 13 miles | 761 ft | 6 miles | 312 ft | #4,021 | #13 | 1,480 | 1 | 282 | ||
| Gravel Bike | 123 | 47 miles | 3,599 ft | 19 miles | 456 ft | #1,030 | #3 | 118 | 1 | 136 | ||
| Adaptive Bike | 1 | 3,409 ft | 20 ft | 932 ft | 72 ft | #2,272 | #3 | 26 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Winter Fat Bike | 54 | 23 miles | 2,185 ft | 10 miles | 456 ft | #1,094 | #5 | 31 | ||||
| Horse | 8 | 12 miles | 755 ft | 5 miles | 312 ft | #1,371 | #7 | 526 | 3 | |||
| Hike | 259 | 119 miles | 10,531 ft | 49 miles | 486 ft | #382 | #1 | 64 | 2,642 | 8 | 3,007 | |
| Trail Running | 258 | 118 miles | 10,443 ft | 48 miles | 486 ft | #718 | #2 | 1 | 2,639 | 7 | 5,822 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 8 | 11 miles | 735 ft | 5 miles | 312 ft | #750 | #6 | 531 | 12 | |||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 2 miles | 157 ft | 4,432 ft | 141 ft | 42 | 3 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 7 | 11 miles | 735 ft | 5 miles | 312 ft | #545 | #7 | 525 | 13 | |||
| Snowmobile | 5 | 9 miles | 545 ft | 4 miles | 312 ft | #204 | #4 | 107 | 1 | |||
| Snowshoe | 133 | 72 miles | 6,532 ft | 28 miles | 463 ft | #167 | #2 | 6 | 1,190 | 3 | 129 | |
| Nordic Ski | 19 | 19 miles | 1,585 ft | 8 miles | 404 ft | #599 | #9 | 117 | 88 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the best places to ride in Halifax?
Halifax has 13 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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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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What is the longest trail in Halifax?
The longest trail in Halifax is Mainland North Linear Parkway at 2.7 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Halifax?
The best hiking trails in Halifax are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Halifax?
The best trail running trails in Halifax are: View all trail running trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated dirtbiking trails in Halifax?
The best dirtbiking trails in Halifax are: View all dirtbiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Halifax?
Halifax has a total of 260 trails. Of those, 164 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Halifax to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Halifax?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Halifax is Rose Bowl with 224 ft of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Halifax?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Halifax is Rose Bowl with 228 ft of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Halifax?
Halifax supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Gravel Biking, Adaptive Biking, Winter Fat Biking, Horseback, Hiking, Trail Running, Dirtbiking, ATVing/Offroading, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing, Nordic Skiing.
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What bike services are there in Halifax?
The following bike services are available in Halifax:
- Bike Shop (4)
- Trail Association (2)
- Other (1)
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Halifax?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Halifax is Burrito D'oh Connector with an average grade of 9.9%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are there any trails with scenic viewpoints in Halifax?
Yes, there are 6 scenic viewpoints marked along trails in Halifax. Some popular viewpoints include:
- River Viewpoint
- Halifax Rock Lookoff
- Flat Lake Lookoff
- Ducks Unlimited West Pine Viewpoint
- View Point AKA Lion King rock
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Are the trails open in Halifax?
The overall region status for Halifax is Clear / Green. Out of 152 trails:
- Clear / Green: 137
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 9
- Significant Issue / Amber: 6
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What are the trail conditions in Halifax?
Based on trail reports from the past week in Halifax:
- Variable: 1 trail
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Can I ride an ebike in Halifax?
Yes, Halifax supports e-bike riding. There are 14 trails in Halifax 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 Halifax?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Halifax are: View all mountain biking routes in Halifax.
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What are the top sights to see in Halifax?
There are 7 notable sights in Halifax. Some of the top sights include: Explore all points of interest in Halifax.
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Halifax?
The most popular Strava segments in Halifax are:
- Osprey DH (End before BS cut through line) (1,731 athletes)
- Barrington Street - Outbound (1,623 athletes)
- Osprey DH (1,404 athletes)
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What are some popular technical trail features in Halifax?
There are 8 technical trail features (TTFs) in Halifax. Some popular features include:
- TTF (Ladder Bridge)
- rollable rock drop (Rock Face)
- Rock Roll (Rock Face)
- Cookie skinny (Skinny)
- Rock drop (Drop)
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Are there accessible or adaptive trails in Halifax?
Yes, there are 2 accessible/adaptive trails in Halifax. View all adaptive trails in Halifax for specific accessibility information.
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Are there local clubs or events in Halifax?
There are 3 local clubs or associations listed in the Halifax directory. Browse the local directory for details.
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Halifax?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Halifax are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Halifax?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Halifax are:
- Orange Jelly (4.8/5)
- Gutterball (5/5)
- YIMBY (5/5)
Activities
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- Halifax ATVing/Offroading Trails
- Halifax Snowmobiling Trails
- Halifax Snowshoeing Trails
- Halifax Nordic Skiing Trails
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