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      Encompasses Malahat Ridge area from Goldstream Provincial Park to Cowichan
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      Region Details
      • 1
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      Region Status
      Caution as of Aug 30, 2024
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      2
      Trails Mountain Bike
      2
      Trails E-Bike
      1
      Trails Hike
      2
      Trails Trail Running
      2
      Total Distance
      3,268 ft
      Total Descent Distance
      200 ft
      Total Descent
      3 ft
      Total Vertical
      171 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,500 ft
      Reports
      14
      Photos
      1
      Ridden Counter
      1,513

      Popular Malahat Ridge Mountain Biking Trails

      Recent Ride Log Activity in Region

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      • 0 rides
      Yesterday
      • 0 rides
      Past Week
      • 0 rides

      Recent Trail Reports

      statustraildateconditioninfouser
      Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail to Cowichan Valley Trail connector
      Aug 12, 2024 @ 11:12am
      Aug 12, 2024
      Very DryE-Bike Dry and dusty makes for slippery...Winterchai

      Activity Feed

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      Winterchaiaddreportactivity #57134850
      Aug 12, 2024 @ 5:21pm
      Aug 12, 2024
      BowenIslandBikervotetrailactivity #24560313
      Nov 2, 2021 @ 9:39pm
      Nov 2, 2021
      dmitrimriddentrailactivity #15433682
      Dec 23, 2020 @ 1:04am
      Dec 23, 2020
      Samtacularriddentrailactivity #11471460
      Jul 18, 2020 @ 7:45pm
      Jul 18, 2020
      CSIGuy67addreportactivity #10600114 and 1 more
      Jun 17, 2020 @ 12:00pm
      Jun 17, 2020

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Gowlland/Tod Provincial Park 12.3 km
      Bear Mountain 8 1 33.9 km
      Mt. Work Regional Park 1 4 13 44.2 km
      Partridge Hills 3 25 17 24.4 km
      Thetis Lake Regional Park 1 27 84.6 km

      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike23,268 ft3 ft200 ft171 ft
      #419114818
      E-Bike13,268 ft3 ft200 ft171 ft
      1448
      Hike23,268 ft3 ft200 ft171 ft
      #51514195
      Trail Running23,268 ft3 ft200 ft171 ft
      #5441415
      • By highrocker1298TF Pro & contributors
      • Admins: Dubnyk, CRD-Parks
      • #19368 - 3,500 views

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