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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
1,573 trails
- E-Bike
998 trails
- Horse
167 trails
- Hike
1,750 trails
- Trail Running
1,729 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
308 trails
- Observed Trials
83 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
161 trails
- Downhill Ski
0 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,973
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,575
- Trails E-Bike
- 998
- Trails Horse
- 167
- Trails Hike
- 1,751
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,729
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 308
- Trails Observed Trials
- 83
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 161
- Trails Snowshoe
- 53
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 15
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 32
- Total Distance
- 1,244 miles
- Total Descent
- 197,231 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,948 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,949 ft
- Reports
- 28,611
- Photos
- 6,685
- Ridden Counter
- 411,895
Articles
The 10 Most Beautiful National Parks in Canada
Jun 17, 2024 from outsideonline.com
Spectacular mountains and deep fjords, powder-blue lakes and sea stacks: here’s your bucket list of national parks to visit up north
Video Recap: Vancouver Island's Slopestyle FMB Bronze
Jun 24, 2023 from pinkbike.com
The first Vancouver Island Slopestyle event of the year.
Photo Epic: Surfing & Shredding in Ucluelet with Norco Factory Racing's Henry Fitzgerald, Elliot Jamieson & Lucas Cruz
Mar 30, 2022 from pinkbike.com
A November road trip on the Island.
These Are the Bucket-List Hikes We're Dreaming About in 2022
Jan 18, 2022 from backpacker.com
Start planning a far-flung adventure with these 10 classic and soon-to-be-classic hikes.
Sub Regions
- Bowser (53)
- Coombs (2)
- Gabriola Island (31)
- Hesquiant (0)
- Lantzville (115)
- Copley Ridge Forest (52)
- The Foothills Park (59)
- Nanaimo (636)
- Diver Lake (8)
- Doumont (166)
- Hemer Provincial Park (5)
- Linley Valley (62)
- Newcastle Island Marine Provincal Park (8)
- North Benson / Jameson (12)
- Ridge Runner (107)
- South Benson / Wolf Mountain (62)
- South Wellington (46)
- The Abyss / Extension Ridge (82)
- The Bay (2)
- Water District Lands (19)
- Westwood (69)
- Nanoose Bay (161)
- Northwest Bay Trails (107)
- Notch Hill (1)
- Seablush (12)
- Parksville (199)
- Port Alberni (156)
- Alberni Valley Community Forest (1)
- City Trails (46)
- Coombs Candy (66)
- Sproat Lake (33)
- Stamp River Provincal Park (1)
- Port Renfrew (0)
- Qualicum Beach (198)
- Ucluelet (19)
- Cortes Island (18)
Popular Mid Island Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Max Power South Benson / Wolf Mountain | |||
Fine China (Lower) Doumont | |||
Fine China (Upper) Doumont | |||
Sexy Flanders South Benson / Wolf Mountain | |||
Hutz South Benson / Wolf Mountain | |||
The Link HammerFest | |||
Finer China Doumont | |||
E&M Express South Benson / Wolf Mountain | |||
Lower Binx Westwood | |||
142M257 South Benson / Wolf Mountain | |||
Rollercoaster South Benson / Wolf Mountain | |||
Legalize It (Arbot Road Segment) Westwood | |||
Flow Show Doumont | |||
Mary Jane Doumont | |||
Jughead HammerFest |
Mid Island Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Ridge Runner Tour Ridge Runner | 16 miles | |
BCBR 2023 Stage 4 Westwood | 22 miles | |
Nanaimo ride 1 South Benson / Wolf Mountain | 8 miles | |
Prime Time Loop HammerFest | 5 miles | |
BCBR 2024 Stage 4 Water District Lands | 25 miles | |
Westwood Lake Quick Loop Westwood | 5 miles | |
Go & Flow Doumont | 7 miles | |
NMBC Wolf Pack Challenge Doumont | 8 miles | |
Ridge Runner 3 South Benson / Wolf Mountain | 10 miles | |
Marban Loop The Abyss / Extension Ridge | 7 miles |
Photos of Mid Island Mountain Bike
trail: Locomotion
276 |
Dec 16, 2017 @ 3:14pm
Dec 16, 2017
trail: Locomotion
290 |
Dec 16, 2017 @ 3:11pm
Dec 16, 2017
trail: Swashbuckler
179 |
Dec 16, 2017 @ 3:09pm
Dec 16, 2017
trail: Meat Draw
1,013 | | 1 comments
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:49pm
Jul 25, 2016
trail: Meat Draw
674 |
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:49pm
Jul 25, 2016
trail: The Face
1,070 |
Jan 8, 2007 @ 10:26pm
Jan 8, 2007Videos of Mid Island Mountain Bike

trail: (Space) Bound Hound
54 |
Dec 8, 2024

trail: Space
57 |
Dec 8, 2024

trail: (Space) Bound Hound
92 |
Nov 15, 2024

trail: (Space) Kitty
182 |
Nov 8, 2024

trail: Teleglobe Trail
11 |
Jan 28, 2024

trail: China Creek Trail
14 |
Jan 28, 2024

trail: Goose Tracks
135 |
Aug 28, 2023

trail: Front Door
22 |
Jun 5, 2023
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Y2K Doumont | Feb 9, 2025 @ 10:59am Feb 9, 2025 | Snow Covered | gregmowat | Hike Still couple trees upper bit. | |
Ofid Know Doumont | Jan 28, 2025 @ 2:41pm Jan 28, 2025 | Variable | ric0shea | bridge is GONE!!! | |
7 Day Spur Rd HammerFest | Jan 24, 2025 @ 1:22pm Jan 24, 2025 | Variable | rapid-roy TrailsBC | The lower portions are good but the upper... |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Quad Northwest Bay Trails | Feb 16, 2025 @ 2:47pm 1 day | Prevalent Mud | juanho88 | ||
Funder Bender Nanoose Bay | Feb 16, 2025 @ 2:47pm 1 day | Wet | juanho88 | ||
ERR 78 HammerFest | Feb 14, 2025 @ 1:18pm Feb 14, 2025 | Snow Covered | rapid-roy TrailsBC | ||
Jughead HammerFest | Feb 14, 2025 @ 1:18pm Feb 14, 2025 | Snow Covered | rapid-roy TrailsBC | ||
Jughead HammerFest | Feb 14, 2025 @ 1:18pm Feb 14, 2025 | Snow Covered | rapid-roy TrailsBC | ||
College Drive Connector Westwood | Feb 14, 2025 @ 10:11am Feb 14, 2025 | Snow Covered | Jbrassard98 NMBC | ||
Legalize it - East Westwood | Feb 14, 2025 @ 10:11am Feb 14, 2025 | Snow Covered | Jbrassard98 NMBC | ||
Hemsworth Access Qualicum Beach | Feb 13, 2025 @ 2:03pm Feb 13, 2025 | Snow Covered | rapid-roy TrailsBC | ||
Jean a` Louis XIV (section 1) Pheasant Glen | Feb 10, 2025 @ 11:09pm Feb 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | Kus FOPG | ||
Rambler Qualicum Beach | Feb 10, 2025 @ 11:04pm Feb 10, 2025 | Snow Covered | Kus FOPG |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Pariah503 | wishlist | route | activity #66381349 | Feb 17, 2025 @ 7:44pm 2 hours |
markholloway | add | trail | activity #66379540 | Feb 17, 2025 @ 6:13pm 4 hours |
markholloway | add | trail | activity #66378499 | Feb 17, 2025 @ 5:42pm 4 hours |
shanekennedy | difficultyvote | trail | activity #66374460 | Feb 17, 2025 @ 4:09pm 6 hours |
markholloway | add | trail | activity #66368308 and 1 more | Feb 17, 2025 @ 2:21pm 8 hours |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | Lots left to do on Loco | Feb 14, 2025 @ 8:31am Feb 14, 2025 | ||
report | Tree is all clear | Feb 2, 2025 @ 4:10pm Feb 2, 2025 | ||
report | I’m sure it’s fine :) great to see you... | Feb 2, 2025 @ 11:03am Feb 2, 2025 | ||
report | New rider here. I plead ignorance. I'll undo... | Feb 2, 2025 @ 10:50am Feb 2, 2025 | ||
report | I think it’s cool you want to contribute... | Feb 1, 2025 @ 7:37pm Feb 1, 2025 |
Local Badges
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Top 10 Trails0 awarded -
10 Black Trails24 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k97 awarded -
10 Green Trails113 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge4 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge74 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Cougar Smith Bike Skills Park | skill park | Port Alberni | |
Stevie Smith Memorial Park | skill park | Nanaimo | |
Erik Goetzinger BMX Park | skill park | Qualicum Beach | |
Nanaimo BMX | skill park | Nanaimo | |
Lions Bike Park | skill park | Bowser |
Upcoming Local Events
Local Trail Supporters
- Jacques Brassard
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- AP Construction
- kus
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- mikeLucie
Local Trail Supporters
- Jacques Brassard
- mar kus
- AP Construction
- kus
- Bud
- Roy Kregosky
- mikeLucie
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 | 1,573 | 845 miles | 129,012 ft | 353 miles | 3,599 ft | 6,299 | 28,556 | 141 | 213,844 | |||
E-Bike | 998 | 529 miles | 74,987 ft | 226 miles | 3,455 ft | 21 | 25,073 | 29 | 9,607 | |||
Horse | 167 | 100 miles | 8,743 ft | 41 miles | 2,746 ft | 5,416 | 1 | 89 | ||||
Hike | 1,750 | 1,134 miles | 176,283 ft | 448 miles | 5,948 ft | 266 | 27,891 | 13 | 22,928 | |||
Trail Running | 1,729 | 1,113 miles | 171,017 ft | 441 miles | 5,948 ft | 28 | 27,861 | 17 | 23,402 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 308 | 218 miles | 23,064 ft | 85 miles | 3,241 ft | 58 | 5,517 | 2 | 2,047 | |||
Observed Trials | 83 | 68 miles | 7,215 ft | 24 miles | 3,192 ft | 37 | 94 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 161 | 145 miles | 15,272 ft | 55 miles | 3,238 ft | 6 | 5,303 | 1 | 225 | |||
Snowshoe | 53 | 63 miles | 10,377 ft | 26 miles | 5,030 ft | 7 | 80 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 15 | 44 miles | 8,848 ft | 18 miles | 4,826 ft | 1 | 152 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 32 | 20 miles | 1,476 ft | 9 miles | 3,727 ft | 2 | 7 | 82 |
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