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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 1 month
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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- Both Directions
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
472 trails
- E-Bike
240 trails
- Hike
464 trails
- Trail Running
455 trails
- Horse
2 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
39 trails
- Observed Trials
6 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
39 trails
Region Details
- 103
- 4
- 45
- 258
- 50
- 11
- 1
Region Status
Open as of 8 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 511
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 472
- Trails E-Bike
- 240
- Trails Hike
- 464
- Trails Trail Running
- 455
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 39
- Trails Observed Trials
- 6
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 39
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Total Distance
- 318 miles
- Total Descent
- 58,518 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,318 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,343 ft
- Reports
- 13,914
- Photos
- 2,702
- Ridden Counter
- 154,169
Sub Regions
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Diver Lake
- 2
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Doumont
- 11
- 102
- 18
- 7
- 1
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Linley Valley
- 6
- 15
- 2
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North Benson / Jameson
- 1
- 4
- 1
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Ridge Runner
- 10
- 60
- 2
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South Benson / Wolf Mountain
- 2
- 8
- 19
- 2
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The Abyss / Extension Ridge
- 4
- 35
- 2
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The Bay
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Water District Lands
- 3
- 13
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Westwood
- 3
- 19
- 6
- 2
Popular Nanaimo Mountain Biking Trails
Nanaimo Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ridge Runner Tour | 16 miles | |
| The Simpsons Line - a lap | 8 miles | |
| Westwood Lake Quick Loop | 5 miles | |
| Ridge Runner 3 | 10 miles | |
| NMBC Virtual Group Ride Short Course #2 | 3 miles | |
| All Flow | 6 miles | |
| Go & Flow | 7 miles | |
| Ridge Runner 1 | 6 miles | |
| NMBC Wolf Pack Challenge | 8 miles | |
| NMBC Toonie Round 3 | 1 mile |
Photos of Nanaimo Mountain Bike
trail: Flow Show
309 |
Jul 3, 2017 @ 5:13pm
Jul 3, 2017
trail: Uterbraten
289 |
Jun 26, 2017 @ 8:11pm
Jun 26, 2017
trail: Rollercoaster
216 |
Jun 26, 2017 @ 8:11pm
Jun 26, 2017
trail: Meat Draw
707 |
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:49pm
Jul 25, 2016
trail: Meat Draw
506 |
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:49pm
Jul 25, 2016
trail: Upper Meat Draw
362 |
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:43pm
Jul 25, 2016
trail: Mary Jane
870 |
Sep 15, 2015 @ 4:06pm
Sep 15, 2015
trail: Flow Show
460 |
Apr 14, 2013 @ 5:30pm
Apr 14, 2013Videos of Nanaimo Mountain Bike
trail: Finer China
35 |
Dec 3, 2021
trail: Gatekeeper (Upper)
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Oct 11, 2021
trail: Finer China
64 |
Oct 8, 2021
trail: FTR
49 |
Aug 16, 2021
trail: Bob's Your Uncle
192 |
Jul 24, 2021
trail: FTR
97 |
Feb 11, 2021
trail: FTR
92 |
Jan 23, 2021
trail: The Zipper
87 |
Jan 23, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endor | Jul 1, 2022 @ 8:31am 2 days | Dry | mrraulduke | A (few) missing slat on the 2nd wooden... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connector | Jul 2, 2022 @ 6:40pm 8 hours | Ideal | Bloomenhagens | ||
| Basket Case | Jul 2, 2022 @ 6:40pm 8 hours | Ideal | Bloomenhagens | ||
| Lower Binx | Jul 2, 2022 @ 6:40pm 8 hours | Ideal | Bloomenhagens | ||
| Chainsaw Ridge | Jul 2, 2022 @ 3:41pm 11 hours | Dry | vancity | ||
| 142M246-2 | Jul 1, 2022 @ 4:42pm 1 day | Very Dry | Burnwood | ||
| Pink Unicorn | Jul 1, 2022 @ 2:26pm 2 days | Dry | fish | ||
| Connector to Hunky-Dory | Jun 29, 2022 @ 4:02pm Jun 29, 2022 | Ideal | Jbrassard98 | ||
| Fuzzy Bunny | Jun 29, 2022 @ 3:32pm Jun 29, 2022 | Ideal | Jbrassard98 | ||
| Bombs Away | Jun 29, 2022 @ 6:30am Jun 29, 2022 | Ideal | davey67 | ||
| SEEBLICK | Jun 28, 2022 @ 10:17pm Jun 28, 2022 | Dry | Noved76 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bloomenhagens | add | report | Connector and 2 more | Jul 2, 2022 @ 9:15pm 5 hours |
| vancity | add | report | Chainsaw Ridge | Jul 2, 2022 @ 3:41pm 11 hours |
 | Jbrassard98 | add | trail | Rooter Bypass | Jul 2, 2022 @ 2:50pm 12 hours |
| Jbrassard98 | update | trail | Black Fly and 1 more | Jul 2, 2022 @ 7:38am 19 hours |
 | Balthazar2000 | wishlist | route | Westwood-Doumont tour | Jul 1, 2022 @ 11:48pm 1 day |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | All Clear of trees | Jun 23, 2022 @ 10:15am Jun 23, 2022 | ||
| trail | Fantastic trail if you like slow technical... | Jun 18, 2022 @ 4:20pm Jun 18, 2022 | ||
| report | Removed | Jun 15, 2022 @ 3:42pm Jun 15, 2022 | ||
 | trail | at the very end there's a steep section and... | Jun 13, 2022 @ 10:40pm Jun 13, 2022 | ||
 | trail | Super sick descent! Starts of a little slow... | Jun 12, 2022 @ 9:45pm Jun 12, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Completionist0 awarded -
10 Blue Trails1,263 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge343 awarded -
Big Ride 30k2,731 awarded -
10 Black Trails667 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo BMX | skill park | Nanaimo | |
| Stevie Smith Memorial Park | skill park | Nanaimo |
Local Trail Supporters
- Bud
- Jacques Brassard
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- AP Construction
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 472 | 290 miles | 50,469 ft | 131 miles | 3,225 ft | #21 | #5 | 2,568 | 13,887 | 76 | 88,008 | |
| E-Bike | 240 | 158 miles | 25,820 ft | 71 miles | 3,225 ft | #20 | #5 | 2 | 11,940 | 19 | 1,888 | |
| Hike | 464 | 291 miles | 53,875 ft | 132 miles | 3,317 ft | #16 | #4 | 108 | 13,620 | 6 | 4,681 | |
| Trail Running | 455 | 282 miles | 51,906 ft | 127 miles | 3,317 ft | #16 | #4 | 8 | 13,615 | 9 | 6,772 | |
| Horse | 2 | 4,649 ft | 85 ft | 1,115 ft | 499 ft | #36 | 4,659 | 7 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 39 | 54 miles | 5,240 ft | 21 miles | 3,005 ft | #186 | #13 | 12 | 4,696 | 1 | 155 | |
| Observed Trials | 6 | 15 miles | 2,054 ft | 5 miles | 2,720 ft | #6 | #4 | 11 | 35 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 39 | 57 miles | 5,285 ft | 21 miles | 3,005 ft | #76 | #6 | 6 | 4,673 | 1 | 51 | |
| Snowshoe | 1 | 761 ft | 69 ft | 646 ft | 69 ft | 20 |
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