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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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Activity Recordings
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
564 trails
- E-Bike
192 trails
- Hike
616 trails
- Trail Running
611 trails
- Snowshoe
148 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 619
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 564
- Trails E-Bike
- 192
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 616
- Trails Trail Running
- 611
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 148
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 56
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 97
- Total Distance
- 348 miles
- Total Descent
- 9,800 ft
- Total Vertical
- 344 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 489 ft
- Reports
- 7,488
- Photos
- 580
- Ridden Counter
- 58,795
Articles
Video: Jeremy Menduni's Summer of Shredding in Ottawa
Oct 22, 2019 from pinkbike.com
From urban tech to bike park hits, Jeremy Menduni shows off the best that Ottawa has to offer.
Sub Regions
- Cumberland (69)
- Gloucester (67)
- Conroy Pit (13)
- Forest Valley (32)
- Pine Grove (8)
- Ski Heritage East (7)
- Kanata (38)
- Nepean (220)
- Bruce Pit (37)
- Mooney's Bay Park (8)
- Nepean Woods (1)
- Pinhey Forest (21)
- Stony Swamp (142)
- Osgoode (1)
- Ottawa (153)
- Stittsville (22)
- West Carleton (2)
- Carp Hills (2)
Popular National Capital Region (Ottawa) Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Beartree South March Highlands | |||
South Dogsled South March Highlands | |||
Fast Out South March Highlands | |||
PWT (East) South March Highlands | |||
IMBA South March Highlands | |||
PWT (West) South March Highlands | |||
Mario's Line South March Highlands | |||
Bailout South March Highlands | |||
Brady South March Highlands | |||
Deerdrop Bypass South March Highlands | |||
North Dogsled South March Highlands | |||
Porcupine South March Highlands | |||
Ridgetop South March Highlands | |||
Outback South March Highlands | |||
Klondike South March Highlands |
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Old Richmond Blues Nepean | 8 miles | |
Bilberry Green Trail Bilberry Creek Valley | 2 miles | |
Short Outback Ottawa | 6 miles | |
Josh's Party Route Nepean | 9 miles | |
Beginner Loop at South March Highlands Kanata | 5 miles | |
Tour de South March Highlands South March Highlands | 12 miles | |
U Can Ride 2 Kanata | 9 miles | |
Double Take National Capital Region (Ottawa) | 9 miles | |
Old Quarry Trail Kanata | 6 miles | |
Guy's Stony Swamp Loop Nepean | 7 miles |
Photos of National Capital Region (Ottawa) Mountain Bike
trail: South Dogsled
11 |
Nov 27, 2024 @ 12:26pm
Nov 27, 2024
trail: Coconut Tree
11 |
Nov 18, 2024 @ 8:53am
Nov 18, 2024
trail: Beluga
5 |
Nov 14, 2024 @ 6:42pm
Nov 14, 2024
trail: Coconut Tree
18 |
Jun 13, 2024 @ 12:39pm
Jun 13, 2024
trail: Coconut Tree
30 |
Jun 13, 2024 @ 12:38pm
Jun 13, 2024
trail: Carp Barrens
103 |
May 17, 2023 @ 2:16pm
May 17, 2023
trail: Rockhopper
63 |
Oct 24, 2022 @ 2:28pm
Oct 24, 2022
trail: Carp Barrens
342 |
May 19, 2021 @ 2:59pm
May 19, 2021Videos of National Capital Region (Ottawa) Mountain Bike

trail: Coconut Tree
11 |
Nov 18, 2024

trail: Carp Barrens
313 |
Jan 15, 2022

trail: Carp Barrens
260 |
Dec 3, 2021

trail: Entrance Way
59 |
Jan 29, 2021

trail: Entrance Way
0:09 |
190 |
May 6, 2020

trail: North Dogsled
0:20 |
211 |
Jan 18, 2020

trail: Entrance Way
0:26 |
100 |
Nov 18, 2019

trail: Forest Valley Access
0:38 |
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May 21, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Lime Kiln Trail - P10 to 25A Stony Swamp | Apr 19, 2025 @ 9:00pm 16 hours | Prevalent Mud | Alex8Ydfxt | ||
Trillium South March Highlands | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days | Variable | rayvermette OMBA | ||
Staycation South March Highlands | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days | Variable | rayvermette OMBA | ||
South Dogsled South March Highlands | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days | Variable | rayvermette OMBA | ||
Shadow's Ridge South March Highlands | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days | Variable | rayvermette OMBA | ||
Rockhopper South March Highlands | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days | Variable | rayvermette OMBA | ||
Ridgetop South March Highlands | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days | Variable | rayvermette OMBA | ||
Richcraft South March Highlands | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days | Variable | rayvermette OMBA | ||
PWT (West) South March Highlands | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days | Variable | rayvermette OMBA | ||
PWT (East) South March Highlands | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days | Variable | rayvermette OMBA |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Joshua3sUxMO | wishlist | route | activity #70020905 | Apr 20, 2025 @ 10:07am 2 hours |
Alex8Ydfxt | add | report | activity #69986386 | Apr 19, 2025 @ 9:00pm 16 hours |
rayvermette | add | report | activity #69893599 and 36 more | Apr 18, 2025 @ 3:33pm 2 days |
Allan-Peter | wishlist | trail | activity #69883766 | Apr 18, 2025 @ 1:05pm 2 days |
Sauljea | add | report | activity #69767082 and 11 more | Apr 16, 2025 @ 4:03pm Apr 16, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | Foeesom u it guysIilii i not I as a bse I | Mar 25, 2025 @ 4:48pm Mar 25, 2025 | ||
trail | Parking is extremely limited. There is room... | Mar 21, 2025 @ 11:01am Mar 21, 2025 | ||
trail | Great trail and fun addition to SMH… | Nov 14, 2024 @ 12:25pm Nov 14, 2024 | ||
report | Daniel Meyer took care of these, plus many... | Nov 9, 2024 @ 10:53am Nov 9, 2024 | ||
report | Significant overgrown due to a large fallen... | Jul 5, 2024 @ 7:02pm Jul 5, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Completionist1 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge71 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,736 awarded -
10 Green Trails308 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k56 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Greely Village Park Pumptrack | skill park | Osgoode | |
Carlington Bike Park | skill park | Ottawa | |
Lansdowne (Street/BMX) Park | skill park | Ottawa | |
Canadian Supreme Court | skill park | Ottawa |
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 | 564 | 314 miles | 8,376 ft | 107 miles | 344 ft | 523 | 7,460 | 28 | 97,760 | |||
E-Bike | 192 | 145 miles | 2,228 ft | 47 miles | 262 ft | 6,799 | 3 | 1,787 | ||||
Horse | 2 | 12 miles | 102 ft | 5 miles | 131 ft | 459 | 23 | |||||
Hike | 616 | 333 miles | 9,177 ft | 113 miles | 344 ft | 53 | 7,450 | 5 | 3,527 | |||
Trail Running | 611 | 332 miles | 9,117 ft | 113 miles | 344 ft | 2 | 7,447 | 5 | 7,832 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 4,514 ft | 7 ft | 364 ft | 102 ft | 454 | 9 | |||||
Snowmobile | 1 | 11 miles | 56 ft | 5 miles | 56 ft | 24 | 6 | |||||
Snowshoe | 148 | 137 miles | 2,103 ft | 47 miles | 285 ft | 772 | 1 | 396 | ||||
Backcountry Ski | 56 | 29 miles | 794 ft | 7 miles | 194 ft | 349 | 76 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 97 | 116 miles | 1,644 ft | 43 miles | 246 ft | 60 | 1 | 3,326 |
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