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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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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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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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- popular
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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
- Snowmobile
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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SaveNorth Vancouver Island
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
629 trails
- E-Bike
192 trails
- Horse
59 trails
- Hike
682 trails
- Trail Running
669 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
114 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
84 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 676
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 633
- Trails E-Bike
- 192
- Trails Horse
- 59
- Trails Hike
- 683
- Trails Trail Running
- 669
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 114
- Trails Observed Trials
- 57
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 84
- Trails Snowmobile
- 8
- Trails Snowshoe
- 19
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 29
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 8
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 24
- Total Distance
- 577 miles
- Total Descent
- 79,315 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,310 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,311 ft
- Reports
- 5,418
- Photos
- 1,831
- Ridden Counter
- 59,909
Popular Trail Networks
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- Campbell River (371)
- Beaver Lodge Forest Lands (51)
- Menzies Mountain (12)
- Oyster River (37)
- Oyster River Nature Park (5)
- Quinsam River Trails (40)
- Radar Hill (48)
- Snowden Demonstration Forest (116)
- Stella Lake (1)
- The Pump House (12)
- Willow Creek (2)
- Woods Creek (39)
- Gold River (7)
- Nootka Island (0)
- Port Alice (14)
- Port Hardy (24)
- Port Mcneill (62)
- Elephant Mt (3)
- Hyde Creek (19)
- Port McNeill (30)
- Schoolhouse Trails (0)
- Sointula (112)
- Malcolm Island (107)
- Tofino (9)
- Gold River (5)
- Cormorant Island (18)
Popular North Island Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Stickman Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Dean Martin The Pump House | |||
Tri Mac Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Rotary Rock and Roll Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Grilled Cheese Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Head Banger Hookup Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Lookout Loop Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Look Out Loop Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Jabberwocky Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Karls Path Beaver Lodge Forest Lands | |||
Water Tower Trail The Pump House | |||
Wavy Gravy Climb Trail Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Stickman Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Lookout Loop Snowden Demonstration Forest | |||
Simms West Beaver Lodge Forest Lands |
North Island Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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BCBR 2024 Stage 6 The Pump House | 28 miles | |
Radar Hill Tuesday Tour July 2019 Radar Hill | 12 miles | |
Best of Radar Hill Radar Hill | 4 miles | |
Farther's Day Radar Hill | 15 miles | |
Quinsam 30Km Beaver Lodge Forest Lands | 18 miles | |
Greenways Loop Beaver Lodge Forest Lands | 17 miles | |
Snowden Dad Camp Snowden Demonstration Forest | 11 miles | |
Xc race course starting in wrong spot! Snowden Demonstration Forest | 7 miles | |
Snowden Black Tour The Pump House | 30 miles | |
Snowden West Tour Snowden Demonstration Forest | 13 miles |
Photos of North Island Mountain Bike
trail: apsčiik t̓ašii
0 |
Feb 18, 2025 @ 9:26am
11 hours
trail: apsčiik t̓ašii
3 |
Feb 18, 2025 @ 9:26am
11 hours
trail: Covid-19
1 |
Dec 21, 2024 @ 8:44am
Dec 21, 2024
trail: Covid-19
1 |
Dec 21, 2024 @ 8:44am
Dec 21, 2024
trail: Shrug Lake Skinnies
52 |
Aug 17, 2020 @ 1:38pm
Aug 17, 2020
trail: Access Road
64 |
May 5, 2020 @ 5:37pm
May 5, 2020
trail: Shrug Lake Skinnies
85 |
Oct 23, 2018 @ 8:16pm
Oct 23, 2018Videos of North Island Mountain Bike

trail: apsčiik t̓ašii
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Feb 18, 2025

trail: apsčiik t̓ašii
1 |
Feb 18, 2025

trail: Frog Lake Road
8 |
Oct 13, 2024

trail: Frog Lake Road
9 |
Oct 13, 2024

trail: AF Line
225 |
Oct 20, 2022

trail: Schoolhouse Descent
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Oct 9, 2022

trail: Schoolhouse Descent
32 |
Aug 21, 2022
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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MPA Malcolm Island | Feb 5, 2025 @ 4:34pm Feb 5, 2025 | Dry | douggoodman | Hike OK for hiking, but numerous small logs... |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Upper Cheshire Snowden Demonstration Forest | Feb 11, 2025 @ 11:27am Feb 11, 2025 | Snow Covered | Yellzee | ||
Lower Cheshire Snowden Demonstration Forest | Feb 9, 2025 @ 11:20am Feb 9, 2025 | Snow Covered | j-tommy | ||
Stickman Snowden Demonstration Forest | Feb 7, 2025 @ 5:52pm Feb 7, 2025 | Snow Packed | brycebee | ||
Pole 39 Malcolm Island | Feb 5, 2025 @ 4:41pm Feb 5, 2025 | Dry | douggoodman | ||
Bay Cliff Malcolm Island | Feb 5, 2025 @ 4:36pm Feb 5, 2025 | Dry | douggoodman | ||
Pole 79 Sointula | Feb 5, 2025 @ 4:28pm Feb 5, 2025 | Dry | douggoodman | ||
Taz Snowden Demonstration Forest | Jan 28, 2025 @ 8:17am Jan 28, 2025 | Wet | Yellzee | ||
Self Isolation Quinsam River Trails | Jan 28, 2025 @ 7:39am Jan 28, 2025 | Ideal | timtec | ||
Off The Rails Quinsam River Trails | Jan 25, 2025 @ 2:11pm Jan 25, 2025 | Icy | sonoutlaw | ||
Vlad The Impaler Snowden Demonstration Forest | Jan 25, 2025 @ 4:14pm Jan 25, 2025 | Variable | Thuja RCCC |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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thejakepopper | add | photo | activity #66402409 and 1 more | Feb 18, 2025 @ 9:26am 11 hours |
Clarka | wishlist | route | activity #66204960 | Feb 14, 2025 @ 6:22pm Feb 14, 2025 |
Clarka | rsvp | event | activity #66204910 | Feb 14, 2025 @ 6:20pm Feb 14, 2025 |
Clarka | add | route | activity #66200340 | Feb 14, 2025 @ 4:21pm Feb 14, 2025 |
Thuja | update | trail | activity #66107447 and 1 more | Feb 12, 2025 @ 12:19pm Feb 12, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | Cleared | Dec 31, 2024 @ 5:51pm Dec 31, 2024 | ||
report | Close to Cheshire | Dec 24, 2024 @ 4:13pm Dec 24, 2024 | ||
report | Running great! | Dec 15, 2024 @ 5:54pm Dec 15, 2024 | ||
report | cleared | Nov 19, 2024 @ 8:06am Nov 19, 2024 | ||
report | Cleared | Nov 16, 2024 @ 5:44pm Nov 16, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Descent 2k1 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k55 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k69 awarded -
10 Blue Trails14 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k43 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Tuff City Bike Park | skill park | Tofino | |
Mountain Bike Skills Park | skill park | Campbell River |
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 | 629 | 443 miles | 56,696 ft | 191 miles | 3,412 ft | 1,725 | 5,447 | 21 | 46,538 | |||
E-Bike | 192 | 190 miles | 20,171 ft | 85 miles | 3,412 ft | 2 | 4,525 | 6 | 1,215 | |||
Horse | 59 | 44 miles | 7,667 ft | 22 miles | 3,396 ft | 1,000 | 1 | 9 | ||||
Hike | 682 | 550 miles | 68,635 ft | 225 miles | 4,747 ft | 96 | 5,417 | 5 | 6,053 | |||
Trail Running | 669 | 500 miles | 63,862 ft | 207 miles | 4,747 ft | 3 | 5,412 | 6 | 5,425 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 114 | 125 miles | 13,048 ft | 56 miles | 3,406 ft | 1,024 | 1 | 166 | ||||
Observed Trials | 57 | 25 miles | 3,579 ft | 12 miles | 1,168 ft | 48 | 46 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 84 | 127 miles | 13,776 ft | 58 miles | 3,406 ft | 5 | 1,012 | 1 | 91 | |||
Snowmobile | 8 | 2 miles | 174 ft | 4,557 ft | 276 ft | 4 | 6 | |||||
Snowshoe | 19 | 3 miles | 266 ft | 1 mile | 282 ft | 3 | 8 | |||||
Downhill Ski | 29 | 8 miles | 8,629 ft | 8 miles | 1,437 ft | 164 | ||||||
Backcountry Ski | 8 | 180 | ||||||||||
Nordic Ski | 24 | 3 miles | 315 ft | 2 miles | 282 ft | 8 | 35 |
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