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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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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.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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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.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
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Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
This region is Unsanctioned, Ride at your own Risk!
A small but fun network of DH/AM trails on the south side of Mount Benson and Wolf Mountain down to Nanaimo Lakes Road
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
google parking directions Region Details
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- 2
Activities
Region Status
Open as of Dec 8, 2019Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #203
- State Ranking
- #47
- Trails (view details)
- 38
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 39
- Trails Hike
- 34
- Trails Trail Running
- 34
- Total Distance
- 37 miles
- Total Descent
- 10,201 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,725 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,338 ft
- Reports
- 961
- Photos
- 317
- Ridden Counter
- 7,102
Popular South Benson / Wolf Mountain Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Üter to Sexy Flanders | 7 miles | |
| Ridge Runner 8k loop | 5 miles | |
| Le Tour de #gnarnaimo | 19 miles | |
| PDJAF p/b Nanaimo -- Mt. Benson | 10 miles | |
| Braduro 2018 | 11 miles | |
| Ridge Runner Roundabout | 10 miles | |
| The Variety Pack | 12 miles | |
| 2019 Nanaimo Island Cup Enduro: Beginners Course race | 7 miles | |
| 2018 VI All Mountain Bike Championships Expert Enduro Course race | 16 miles | |
| 2019 Nanaimo Island Cup Enduro: Expert/Elite Course race | 17 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 26 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
Photos of South Benson / Wolf Mountain Mountain Bike
trail: Uterbraten
176 |
Jun 26, 2017 @ 8:11pm
Jun 26, 2017
trail: Rollercoaster
97 |
Jun 26, 2017 @ 8:11pm
Jun 26, 2017
trail: Meat Draw
447 |
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:49pm
Jul 25, 2016
trail: Meat Draw
339 |
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:49pm
Jul 25, 2016Videos of South Benson / Wolf Mountain Mountain Bike
trail: Gatekeeper (Upper)
2:47 |
39 |
Aug 3, 2019
trail: Uterbraten
1:56 |
69 |
May 17, 2019
trail: FTR
5:26 |
164 |
May 7, 2019
trail: Max Power
5:04 |
167 |
Apr 26, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatekeeper | Dec 8, 2019 @ 10:09am Dec 8, 2019 | Variable | DSPhoto NMBC | ||
| Meat Draw | Dec 8, 2019 @ 10:09am Dec 8, 2019 | Variable | DSPhoto NMBC | ||
| Rollercoaster | Dec 8, 2019 @ 10:09am Dec 8, 2019 | Ideal | DSPhoto NMBC | ||
| Max Power | Dec 8, 2019 @ 10:09am Dec 8, 2019 | Variable | DSPhoto NMBC | ||
| Broom Closet | Dec 3, 2019 @ 10:53am Dec 3, 2019 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | wtroost | ||
| Uterbraten | Nov 29, 2019 @ 10:29am Nov 29, 2019 | Icy | danmartel | ||
| FTR | Nov 23, 2019 @ 2:09pm Nov 23, 2019 | Ideal | JoeBC | ||
| The Zipper | Nov 23, 2019 @ 2:09pm Nov 23, 2019 | Variable | JoeBC | ||
| The Gravitron | Nov 23, 2019 @ 2:09pm Nov 23, 2019 | Variable | JoeBC | ||
| Access Road | Nov 23, 2019 @ 2:09pm Nov 23, 2019 | Ideal | JoeBC |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | dk861 | wishlist | trail | Sexy Flanders and 2 more | Dec 11, 2019 @ 5:57am 2 days |
 | DSPhoto | add | report | Gatekeeper and 3 more | Dec 8, 2019 @ 3:03pm Dec 8, 2019 |
| Rathalos | ridden | trail | Branch access Road | Dec 6, 2019 @ 3:25pm Dec 6, 2019 |
| kiddlelator | add | video | Sexy Flanders | Dec 5, 2019 @ 11:12am Dec 5, 2019 |
| wtroost | add | report | Gatekeeper and 1 more | Dec 3, 2019 @ 1:53pm Dec 3, 2019 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Trail is in great shape right now, perfect... | Sep 30, 2019 @ 9:18am Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| trail | Meh, there are better options in the area. Not... | Sep 30, 2019 @ 9:13am Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| trail | Motos tracks on the top section of this trail,... | Sep 30, 2019 @ 9:09am Sep 30, 2019 | ||
| trail | Definitely not a blue entrance, but not really... | Jul 13, 2019 @ 4:04pm Jul 13, 2019 | ||
 | trail | The road to the top of this trail gets insane,... | Jun 9, 2019 @ 12:09am Jun 9, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water District Lands | 1 | 2.2 km | |||
| Ridge Runner | 4 | 43 | 1 | 2.3 km | |
| Westwood | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| The Abyss / Extension Ridge | 5 | 39 | 2 | 2.5 km | |
| Doumont | 10 | 103 | 18 | 7 | 6.1 km |
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