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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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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%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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- 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.
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- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking recent
- 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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Trails Deemphasized
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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
Land Status: Private Property
google parking directions Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
46 trails
- Hike
37 trails
- Trail Running
36 trails
Region Details
- 18
- 2
- 8
- 16
- 2
Region Status
Open as of Jan 7, 2021Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 47
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 46
- Trails E-Bike
- 8
- Trails Hike
- 37
- Trails Trail Running
- 36
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 6
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 6
- Total Distance
- 40 miles
- Total Descent
- 10,757 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,781 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,334 ft
- Reports
- 1,709
- Photos
- 455
- Ridden Counter
- 17,730
Popular South Benson / Wolf Mountain Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons Line - a lap | 8 miles | |
| Ridge Runner 3 | 10 miles | |
| Benson Blue Loop | 5 miles | |
| The Simpsons Line | 3 miles | |
| Ridgerunner Blues | 9 miles | |
| Nainaimo good ride | 25 miles | |
| Ridge Runner 2 | 9 miles | |
| Nanaimo Lakes Rd to Hammerfest | 35 miles | |
| John Route #2 | 8 miles | |
| Ridge Runner 4 | 8 miles |
Photos of South Benson / Wolf Mountain Mountain Bike
trail: Chainsaw Ridge
465 |
Jan 1, 2019 @ 6:27pm
Jan 1, 2019
trail: Uterbraten
265 |
Jun 26, 2017 @ 8:11pm
Jun 26, 2017
trail: Rollercoaster
187 |
Jun 26, 2017 @ 8:11pm
Jun 26, 2017
trail: Meat Draw
651 |
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:49pm
Jul 25, 2016
trail: Meat Draw
471 |
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:49pm
Jul 25, 2016
trail: Upper Meat Draw
339 |
Jul 25, 2016 @ 8:43pm
Jul 25, 2016
trail: FTR
202 |
Mar 21, 2010 @ 6:46pm
Mar 21, 2010
trail: Rollercoaster
125 |
Mar 23, 2008 @ 7:20pm
Mar 23, 2008Videos of South Benson / Wolf Mountain Mountain Bike
trail: Gatekeeper (Upper)
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Oct 11, 2021
trail: FTR
26 |
Aug 16, 2021
trail: FTR
64 |
Feb 11, 2021
trail: FTR
75 |
Jan 23, 2021
trail: The Zipper
54 |
Jan 23, 2021
trail: Gatekeeper (lower)
38 |
Nov 17, 2020
trail: FTR
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Oct 23, 2020
trail: FTR
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Oct 23, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexy Flanders | Jan 21, 2022 @ 10:46am 11 hours | Variable | JoeBC | ||
| Max Power | Jan 21, 2022 @ 10:46am 11 hours | Variable | JoeBC | ||
| Hutz | Jan 21, 2022 @ 10:46am 11 hours | Variable | JoeBC | ||
| Gatekeeper | Dec 13, 2021 @ 2:34pm Dec 13, 2021 | Snow Covered | gnar-gnar-janks | ||
| Gatekeeper (lower) | Dec 13, 2021 @ 2:34pm Dec 13, 2021 | Snow Covered | gnar-gnar-janks | ||
| Gatekeeper (lowest) | Dec 13, 2021 @ 2:34pm Dec 13, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | gnar-gnar-janks | ||
| Gatekeeper Final | Dec 13, 2021 @ 2:34pm Dec 13, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | gnar-gnar-janks | ||
| Meat Draw | Dec 5, 2021 @ 3:46pm Dec 5, 2021 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | Lupton | ||
| Powersauce | Nov 26, 2021 @ 1:36pm Nov 26, 2021 | Wet | Westcoaster70 | ||
| 142 to RC connector | Nov 21, 2021 @ 1:57pm Nov 21, 2021 | Variable | timtimmeh |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | JoeBC | add | report | Sexy Flanders and 2 more | Jan 21, 2022 @ 3:09pm 7 hours |
 | Trevo99 | wishlist | trail | Chainsaw Ridge | Dec 22, 2021 @ 1:01am Dec 22, 2021 |
| Trevor30USTi | ridden | trail | Gatekeeper (lower) | Dec 17, 2021 @ 2:30am Dec 17, 2021 |
 | xanderdagr8 | wishlist | trail | Sexy Flanders | Dec 14, 2021 @ 2:56pm Dec 14, 2021 |
 | gnar-gnar-janks | add | report | Gatekeeper and 3 more | Dec 13, 2021 @ 5:35pm Dec 13, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Waiting for a chairlift to be installed | Nov 30, 2021 @ 12:01am Nov 30, 2021 | ||
| trail | The first half is really loamy and more... | Nov 21, 2021 @ 8:03pm Nov 21, 2021 | ||
 | trail | I like this trail. Starts with a tough climb... | Oct 26, 2021 @ 1:12pm Oct 26, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Unused and overgrown. Should probably be... | Oct 3, 2021 @ 10:16am Oct 3, 2021 | ||
| trail | Access from Nanaimo lakes rd has been blocked... | Oct 3, 2021 @ 10:11am Oct 3, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water District Lands | 3 | 13 | 2.2 km | ||
| Ridge Runner | 9 | 58 | 1 | 2.3 km | |
| Westwood | 3 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| The Abyss / Extension Ridge | 4 | 34 | 2 | 2.5 km | |
| North Benson / Jameson | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.9 km |
Local Badges
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 46 | 40 miles | 10,755 ft | 21 miles | 2,782 ft | #219 | #39 | 447 | 1,707 | 28 | 9,151 | |
| E-Bike | 8 | 16 miles | 2,264 ft | 7 miles | 2,175 ft | 1,346 | 5 | 113 | ||||
| Hike | 37 | 36 miles | 8,543 ft | 18 miles | 2,782 ft | #176 | #35 | 5 | 1,645 | 3 | 68 | |
| Trail Running | 36 | 35 miles | 8,022 ft | 18 miles | 2,703 ft | #184 | #37 | 2 | 1,643 | 4 | 36 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 6 | 16 miles | 1,175 ft | 6 miles | 2,067 ft | 1 | 657 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 2 miles | 10 ft | 495 ft | 1,276 ft | 3 | 1 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 6 | 16 miles | 1,175 ft | 6 miles | 2,067 ft | 657 | 1 | 2 |
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