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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
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- Variable
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Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
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
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 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 ?
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
- less popular
- not popular
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
846 trails
- E-Bike
719 trails
- Hike
893 trails
- Trail Running
889 trails
- Horse
77 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
71 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
30 trails
- Snowshoe
5 trails
- Backcountry Ski
5 trails
- Nordic Ski
5 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 977
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 848
- Trails E-Bike
- 719
- Trails Hike
- 893
- Trails Trail Running
- 889
- Trails Horse
- 77
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 71
- Trails Observed Trials
- 7
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 30
- Trails Snowshoe
- 5
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 5
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 5
- Total Distance
- 643 miles
- Total Descent
- 126,317 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,385 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,395 ft
- Reports
- 11,473
- Photos
- 3,197
- Ridden Counter
- 177,077
Popular Trail Networks
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- Chemainus (2)
- Duncan (185)
- Cobble Hill (28)
- Maple Mountain (26)
- Mount Prevost (37)
- Mount Richards (17)
- Mount Tzouhalem (76)
- Jordan River (54)
- Tansky OHV Rec-Site (54)
- Ladysmith (186)
- Lake Cowichan (27)
- Bald Mountain (1)
- Lake View Park (9)
- Laketown Ranch (9)
- Langford (22)
- Skirt Mountain (12)
- Mill Bay (1)
- Saanich (16)
- Christmas Hill (0)
- Saltspring Island (16)
- Channel Ridge (2)
- Shawnigan Lake (42)
- Burnt Bridge (29)
- Shawnigan Lake Quarry (10)
- Shawnigan Lake School (0)
- Sidney (4)
- Sooke (48)
- Harbourview (27)
- Sooke Hills Wilderness (10)
- Victoria (240)
- Malahat Ridge (1)
Popular South Island Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double D Mount Tzouhalem | |||
| Skull Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Resurrection Mount Tzouhalem | |||
| Centrefold (Upper) Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Who's Your Daddy Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Night Shift Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Switchback Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Lower Xylem Maple Mountain | |||
| Crazy Horse Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Sofa King Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Dave's Line Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| The Plunge Extension Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Snakes and Ladders Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Torpedo Run Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Middle Xylem Maple Mountain |
South Island Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tzouhalem Flow route Mount Tzouhalem | 8 miles | |
| Kickduro Hartland Mountain Bike Park | 5 miles | |
| 1010107 1of12 BC - 01viB Victoria, BC to Bamberton, BC (Bamberton Campsite) 36km + ferry Saanich | 22 miles | |
| 1010003 Mainline 3 - Victoria, BC to Cape Spear, NL 9,919km (9,178.5km cycling and 741.3km ferries) Saanich | 6,149 miles | |
| Tom's Beauty Lap from Nevillane Start Mount Tzouhalem | 10 miles | |
| Xterra Victoria 2016 bike Partridge Hills | 8 miles | |
| Easy Does It Hartland Mountain Bike Park | 4 miles | |
| Ride Cowichan Maple Descender Maple Mountain | 8 miles | |
| Ride Cowichan Tzouhalem Sampler Mount Tzouhalem | 8 miles | |
| Maple Advanced Loop Maple Mountain | 9 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 247 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 1,369 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Photos of South Island Mountain Bike
trail: Memphis
478 | | 2 comments
Apr 25, 2018 @ 8:07am
Apr 25, 2018
trail: Resurrection
373 |
Oct 12, 2017 @ 10:18am
Oct 12, 2017
trail: Lower Maple Syrup
610 |
Feb 22, 2016 @ 10:59pm
Feb 22, 2016
trail: Double D
524 |
Feb 14, 2015 @ 9:07am
Feb 14, 2015
trail: Double D
760 | | 1 comments
Feb 4, 2015 @ 9:15am
Feb 4, 2015
trail: Resurrection
419 | | 5 comments
Jan 21, 2015 @ 10:27pm
Jan 21, 2015
trail: Lumpy Pants
792 |
Dec 11, 2014 @ 4:47pm
Dec 11, 2014
trail: Lower Maple Syrup
2,469 | | 3 comments
Oct 28, 2013 @ 9:31am
Oct 28, 2013Videos of South Island Mountain Bike
trail: Puttin' on the Ritz
32 |
May 31, 2021
trail: Dave's Line
54 |
May 4, 2021
trail: Double D
37 |
May 1, 2021
trail: 90s Jank
159 |
Apr 26, 2021
trail: Shock Treatment
30 |
Apr 12, 2021
trail: Sofa King
162 |
Apr 8, 2021
trail: Sofa King
|
Apr 8, 2021
trail: Double D
110 |
Mar 19, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Xylem Maple Mountain | Jun 18, 2021 @ 1:53pm 2 days | Dry | Laurabrown9 | Moderately large tree down across trail | |
| Lazy Line Hartland Mountain Bike Park | Jun 16, 2021 @ 9:21am Jun 16, 2021 | Unknown | Dubnyk TRAILFORKS | Use Painless instead | |
| Phelps Trail Thetis Lake Regional Park | Jun 6, 2021 @ 1:48pm Jun 6, 2021 | Ideal | swhitey |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double D Mount Tzouhalem | Jun 19, 2021 @ 10:01pm 8 hours | Dry | Michal2hNn9J | ||
| ET GO HOME Laketown Ranch | Jun 19, 2021 @ 6:02pm 12 hours | Dry | the4grands | ||
| Elk Trail Lake Cowichan | Jun 19, 2021 @ 6:01pm 12 hours | Dry | the4grands | ||
| Upper Xylem Maple Mountain | Jun 19, 2021 @ 3:41pm 14 hours | Dry | GBangShredder | ||
| Goldie Drops and the 3 Bears Skirt Mountain | Jun 19, 2021 @ 9:43am 20 hours | Dry | Big-D427 | ||
| Centra Gas Trail Thetis Lake Regional Park | Jun 17, 2021 @ 7:12am 3 days | Ideal | EmmanMartinez | ||
| Trillium Hartland Mountain Bike Park | Jun 16, 2021 @ 2:26pm Jun 16, 2021 | Ideal | Dubnyk TRAILFORKS | ||
| Willis Point Connector Mt. Work Regional Park | Jun 16, 2021 @ 2:26pm Jun 16, 2021 | Dry | Dubnyk TRAILFORKS | ||
| Bubble Wrap Mt. Work Regional Park | Jun 16, 2021 @ 2:25pm Jun 16, 2021 | Ideal | Dubnyk TRAILFORKS | ||
| Bubble Wrap (South West) Mt. Work Regional Park | Jun 16, 2021 @ 2:25pm Jun 16, 2021 | Ideal | Dubnyk TRAILFORKS |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dubnyk | update | trail | Adrenaline (Jump Trail) | Jun 19, 2021 @ 11:53pm 6 hours |
| Dubnyk | difficultyvote | trail | Creme Brulee | Jun 19, 2021 @ 11:35pm 6 hours |
| Dubnyk | vote | trail | Rainbow Road and 3 more | Jun 19, 2021 @ 11:34pm 6 hours |
| MizzRik | ridden | trail | Skull | Jun 19, 2021 @ 11:16pm 7 hours |
 | panopticondo | wishlist | trail | 90s Jank and 1 more | Jun 19, 2021 @ 10:46pm 7 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Fresh trail need some bike tires on it! | Jun 19, 2021 @ 6:03pm 12 hours | ||
| report | Thanks for the tip! | Jun 15, 2021 @ 9:25pm Jun 15, 2021 | ||
| report | It’s because there is a new climb trail... | Jun 15, 2021 @ 8:03pm Jun 15, 2021 | ||
| trail | Fun trail in both directions. Good for making... | Jun 12, 2021 @ 2:40pm Jun 12, 2021 | ||
| trail | Bottom half of double d is under trail maintenance | Jun 10, 2021 @ 12:40pm Jun 10, 2021 |
Local Badges
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#1 | Beginner | SIMBS Ride the Dump Challenge 202119 awarded -
#1 | Intermediate+ | SIMBS Ride the Dump Challenge 202112 awarded -
Go the Distance 20km | SIMBS Ride the Dump Challenge 202144 awarded -
Just Keep Climbing 500m | SIMBS Ride the Dump Challenge 202175 awarded -
Go the Distance 50km | SIMBS Ride the Dump Challenge 202110 awarded -
Go the Distance 200km | SIMBS Ride the Dump Challenge 20212 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain Jump Park & Pump Track | skill park | Victoria | |
| Cecilia Ravine Bike Park | skill park | Victoria | |
| Cleasby Bike Park | skill park | Duncan | |
| Frank Jameson Community Centre BMX & Skate Skillpark | skill park | Ladysmith | |
| Goldstream Kids Bike Park | skill park | Langford |
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
- SIMBS
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- John Robertson
- SIIMBS
- Fat Bastards
- Russ Hayes, Slegg Lumber/ Butler Brother Supplies Ltd, Western Equipment, Hilti Canada
Local Trail Association
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 846 | 550 miles | 111,155 ft | 237 miles | 3,386 ft | 3,114 | 11,445 | 131 | 147,165 | |||
| E-Bike | 719 | 454 miles | 86,286 ft | 197 miles | 3,386 ft | 9 | 9,695 | 19 | 1,268 | |||
| Hike | 893 | 600 miles | 96,736 ft | 233 miles | 3,386 ft | 47 | 11,106 | 7 | 6,377 | |||
| Trail Running | 889 | 597 miles | 96,348 ft | 232 miles | 3,386 ft | 11,120 | 5 | 3,395 | ||||
| Horse | 77 | 127 miles | 10,315 ft | 50 miles | 3,366 ft | 4,697 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 71 | 58 miles | 9,928 ft | 25 miles | 3,150 ft | 31 | 4,742 | 4 | 356 | |||
| Observed Trials | 7 | 10 miles | 1,276 ft | 3 miles | 1,916 ft | 80 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 30 | 40 miles | 5,069 ft | 15 miles | 3,143 ft | 1 | 4,688 | 55 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 5 | 9 miles | 909 ft | 3 miles | 709 ft | 2 | 46 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 5 | 9 miles | 909 ft | 3 miles | 709 ft | 1 | 33 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 5 | 9 miles | 909 ft | 3 miles | 709 ft | 2 | 33 |
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