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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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- 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
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Region Details
- 212
- 23
- 42
- 268
- 196
- 38
- 1
Activities
Region Status
Open as of 6 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 853
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 793
- Trails E-Bike
- 322
- Trails Hike
- 814
- Trails Trail Running
- 810
- Trails Horse
- 52
- Trails Dirtbike
- 70
- Trails Observed Trials
- 7
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 29
- Trails Snowshoe
- 5
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 5
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 5
- Total Distance
- 533 miles
- Total Descent
- 116,484 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,385 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,395 ft
- Reports
- 8,234
- Photos
- 2,863
- Ridden Counter
- 121,518
Popular Trail Networks
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- Duncan (163)
- Cobble Hill (29)
- Maple Mountain (23)
- Mount Prevost (33)
- Mount Richards (13)
- Mount Tzouhalem (65)
- Galiano Island (1)
- Jordan River (56)
- Tansky OHV Rec-Site (56)
- Ladysmith (188)
- Lake Cowichan (14)
- Lake View Park (9)
- Langford (11)
- Skirt Mountain (11)
- Saanich (13)
- Christmas Hill (0)
- Saltspring Island (5)
- Channel Ridge (3)
- Shawnigan Lake (40)
- Bald Mountain (1)
- Burnt Bridge (24)
- Shawnigan Lake Quarry (10)
- Sidney (4)
- Sooke (44)
- Harbourview (33)
- Victoria (249)
- Malahat Ridge (1)
Popular South Island Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double D Mount Tzouhalem | |||
| Skull Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Builders' Walk Up Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Resurrection Mount Tzouhalem | |||
| Who's Your Daddy Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Centrefold Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Night Shift Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| New Little Face Trail Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Switchback Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Crazy Horse Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Dave's Line Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| The Plunge Extension Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Lower Xylem Maple Mountain | |||
| Snakes and Ladders Hartland Mountain Bike Park | |||
| Ruffles Hartland Mountain Bike Park |
South Island Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tom's Beauty Lap from Nevillane Start Mount Tzouhalem | 10 miles | |
| Maple Advanced Loop Maple Mountain | 9 miles | |
| Viewpoint Loop Cobble Hill | 3 miles | |
| Hartland Blue Route Hartland Mountain Bike Park | 3 miles | |
| Ladysmith Loop Ladysmith | 5 miles | |
| 1010003 Mainline 3 - Victoria, BC to Cape Spear, NL 9,919km (9,178.5km cycling and 741.3km ferries) Saanich | 6,149 miles | |
| Easy Does It Hartland Mountain Bike Park | 4 miles | |
| Quick morning ride Hartland Mountain Bike Park | 8 miles | |
| Lachlan's Route Plan Hartland Mountain Bike Park | 4 miles | |
| 1010000 Mainline 1 - Victoria, BC to Cape Spear, NL 7,212km (6,594.8km cycling and 617.2km Ferries) Saanich | 4,473 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 103 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 922 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
Photos of South Island Mountain Bike
trail: Resurrection
272 |
Oct 12, 2017 @ 10:18am
Oct 12, 2017
trail: Double D
453 |
Feb 14, 2015 @ 9:07am
Feb 14, 2015
trail: Double D
687 | | 1 comments
Feb 4, 2015 @ 9:15am
Feb 4, 2015
trail: Resurrection
385 | | 5 comments
Jan 21, 2015 @ 10:27pm
Jan 21, 2015Videos of South Island Mountain Bike
trail: Torpedo Run
1:34 |
4752 |
Jun 24, 2020
trail: Pandemic
2:38 |
14671 |
Jun 10, 2020
trail: Skirt Mountain Access Road
6:23 |
85 |
May 21, 2020
trail: Bear Mountain Flow Trail
1:40 |
142 |
May 21, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Coaster Connector Maple Mountain | Aug 2, 2020 @ 9:16am Aug 2, 2020 | Ideal | ptrcarson | ||
| Scafe Hill Descent Thetis Lake Regional Park | Jul 22, 2020 @ 12:19pm Jul 22, 2020 | Very Dry | Burnwood | CRD has put no biking sign back up at the... | |
| Freyport Thetis Lake Regional Park | Jul 18, 2020 @ 10:10pm Jul 18, 2020 | Prevalent Mud | NoahZohner | Beavers have flooded the trail. Half the... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge Hartland Mountain Bike Park | Aug 5, 2020 @ 6:05pm 6 hours | Very Dry | mstoehr | ||
| Trillium Hartland Mountain Bike Park | Aug 5, 2020 @ 6:05pm 6 hours | Very Dry | mstoehr | ||
| Easy Rider Hartland Mountain Bike Park | Aug 5, 2020 @ 6:05pm 6 hours | Very Dry | mstoehr | ||
| Comfy Wooden Chair Thetis Lake Regional Park | Aug 5, 2020 @ 5:52am 18 hours | Ideal | Andreassenmark | ||
| Springvale Thetis Lake Regional Park | Aug 5, 2020 @ 5:52am 18 hours | Variable | Andreassenmark | ||
| Bear Mountain Flow Trail Bear Mountain Bike Park | Aug 4, 2020 @ 3:14pm 1 days | Dry | clarkbw | ||
| Pandemic Burnt Bridge | Aug 4, 2020 @ 7:22am 2 days | Dry | Vatsi | ||
| Heart Lake Trail Shore Ladysmith | Aug 4, 2020 @ 7:00am 2 days | Dry | Pacificrider2020 | ||
| Ladysmith Access Trail Ladysmith | Aug 4, 2020 @ 6:56am 2 days | Dry | Pacificrider2020 | ||
| E&N Rail Trail Victoria | Aug 3, 2020 @ 2:36pm 2 days | Very Dry | Pacificrider2020 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | mstoehr | add | report | Northridge and 2 more | Aug 5, 2020 @ 11:48pm 22 mins |
 | Willclay | ridden | trail | Double D and 2 more | Aug 5, 2020 @ 10:34pm 2 hours |
| spitfireMK2 | ridden | trail | Testament | Aug 5, 2020 @ 10:30pm 2 hours |
| spitfireMK2 | ridden | trail | Seven (7) and 1 more | Aug 5, 2020 @ 10:29pm 2 hours |
| spitfireMK2 | ridden | trail | Double D and 2 more | Aug 5, 2020 @ 10:24pm 2 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Very fun trail for sending | Aug 5, 2020 @ 5:45pm 6 hours | ||
 | trail | Definitely not an ideal for mountain bikes.... | Aug 3, 2020 @ 9:38am 3 days | ||
 | trail | Locally called the wishing well trail. | Jul 28, 2020 @ 7:13pm Jul 28, 2020 | ||
| trail | the elevation map is kinda wonky but whaterver | Jul 28, 2020 @ 6:54pm Jul 28, 2020 | ||
| trail | Large fell tree blocking trail. | Jul 27, 2020 @ 2:19pm Jul 27, 2020 |
Local Badges
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10 Expert Trails148 awarded -
10 Black Trails153 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 | |
| Cobble Hill Dirt Jump Park | skill park | Duncan | |
| Frank Jameson Community Centre BMX & Skate Skillpark | skill park | Ladysmith |
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
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- John Robertson
- SIMBS
- Russ Hayes, Slegg Lumber/ Butler Brother Supplies Ltd, Western Equipment, Hilti Canada
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