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Stats

Avg Trail Rating

Trails

2,124

Trails Mountain Bike

2,124

Trails E-Bike

208

Trails Hike

2,037

Trails Trail Running

2,037

Total Distance

1,272 miles

Total Descent Distance

590 miles

Total Descent

296,777 ft

Highest Trailhead

5,154 ft

Total Vertical

5,148 ft

Reports

13,511

Photos

5,987

Ridden Counter

163,093

Sub Regions

Comox Valley (300)
- Comox (17)
  - Northeast Woods (17)
- Courtenay (3)
- Cumberland (265)
  - Cumberland Forest (172)
  - Forbidden Plateau (89)
- Royston (16)
- Nymph Falls Park (0)
Mid Island (816)
- Bowser (28)
  - Bowser Trails (26)
- Denman Island (1)
- Gabriola Island (15)
- Hornby Island (71)
- Lantzville (2)
  - Foothills (2)
- Nanaimo (398)
  - Doumont (153)
  - Linley Valley (14)
  - Ridge Runner (51)
  - South Benson (38)
  - The Abyss / Extension Ridge (61)
  - The Bay (0)
  - Westwood (75)
- Nanoose Bay (10)
  - Northwest Bay Trails (1)
- Parksville (146)
  - HammerFest (74)
  - Little Mountain (7)
  - Nanoose (43)
  - Top Bridge (12)
- Port Alberni (69)
  - Alberni Valley Community Forest (1)
  - City Trails (11)
  - Coombs Candy (37)
  - Sproat Lake (18)
- Qualicum Beach (50)
  - Laburnum Road (25)
- Ucluelet (2)
- Cortes Island (4)
- Mount Washington (19)
North Island (279)
- Campbell River (222)
  - Beaver Lodge Forest Lands (46)
  - Menzies Mountain (11)
  - Oyster River (35)
  - Quinsam River Trails (5)
  - Radar Hill (28)
  - Snowden Demonstration Forest (69)
  - The Pump House (7)
  - Willow Creek (1)
  - Woods Creek (17)
- Gold River (1)
- Port Hardy (9)
- Port Mcneill (42)
  - Elephant Mt (2)
  - Hyde Creek (13)
  - Port McNeill (22)
- Stella Lake (1)
- Gold River (5)
South Island (638)
- Duncan (175)
  - Bald Mountain (0)
  - Burnt Bridge (17)
  - Cobble Hill (28)
  - Maple Mountain (28)
  - Mount Prevost (32)
  - Mount Richards (4)
  - Mount Tzouhalem (62)
- Galiano Island (1)
- Jordan River (6)
  - Tansky (6)
- Ladysmith (148)
- Lake Cowichan (10)
  - Lake View Park (8)
- Langford (3)
- Saanich (3)
  - Christmas Hill (3)
- Saltspring Island (5)
  - Channel Ridge (3)
- Shawnigan Lake (1)
  - Shawnigan Lake Quarry (10)
- Sidney (3)
- Sooke (37)
  - Harbourview (26)
- Victoria (230)
  - Bear Mountain Bike Park (16)
  - Francis King Regional Park (0)
  - Hartland Mountain Bike Park (83)
  - Mt. Work Regional Park (39)
  - Partridge Hills (39)
  - Thetis Lake Regional Park (44)
Cedar (5)
Quadra Island (88)
- Community Centre Trails (14)
- Quadra Island North (70)

Popular Riding Areas

title
Cumberland Forest	10	68	47	7
Doumont	14	98	15	6
Forbidden Plateau	9	15	47	4
Hartland Mountain Bike Park	2	27	36	10
Westwood	2	43	10	2

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Popular Vancouver Island Mountain Biking Trails

status	title	region	difficulty	rating
	Upper Crafty Butcher	Cumberland Forest
	Space Nugget	Cumberland Forest
	Lower Crafty Butcher	Cumberland Forest
	Sykes Access	Cumberland Forest
	Spanker Connector	Cumberland Forest
	Middle Crafty Butcher	Cumberland Forest
	Sykes Bridge Access	Cumberland Forest
	Upper Vanilla	Cumberland Forest
	Lower Thirsty Beaver	Cumberland Forest
	Upper Thirsty Beaver	Cumberland Forest
	Short Guts	Cumberland Forest
	Lower Vanilla	Cumberland Forest

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	region	date
Hayden	Doumont	Nov 18, 2018 @ 5:54pm 1 days
The Abyss	The Abyss / Extension Ridge	Nov 18, 2018 @ 4:20pm 1 days
Mindbender	Hartland Mountain Bike Park	Nov 18, 2018 @ 2:47pm 2 days
Little Dipper	Mount Tzouhalem	Nov 18, 2018 @ 8:00am 2 days
Fuji Jim	Cumberland Forest	Nov 17, 2018 @ 2:52pm 3 days

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Current Trail Warnings

trail	region	date
Hayden	Doumont	Nov 18, 2018 @ 5:54pm 1 days
Snake Trail	Cobble Hill	Nov 17, 2018 @ 10:45am 3 days
Scafe Hill Loop Trail North	Thetis Lake Regional Park	Nov 17, 2018 @ 10:36am 3 days

Photos of Vancouver Island Mountain Bike

trail: Upper Thirsty Beaver

120 |

May 7, 2017 @ 7:33pm

May 7, 2017

Upper Thirsty Beaver

trail: Upper Thirsty Beaver

444 |

Jun 16, 2014 @ 4:06pm

Jun 16, 2014

Upper Thirsty Beaver

319 |

Apr 1, 2014 @ 11:43am

Apr 1, 2014

Tomato Creek, Vancouver

trail: The Face

778 |

Jan 8, 2007 @ 10:26pm

Jan 8, 2007

The Face, Port Alberni

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Videos of Vancouver Island Mountain Bike

Vancouver Island Mountain Bike Routes

title	rating	distance
BCBikeRace2018 - Day 1 (Cowichan Valley) race		25 miles
2018 Forbidden Enduro		19 miles
PACE Multisport Dodge City X 2018: Trail Bicycles Bike Course (Sprint)		7 miles
Down and Up		5 miles

Bike & Skill Parks

name	type	city
Mount Washington	bike park
Cecilia Ravine Bike Park	skill park	Victoria
Cleasby Bike Park	skill park	Duncan
Coal Hills BMX	skill park	Cumberland
Cobble Hill Dirt Jump Park	skill park	Duncan

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Local Mountain Bike Directory

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Local Products

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username	type	title	comment	date
stickboy	report	Hayden	Safety signage that got shot up will be...	Nov 19, 2018 @ 6:47pm 9 hours
Thuja	report	Gun Barrel	Tree removed near the start	Nov 18, 2018 @ 8:47am 2 days
yvonnem	trail	Story Trail	This trail is great for families with kids...	Nov 16, 2018 @ 12:25am Nov 16, 2018
Emily279	trail	Dead Horses	Much more fun to ride down, in the opposite...	Nov 11, 2018 @ 9:59pm Nov 11, 2018
stypendysta	report	A Grand Traverse	Where is my hiking report?	Nov 10, 2018 @ 5:27pm Nov 10, 2018

username	action	type	title	date
swhittingham	add	ridelog	Nov 19, 2018 ride log	Nov 19, 2018 @ 11:25pm 4 hours
NoProfit	add	ridelog	Nov 19, 2018 ride log	Nov 19, 2018 @ 10:20pm 5 hours
ddhaight	add	ridelog	Nov 18, 2018 ride log and 1 more	Nov 19, 2018 @ 9:30pm 6 hours
DjWoodley	add	ridelog	Nov 19, 2018 ride log	Nov 19, 2018 @ 9:00pm 6 hours
CaptG	add	ridelog	Nov 19, 2018 ride log	Nov 19, 2018 @ 8:25pm 7 hours

Vancouver Island Mountain Biking Trails