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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
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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Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
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- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
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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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
Photo
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
More Vancouver Island info at Vancouver Island Mountain Biking (VIMB.com)
Great overview video https://vimeo.com/96661922
The Vancouver Island Dirt Riders Association (VIDRA) supports the growth and sustainability of off-road dirtbiking for racers and recreational riders on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
VIDRA maintains land stewardship of three off-road recreation areas on the island: Whiskey Creek, Cook Creek, and Tansky. As part of this focus, the association advocates responsible trail-building and trail usage.
Great overview video https://vimeo.com/96661922
The Vancouver Island Dirt Riders Association (VIDRA) supports the growth and sustainability of off-road dirtbiking for racers and recreational riders on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
VIDRA maintains land stewardship of three off-road recreation areas on the island: Whiskey Creek, Cook Creek, and Tansky. As part of this focus, the association advocates responsible trail-building and trail usage.
Region Details
- 593
- 42
- 377
- 1,020
- 444
- 78
- 2
Region Status
Open as of 9 hoursLocal Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 2,950
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 2,597
- Trails E-Bike
- 657
- Trails Hike
- 2,559
- Trails Trail Running
- 2,548
- Trails Horse
- 93
- Trails Dirtbike
- 322
- Trails Observed Trials
- 48
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 111
- Trails Snowshoe
- 9
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 51
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 8
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 5
- Total Distance
- 1,828 miles
- Total Descent
- 397,093 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,834 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,838 ft
- Reports
- 28,279
- Photos
- 9,740
- Ridden Counter
- 412,616
Popular Trail Networks
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- Comox Valley (322)
- Comox (20)
- Northeast Woods (20)
- Courtenay (4)
- Cumberland (282)
- Cumberland Forest (185)
- Forbidden Plateau (90)
- Royston (16)
- Nymph Falls Park (0)
- Comox (20)
- Gulf Islands (1)
- Thetis Island (1)
- Burchell Hill (0)
- Mayne Island (0)
- Thetis Island (1)
- Mid Island (1,045)
- Black Creek (31)
- Mount Washington (24)
- Bowser (42)
- Bowser Trails (26)
- Horne Lake (5)
- Denman Island (2)
- Errington (1)
- Gabriola Island (16)
- Hornby Island (73)
- Lantzville (50)
- Copley Ridge Forest (45)
- Mount Washington (1)
- Nanaimo (429)
- Diver Lake (2)
- Doumont (154)
- Linley Valley (23)
- North Benson / Jameson (10)
- Ridge Runner (64)
- South Benson / Wolf Mountain (45)
- The Abyss / Extension Ridge (57)
- The Bay (0)
- Water District Lands (18)
- Westwood (45)
- Nanoose Bay (96)
- Northwest Bay Trails (61)
- Parksville (122)
- HammerFest (95)
- Little Mountain (7)
- Top Bridge (11)
- Port Alberni (96)
- Alberni Valley Community Forest (1)
- City Trails (15)
- Coombs Candy (48)
- Sproat Lake (30)
- Qualicum Beach (59)
- Laburnum Road (26)
- Pheasant Glenn (21)
- Ucluelet (7)
- Mt Ozzard (3)
- Cortes Island (19)
- Black Creek (31)
- North Island (348)
- Campbell River (276)
- Beaver Lodge Forest Lands (46)
- Menzies Mountain (11)
- Oyster River (37)
- Quinsam River Trails (14)
- Radar Hill (41)
- Snowden Demonstration Forest (85)
- Stella Lake (0)
- The Pump House (7)
- Willow Creek (1)
- Woods Creek (26)
- Gold River (1)
- Port Hardy (17)
- Port Mcneill (47)
- Elephant Mt (2)
- Hyde Creek (15)
- Port McNeill (24)
- Stella Lake (1)
- Malahat Ridge (1)
- Tofino (1)
- Gold River (5)
- Campbell River (276)
- South Island (792)
- Duncan (163)
- Cobble Hill (29)
- Maple Mountain (23)
- Mount Prevost (33)
- Mount Richards (13)
- Mount Tzouhalem (65)
- 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)
- Duncan (163)
- Cedar (5)
- Quadra Island (81)
Popular Vancouver Island Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space Nugget Cumberland Forest | |||
| Upper Crafty Butcher Cumberland Forest | |||
| Sykes Bridge Access Cumberland Forest | |||
| Lower Crafty Butcher Cumberland Forest | |||
| Upper Vanilla Cumberland Forest | |||
| Middle Crafty Butcher Cumberland Forest | |||
| Sykes Access Cumberland Forest | |||
| Short Guts Cumberland Forest | |||
| Lower Vanilla Cumberland Forest | |||
| Trestle Cumberland Forest | |||
| Even Lower Vanilla Cumberland Forest | |||
| Lower Thirsty Beaver Cumberland Forest | |||
| Upper Thirsty Beaver Cumberland Forest | |||
| Lower Climax Cumberland Forest | |||
| Blockhead Cumberland Forest |
Vancouver Island Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ridge Runner Tour Ridge Runner | 16 miles | |
| Westwood Lake Quick Loop Westwood | 5 miles | |
| UROC Fiver challenge #1 - Route option #3 Cumberland Forest | 7 miles | |
| Tom's Beauty Lap from Nevillane Start Mount Tzouhalem | 10 miles | |
| Race Rocks, Trent Canyon, Blue Collar, Crafty Butcher, Double Pumper, 50:1 - Cumberland, BC Cumberland Forest | 14 miles | |
| Marban Loop The Abyss / Extension Ridge | 7 miles | |
| Everyday ride plus Thirsty Cumberland Forest | 7 miles | |
| Wiegles Corridor (North Side Doumont) Doumont | 4 miles | |
| Short & Curly, Entrails, Swamp Monster, Crafty Butcher - Cumberland, BC Cumberland | 5 miles | |
| Short Fun Blue Loop - Cumberland, BC Cumberland Forest | 2 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 111 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 2,670 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Photos of Vancouver Island Mountain Bike
trail: Upper Thirsty Beaver
271 |
May 7, 2017 @ 7:33pm
May 7, 2017
trail: Upper Thirsty Beaver
724 |
Jun 16, 2014 @ 4:06pm
Jun 16, 2014
trail: KMA
274 |
May 23, 2010 @ 7:28pm
May 23, 2010Videos of Vancouver Island Mountain Bike
trail: Upper Helter Skelter
0:17 |
14 |
Aug 11, 2020
trail: Silk Stockings
7:47 |
23 |
Aug 10, 2020
trail: Back In Black
2:18 |
18 |
Aug 7, 2020
trail: Puttin' on the Ritz
1:24 |
2594 |
Aug 6, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mix It Up Mount Washington | Aug 12, 2020 @ 4:15pm 2 days | Unknown | rossi45 | Trail has never been opened since Mt.... | |
| Black Keys Ridge Runner | Aug 11, 2020 @ 9:56pm Aug 11, 2020 | Dry | Jellyphish99 | Trail Running Only half of trail is left rest is logged | |
| Hai Gai Cumberland Forest | Aug 9, 2020 @ 8:51pm Aug 9, 2020 | Dry | simonconde | Bridge removed near top with no warning.... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field of Dreams Cumberland Forest | Aug 14, 2020 @ 5:48pm 9 hours | Dry | martinblostein | ||
| Short Line Cumberland Forest | Aug 13, 2020 @ 6:18pm 1 days | Dry | ThomasJP | ||
| Sobo no Michi - Climbing trail - Upper section Cumberland Forest | Aug 13, 2020 @ 4:37pm 1 days | Very Dry | Guitarick | ||
| Dog in the Fog Northwest Bay Trails | Aug 13, 2020 @ 3:42pm 1 days | Very Dry | Frolland | ||
| Creepers Northwest Bay Trails | Aug 13, 2020 @ 3:42pm 1 days | Dry | Frolland | ||
| Cross Country Sproat Lake | Aug 13, 2020 @ 1:20pm 2 days | Dry | ErinBridget | ||
| Quimper Main Harbourview | Aug 13, 2020 @ 8:30am 2 days | Very Dry | Trichinosis | ||
| Airflow (Arbutus) Harbourview | Aug 13, 2020 @ 8:30am 2 days | Very Dry | Trichinosis | ||
| K2 (Manzanita) Harbourview | Aug 13, 2020 @ 8:30am 2 days | Very Dry | Trichinosis | ||
| 3 Bears (Bracken) Harbourview | Aug 13, 2020 @ 8:30am 2 days | Very Dry | Trichinosis |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Biggy2004 | vote | trail | Bear Mountain Flow Trail | Aug 14, 2020 @ 10:33pm 5 hours |
| adriaanwm | vote | trail | Gatekeeper (Upper) | Aug 14, 2020 @ 10:33pm 5 hours |
| Wingfieldjd | wishlist | trail | Bronco's Perseverance | Aug 14, 2020 @ 9:52pm 5 hours |
 | monsterjohn | ridden | trail | Shenanigans | Aug 14, 2020 @ 8:56pm 6 hours |
| Lucbeaulieu | comment | trail | Bike Trail 2 | Aug 14, 2020 @ 8:37pm 7 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Still working on a name for this thing... | Aug 14, 2020 @ 8:39pm 7 hours | ||
| trail | The Current full trail is not fully posted on... | Aug 14, 2020 @ 8:37pm 7 hours | ||
 | trail | Winter 2020 run-off has degraded the narrow... | Aug 14, 2020 @ 12:28pm 15 hours | ||
 | trail | Why is this trail even marked on Trailforks?... | Aug 12, 2020 @ 4:15pm 2 days | ||
 | trail | Neat. Fun bits all over, but the climb up to... | Aug 12, 2020 @ 4:04pm 2 days |
Local Badges
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Completionist2 awarded -
10 Blue Trails1,347 awarded -
10 Blue Trails514 awarded -
Completionist5 awarded -
10 Black Trails571 awarded -
Top 10 Trails546 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Washington | bike park | Black Creek | |
| Bear Mountain Jump Park & Pump Track | skill park | Victoria | |
| Cecilia Ravine Bike Park | skill park | Victoria | |
| Cleasby Bike Park | skill park | Duncan | |
| Coal Hills BMX | skill park | Cumberland |
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
- River Rats
- UROC/Trail Harvest Crew/DMR/River Rats
- CS/JS
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- SIMBS
- John Robertson
- SIIMBS
- UROC/CS/DMR/River Rats
- Ryder
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- tsRyder
- HIMBA
- Naked Custom Bicycle Fabrication
- UROC/Trail Harvest Crew/DMR
- Fat Bastards
- Russ Hayes, Slegg Lumber/ Butler Brother Supplies Ltd, Western Equipment, Hilti Canada
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