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SaveMore 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.
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 4,249
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 3,365
- Trails E-Bike
- 1,958
- Trails Horse
- 210
- Trails Hike
- 3,474
- Trails Trail Running
- 3,431
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 520
- Trails Observed Trials
- 89
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 280
- Trails Snowmobile
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 27
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 81
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 13
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 26
- Total Distance
- 2,773 miles
- Total Descent
- 493,310 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,015 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,021 ft
- Reports
- 61,004
- Photos
- 15,703
- Ridden Counter
- 1,087,015
Articles
Video: 15-Year-Old Van Isle Local Oozes Style in 'Heat Wave'
Aug 31, 2023 from pinkbike.com
Julian Moutinho makes a trip up-island to the Comox Valley for some dusty, mid-summer shredding.
Video Recap: Vancouver Island's Slopestyle FMB Bronze
Jun 24, 2023 from pinkbike.com
The first Vancouver Island Slopestyle event of the year.
Video: Rémy Métailler Riding Hidden Gems on Vancouver Island
Jun 15, 2023 from pinkbike.com
Letting rip on the lesser-known Shawnigan Lake's dreamy trails.
Race Report: Emmy Lan & Jack Menzies Win Canadian Enduro Series Round 4 - Vancouver Island
Jul 13, 2022 from pinkbike.com
The first ever Canadian Enduro Series event on the island.
Popular Trail Networks
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- Comox Valley (586)
- Black Creek (12)
- Comox (44)
- Northeast Woods (43)
- Courtenay (111)
- Mount Washington Bike Park (24)
- The Vortex (74)
- Cumberland (324)
- Cumberland Forest (193)
- Forbidden Plateau (91)
- Denman Island (2)
- Hornby Island (71)
- Hornby Island (71)
- Royston (20)
- Nymph Falls Park (0)
- Black Creek (12)
- Gulf Islands (0)
- Thetis Island (1)
- Burchell Hill (0)
- Mayne Island (0)
- Thetis Island (1)
- Mid Island (1,280)
- Bowser (50)
- Bowser Trails (31)
- Horne Lake (6)
- Coombs (3)
- Gabriola Island (31)
- Lantzville (55)
- Copley Ridge Forest (49)
- Nanaimo (510)
- Diver Lake (2)
- Doumont (165)
- Linley Valley (24)
- North Benson / Jameson (10)
- Ridge Runner (101)
- South Benson / Wolf Mountain (60)
- The Abyss / Extension Ridge (62)
- The Bay (0)
- Water District Lands (19)
- Westwood (54)
- Nanoose Bay (138)
- Northwest Bay Trails (92)
- Seablush (11)
- Parksville (191)
- Port Alberni (136)
- Alberni Valley Community Forest (1)
- City Trails (40)
- Coombs Candy (60)
- Sproat Lake (30)
- Qualicum Beach (155)
- Laburnum Road (65)
- Pheasant Glen (76)
- Ucluelet (15)
- Cortes Island (18)
- Bowser (50)
- North Island (520)
- Campbell River (337)
- Beaver Lodge Forest Lands (48)
- Menzies Mountain (12)
- Oyster River (37)
- Quinsam River Trails (32)
- Radar Hill (44)
- Snowden Demonstration Forest (101)
- Stella Lake (1)
- The Pump House (11)
- Willow Creek (2)
- Woods Creek (38)
- Gold River (7)
- Port Alice (15)
- Port Hardy (18)
- Port Mcneill (62)
- Elephant Mt (3)
- Hyde Creek (17)
- Port McNeill (31)
- Schoolhouse Trails (0)
- Sointula (57)
- Malcolm Island (53)
- Tofino (4)
- Gold River (5)
- Cormorant Island (17)
- Campbell River (337)
- South Island (912)
- Chemainus (11)
- Duncan (183)
- Maple Mountain (30)
- Mount Prevost (37)
- Mount Richards (17)
- Mount Tzouhalem (70)
- Jordan River (26)
- Tansky ORM Rec-Site (26)
- Ladysmith (182)
- Lake Cowichan (144)
- Bald Mountain (1)
- Fairservice Fun (73)
- Laketown Ranch (9)
- Lakeview Park (8)
- Langford (58)
- Langford Gravity Zone (24)
- Skirt Mountain (18)
- Mill Bay (10)
- Mount Wood (7)
- Saanich (17)
- Saltspring Island (16)
- Channel Ridge (2)
- Shawnigan Lake (43)
- Burnt Bridge (30)
- Shawnigan Lake Quarry (10)
- Shawnigan Lake School (0)
- Sidney (4)
- Sooke (47)
- Harbourview (28)
- Sooke Hills Wilderness (9)
- Victoria (259)
- Cobble Hill (28)
- Malahat Ridge (1)
- Chemainus (11)
- Stella Lake (1)
- Cedar (5)
- Quadra Island (81)
Popular Vancouver Island Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sobo no Michi - Climbing Trail - Lower Section Cumberland Forest | |||
| Upper Crafty Butcher Cumberland Forest | |||
| Middle Crafty Butcher Cumberland Forest | |||
| Lower Crafty Butcher Cumberland Forest | |||
| Sobo no Michi - Climbing Trail - Upper Section Cumberland Forest | |||
| Trestle Cumberland Forest | |||
| Space Nugget Cumberland Forest | |||
| Old Vanilla Cumberland Forest | |||
| Middle Vanilla Cumberland Forest | |||
| Lower Thirsty Beaver Cumberland Forest | |||
| Sykes Bridge Access Cumberland Forest | |||
| Vanilla Climb Cumberland Forest | |||
| 2 Flats Cumberland Forest | |||
| Blue Collar Lower Cumberland Forest | |||
| Vanilla Bottom Cumberland |
Vancouver Island Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ridge Runner Tour Ridge Runner | 16 miles | |
| 2021 UROC Dodge City Enduro Cumberland | 30 miles | |
| UROC 2021 Fiver #5 Route #1 Cumberland Forest | 7 miles | |
| Race Rocks, Trent Canyon, Blue Collar, Crafty Butcher, Double Pumper, 50:1 - Cumberland, BC Cumberland Forest | 14 miles | |
| Nanaimo ride 1 South Benson / Wolf Mountain | 8 miles | |
| Fiver Series Challenge TWO, Cumberland Forest | 2 miles | |
| BCBR 2023 Stage 4 Westwood | 22 miles | |
| Tzouhalem Flow route Mount Tzouhalem | 8 miles | |
| Thirstys and Out Cumberland | 7 miles | |
| Top 5 Cumberland Trails in One Ride Cumberland | 11 miles |
Photos of Vancouver Island Mountain Bike
trail: Boogieman
1,754 |
Nov 6, 2017 @ 8:38pm
Nov 6, 2017
trail: Old Vanilla
534 |
Jun 23, 2017 @ 1:25pm
Jun 23, 2017
trail: Upper Thirsty Beaver
682 | | 1 comments
May 7, 2017 @ 7:33pm
May 7, 2017
trail: Double D
1,052 | | 1 comments
Feb 4, 2015 @ 9:15am
Feb 4, 2015
trail: Upper Thirsty Beaver
1,321 | | 1 comments
Jun 16, 2014 @ 4:06pm
Jun 16, 2014
trail: KMA
410 |
May 23, 2010 @ 7:28pm
May 23, 2010
trail: The Face
1,022 |
Jan 8, 2007 @ 10:26pm
Jan 8, 2007Videos of Vancouver Island Mountain Bike
trail: Goose Tracks
50 |
Aug 28, 2023
trail: Double D
50 |
Aug 5, 2023
trail: Side Piece
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Aug 3, 2023
50 |
Jul 25, 2023
trail: Front Door
9 |
Jun 5, 2023
trail: Lower Roughneck
47 |
May 30, 2023
trail: Huge Ribbon
87 |
May 15, 2023
trail: Monkeys Above the Mist
21 |
May 8, 2023
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitchin' Camero Hornby Island | Oct 1, 2023 @ 3:55pm 22 hours | Ideal | kconlin | tree down about 100m into the trail | |
| Purgatory Hornby Island | Oct 1, 2023 @ 3:48pm 22 hours | Ideal | kconlin | tree down on berms before toads crossing | |
| 7UP Lower Horne Lake | Oct 1, 2023 @ 3:40pm 22 hours | Ideal | wa90 | Trail is closed by residents it seems,... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper 50:1 Cumberland | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 | ||
| Woodcutter Cumberland Forest | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 | ||
| Gelato Cumberland Forest | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 | ||
| Meatballs Cumberland Forest | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 | ||
| Spaghetti Factory Cumberland | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 | ||
| Trent Canyon Middle Cumberland | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 | ||
| Felicia Cumberland Forest | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 | ||
| Lighthouse Way Cumberland Forest | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 | ||
| Beaver Tail Cumberland Forest | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 | ||
| Upper Climax Cumberland Forest | Oct 1, 2023 @ 2:35am 1 day | Ideal | Retroride63 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| charliecole | ridden | trail | Story Trail Connector and 3 more | Oct 2, 2023 @ 12:56pm 31 mins |
| SolomoncJALD0 | comment | trail | Girl Next Door | Oct 2, 2023 @ 12:17pm 1 hours |
| Rotrail | wishlist | route | Ride Cowichan Tzouhalem Sampler | Oct 2, 2023 @ 11:22am 2 hours |
| alongapath | ridden | trail | Upper Extreme Lené | Oct 2, 2023 @ 10:37am 3 hours |
| Retroride63 | add | report | Trent Canyon Middle and 2 more | Oct 2, 2023 @ 7:54am 6 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Absolute Bitchslapper of a trail. Definitely... | Oct 2, 2023 @ 12:17pm 1 hours | ||
| report | Thanks for the update. How big? Chainsaw or... | Oct 2, 2023 @ 7:01am 6 hours | ||
| trail | Tree down right after the first downhill. You... | Sep 30, 2023 @ 2:51pm 2 days | ||
| report | Cleared | Sep 30, 2023 @ 12:54pm 2 days | ||
| trail | there are several trees fallen and the trail... | Sep 29, 2023 @ 5:57pm 3 days |
Local Badges
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Gravity Nines 9 in ONE 20239 awarded -
Gravity Nines 20239 awarded -
Completionist16 awarded -
10 Blue Trails4,411 awarded -
Completionist11 awarded -
10 Blue Trails1,525 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Washington Bike Park | bike park | Courtenay | |
| Jordie Lunn Bike Park | skill park | Langford | |
| Tuff City Bike Park | skill park | Tofino | |
| Cougar Smith Bike Skills Park | skill park | Port Alberni | |
| Cleasby Bike Park | skill park | Cobble Hill |
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
- Bud
- HIMBA
- Naked Custom Bicycle Fabrication
- UROC/Trail Harvest Crew/DMR
- River Rats
- AP Construction
- Jacques Brassard
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- UROC/Trail Harvest Crew/DMR/River Rats
- CS/JS
- mar kus
- River City Cycle Club
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- SIMBS
- kus
- John Robertson
- SIIMBS
- UROC/CS/DMR/River Rats
- Ryder
- lake cowichan trail blazers
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 3,365 | 2,057 miles | 357,671 ft | 922 miles | 5,154 ft | 15,082 | 60,796 | 530 | 662,357 | |||
| E-Bike | 1,958 | 1,260 mile | 203,271 ft | 561 miles | 3,976 ft | 51 | 52,169 | 69 | 18,034 | |||
| Horse | 210 | 254 miles | 22,815 ft | 102 miles | 3,396 ft | 16,234 | 4 | 98 | ||||
| Hike | 3,474 | 2,369 miles | 372,890 ft | 973 miles | 7,014 ft | 376 | 58,858 | 38 | 43,344 | |||
| Trail Running | 3,431 | 2,287 miles | 360,810 ft | 943 miles | 7,014 ft | 51 | 58,859 | 69 | 39,906 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 520 | 469 miles | 52,559 ft | 196 miles | 3,406 ft | 125 | 16,332 | 8 | 2,742 | |||
| Observed Trials | 89 | 86 miles | 9,462 ft | 34 miles | 3,228 ft | 167 | 1 | 195 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 280 | 341 miles | 31,998 ft | 138 miles | 3,406 ft | 12 | 16,071 | 2 | 473 | |||
| Snowmobile | 2 | 2 miles | 174 ft | 4,557 ft | 276 ft | 36 | 44 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 27 | 26 miles | 4,163 ft | 11 miles | 4,531 ft | 67 | 890 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 81 | 30 miles | 33,717 ft | 28 miles | 1,755 ft | 1 | 235 | 3,939 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 13 | 17 miles | 1,168 ft | 5 miles | 4,301 ft | 1 | 76 | 1,461 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 26 | 23 miles | 2,077 ft | 10 miles | 3,688 ft | 5 | 74 | 3,476 |
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