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Stats

Avg Trail Rating

Trails

2,042

Total Distance

1,240 miles

Total Descent Distance

574 miles

Total Descent

291,548 ft

Highest Trailhead

5,154 ft

Total Vertical

5,148 ft

Reports

12,479

Photos

5,835

Ridden Counter

147,103

Sub Regions

Comox Valley (294)
- Comox (17)
  - Northeast Woods (17)
- Courtenay (3)
- Cumberland (259)
  - Cumberland Forest (166)
  - Forbidden Plateau (89)
- Royston (16)
- Nymph Falls Park (0)
Mid Island (762)
- Bowser (28)
  - Bowser Trails (26)
- Denman Island (1)
- Gabriola Island (15)
- Hornby Island (71)
- Lantzville (2)
  - Foothills (2)
- Nanaimo (381)
  - Doumont (156)
  - Linley Valley (4)
  - Ridge Runner (51)
  - South Benson (34)
  - The Abyss / Extension Ridge (59)
  - The Bay (0)
  - Westwood (71)
- Nanoose Bay (11)
  - Northwest Bay Trails (1)
- Parksville (107)
  - HammerFest (72)
  - Little Mountain (7)
  - Nanoose (6)
  - Top Bridge (13)
- 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 (20)
North Island (271)
- 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 Mcneill (42)
  - Elephant Mt (2)
  - Hyde Creek (13)
  - Port McNeill (22)
- Stella Lake (1)
- Gold River (5)
South Island (625)
- Duncan (169)
  - Bald Mountain (0)
  - Burnt Bridge (17)
  - Cobble Hill (28)
  - Maple Mountain (22)
  - Mount Prevost (32)
  - Mount Richards (4)
  - Mount Tzouhalem (62)
- Galiano Island (1)
- Ladysmith (144)
- Lake Cowichan (12)
  - Lake View Park (10)
- 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 (229)
  - Bear Mountain Bike Park (16)
  - Francis King Regional Park (0)
  - Hartland Mountain Bike Park (83)
  - Mt. Work Regional Park (39)
  - Partridge Hills (38)
  - Thetis Lake Regional Park (44)
Cedar (5)
Quadra Island (88)
- Community Centre Trails (14)
- Quadra Island North (70)

Popular Riding Areas

title
Cumberland Forest	7	67	46	7
Doumont	16	98	16	6
Forbidden Plateau	9	15	47	4
Hartland Mountain Bike Park	2	27	36	10
HammerFest	10	32	10	1

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Popular Vancouver Island Mountain Bike Trails

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

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Recent Trail Reports

trail	region	date
Fuji Jim	Cumberland Forest	Sep 18, 2018 @ 5:07pm 11 hours
Top Hat	Cumberland Forest	Sep 18, 2018 @ 5:07pm 11 hours
Ascension	Cumberland Forest	Sep 18, 2018 @ 5:07pm 11 hours
Resurrection	Cumberland Forest	Sep 18, 2018 @ 5:07pm 11 hours
Top Hat Shortcut	Cumberland Forest	Sep 18, 2018 @ 5:07pm 11 hours

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Current Trail Warnings

trail	region	date
Broadway	Cumberland Forest	Sep 16, 2018 @ 5:16pm 2 days
Bent Nail	Doumont	Sep 16, 2018 @ 11:36am 3 days
Baker Street	Westwood	Sep 13, 2018 @ 9:01am Sep 13, 2018

Photos of Vancouver Island Mountain Bike

trail: Upper Thirsty Beaver

108 |

May 7, 2017 @ 7:33pm

May 7, 2017

Upper Thirsty Beaver

trail: Upper Thirsty Beaver

428 |

Jun 16, 2014 @ 4:06pm

Jun 16, 2014

Upper Thirsty Beaver

315 |

Apr 1, 2014 @ 11:43am

Apr 1, 2014

Tomato Creek, Vancouver

trail: The Face

774 |

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
Bear Mountain Bike Park	bike park	Victoria
Mount Washington	bike park
Cecilia Ravine Bike Park	skill park	Victoria
Cleasby Bike Park	skill park	Duncan
Coal Hills BMX	skill park	Cumberland

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Upcoming Local Events

- 23 Sep 2018
Dodge City Enduro
Race
- 7 Oct 2018
Maple Mountain Enduro
Race

Local Mountain Bike Directory

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Local Products

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username	type	title	comment	date
alexandertoddwalker	trail	Davis Lake Main - West	N bnc	Sep 15, 2018 @ 6:06pm Sep 15, 2018
bbtrev	report	Snake Trail	Given Dan's response, and that it's been...	Sep 14, 2018 @ 6:24pm Sep 14, 2018
dingo	trail	Millburn	the entrance off Springvale is definitely...	Sep 14, 2018 @ 6:05pm Sep 14, 2018
HollowZer0	trail	Sofa King	This is fun. I’m more a fan of old-school...	Sep 13, 2018 @ 3:12pm Sep 13, 2018
Bigbird427	trail	Woodcutter	A bit slippery tonight after the first rain...	Sep 7, 2018 @ 11:52pm Sep 7, 2018

username	action	type	title	date
stevil-1	add	ridelog	Sep 18, 2018 ride log	Sep 19, 2018 @ 12:11am 4 hours
highrocker1298	add	video	180917 SkirtRidge	Sep 18, 2018 @ 11:35pm 4 hours
cyrus1derdog	add	report	De-Analyzer and 7 more	Sep 18, 2018 @ 10:36pm 5 hours
chefmeister	add	ridelog	Sep 18, 2018 ride log	Sep 18, 2018 @ 10:35pm 5 hours
Tinker123	add	ridelog	Sep 18, 2018 ride log	Sep 18, 2018 @ 10:11pm 6 hours

Vancouver Island Mountain Bike Trails