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SaveGreat combination of green and blue level trails on City of Nanaimo property
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Municipal Park
Land Manager: City of Nanaimo

Access Info:
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
19 trails
- E-Bike
9 trails
- Hike
19 trails
- Trail Running
19 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 4
- 13
Region Status
Open as of Apr 15, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 19
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 19
- Trails E-Bike
- 9
- Trails Hike
- 19
- Trails Trail Running
- 19
- Total Distance
- 6 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 3 miles
- Total Descent
- 710 ft
- Total Vertical
- 206 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 495 ft
- Reports
- 412
- Photos
- 142
- Ridden Counter
- 4,220
Popular Water District Lands Mountain Biking Trails
Water District Lands Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
---|---|---|
BCBR 2023 Stage 4 | 22 miles | |
Lunch Lap 3 | 18 miles | |
Lunch Lap 1 | 17 miles | |
lunch lap 2 | 17 miles | |
The Harbour City Donut | 23 miles | |
Waterworks Full Tour | 8 miles | |
BCBR 2024 Stage 4 Draft | 20 miles |
Photos of Water District Lands Mountain Bike
trail: Labyrinth DH
21 |
Dec 13, 2022 @ 3:57pm
Dec 13, 2022
trail: Labyrinth DH
27 |
Dec 13, 2022 @ 3:57pm
Dec 13, 2022
trail: Easy Does It
51 |
Mar 11, 2020 @ 6:11am
Mar 11, 2020
trail: Easy Does It
56 |
Mar 5, 2020 @ 1:08pm
Mar 5, 2020
trail: Glory Glory
72 |
Jan 3, 2020 @ 5:14pm
Jan 3, 2020
trail: Glory Glory
27 |
Nov 10, 2019 @ 1:37pm
Nov 10, 2019
trail: Hunky-Dory
76 |
Nov 8, 2019 @ 8:30pm
Nov 8, 2019
trail: Hunky-Dory
114 |
Apr 7, 2019 @ 7:43pm
Apr 7, 2019Videos of Water District Lands Mountain Bike

trail: Get Over It
1:34 |
1694 |
Mar 8, 2012

trail: Glory Glory
1:44 |
817 |
Oct 9, 2011

trail: Easy Does It
4:29 |
314 |
Oct 21, 2020 , Nanaimo
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Glory Tunnel | Nov 11, 2023 @ 1:29pm Nov 11, 2023 | Dry | dadof4 | ||
Labyrinth DH | Oct 15, 2023 @ 2:06am Oct 15, 2023 | Wet | larrinski | ||
Easy Does It | Oct 15, 2023 @ 2:06am Oct 15, 2023 | Wet | larrinski | ||
Reservoir Dogs | Oct 15, 2023 @ 2:06am Oct 15, 2023 | Wet | larrinski | ||
Tunnel of Love Climber | Oct 15, 2023 @ 2:06am Oct 15, 2023 | Wet | larrinski | ||
Glory Glory | Sep 13, 2023 @ 11:08am Sep 13, 2023 | Dry | larrinski | ||
Andy's Alley | Sep 13, 2023 @ 11:08am Sep 13, 2023 | Dry | larrinski | ||
Thong | Sep 13, 2023 @ 11:08am Sep 13, 2023 | Dry | larrinski | ||
Connector | Aug 23, 2023 @ 2:48pm Aug 23, 2023 | Dry | adventure-milecreek | ||
Hunky-Dory | Aug 10, 2023 @ 2:16pm Aug 10, 2023 | Ideal | BoschSucks |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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jstromgren | add | route | BCBR 2024 Stage 4 Draft | Dec 1, 2023 @ 11:13am 17 hours |
SianMB | wishlist | route | Waterworks Full Tour | Nov 24, 2023 @ 8:46am Nov 24, 2023 |
ryansmith15 | add | route | The Harbour City Donut | Nov 20, 2023 @ 2:57pm Nov 20, 2023 |
dadof4 | add | report | Glory Tunnel | Nov 11, 2023 @ 1:29pm Nov 11, 2023 |
agnostic | vote | trail | Tunnel of Love Climber and 1 more | Oct 18, 2023 @ 7:13am Oct 18, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | Thank you! | Aug 8, 2023 @ 5:45pm Aug 8, 2023 | ||
report | Good trail... | Nov 18, 2022 @ 8:54am Nov 18, 2022 | ||
trail | Trail obstructed at the Northern end near the... | Jun 22, 2021 @ 4:54pm Jun 22, 2021 | ||
trail | In the pictures posted here, there are lots of... | Oct 24, 2020 @ 5:58pm Oct 24, 2020 | ||
trail | Fun trail, great addition to the area.... | May 7, 2020 @ 9:45pm May 7, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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The Abyss / Extension Ridge | 4 | 37 | 3 | 1.6 km | |
South Benson / Wolf Mountain | 2 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 2.2 km |
Westwood | 3 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2.3 km |
Ridge Runner | 11 | 65 | 2 | 2.8 km | |
Diver Lake | 2 | 4.7 km |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountain Bike | 19 | 6 miles | 709 ft | 3 miles | 207 ft | #1,860 | #142 | 127 | 412 | 7 | 2,998 | |
E-Bike | 9 | 3 miles | 282 ft | 5,033 ft | 174 ft | 344 | 162 | |||||
Hike | 19 | 6 miles | 709 ft | 3 miles | 207 ft | #1,431 | #112 | 15 | 407 | 317 | ||
Trail Running | 19 | 6 miles | 709 ft | 3 miles | 207 ft | #1,430 | #112 | 407 | 577 |
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