7.5 miles
Distance
1,741 ft
Climb
-1,300 ft
Descent
1,646 ft
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Stage 1: Sexy Flanders, Max Power & Hutz
Stage 2: Lower Gatekeeper (short)

Detailed Description
2022 Murderhorn Maiden - Beginner Course is a 7 mile popular intermediate race route located near Nanaimo British Columbia. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 7 trails. This route climbs 1,741 ft with a max elevation of 1,646 ft then descends -1,300 ft.
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16 Reviews & Comments

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lostlunchbox (Oct 3, 2021 at 9:52)
Trail Gatekeeper
Kudos to the builders, this is an awesome example of "natural flow" and use of grade. So much bang for buck and arguably fun for any skill level. Wish there were more like it!
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Skippy453 (Feb 17, 2021 at 14:30)
Fast and flow. Black diamond rating is a stretch though.
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Jadavis (Aug 3, 2020 at 19:30)
Trail E&M Express
Nice climbing trail. Thanks!
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Jadavis (Aug 3, 2020 at 19:30)
Trail E&M Express
Nice climbing trail. Thanks!
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Jadavis (Aug 3, 2020 at 19:29)
Trail UpandAtom
Great climbing trail. Thanks!
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Jadavis (Aug 3, 2020 at 19:29)
Trail UpandAtom
Great climbing trail. Thanks!
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Thor4 (Jul 19, 2020 at 22:49)
Just a is
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alidee NTB (Apr 23, 2020 at 22:06)
Trail UpandAtom
Great climbing trail ! Thanks for all the hard work.
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alidee NTB (Apr 23, 2020 at 22:06)
Trail UpandAtom
Great climbing trail ! Thanks for all the hard work.
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jlrides (Apr 21, 2020 at 19:47)
Trail UpandAtom
Great addition to the area! Thank you so much for all the work!
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jlrides (Apr 21, 2020 at 19:47)
Trail UpandAtom
Great addition to the area! Thank you so much for all the work!
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Island-dino (Apr 21, 2020 at 17:02)
Trail UpandAtom
Great work
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Island-dino (Apr 21, 2020 at 17:02)
Trail UpandAtom
Great work
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dirtworship (Sep 30, 2019 at 9:18)
Trail Gatekeeper
Trail is in great shape right now, perfect dirt. Rode down the trail, there are a few fun kickers to hit. Seems like a decent climbing trail as well. There is a sign at the bottom to warn climbers to watch for oncoming riders, so I'd say its a 2 direction trail. The other climbing option, E&M, is also nice but requires much more fire road climbing as well. Both are good options IMO.
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glfmkg CTSS (Jun 18, 2018 at 9:55)
Trail Gatekeeper
Please don't climb up this trail. There is an climbing trail or use the road; climbing this trail is dangerous. This trails is downhill and riders come down fast. It is a matter of time that accident will happen with riders going up this trail.
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Route Sections

1 Stage 1: Sexy Flanders, Max Power & Hutz
  • 2 miles distance
  • 0 ft climb
  • -1,024 ft descent
2 Stage 2: Lower Gatekeeper (short)
  • 3,356 ft distance
  • 0 ft climb
  • -261 ft descent

Trails in Route

UpandAtom2,592 ft
E&M Express1,188 ft
Sexy Flanders4,518 ft
Hutz433 ft
UpandAtom2,589 ft
E&M Express1,191 ft
Gatekeeper3,878 ft

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  • Race Course
  • Race Date
    Saturday May 28, 2022
  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Ridelogs
    107
More Stats for 2022 Murderhorn Maiden - Beginner Course mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    441 ft
  • Altitude min
    615 ft
  • Altitude start
    673 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,115 ft
  • Grade
    1.1%
  • Grade max
    -41.9%
  • Grade min
    37.7%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    568 ft
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Sexy Flanders
Mar 23, 2023 @ 11:36am
Mar 23, 2023
Top section running rough but gets better as you get down. Snow free.
E&M Express
Mar 18, 2023 @ 4:42am
Mar 18, 2023
Hutz
Mar 10, 2023 @ 12:03am
Mar 10, 2023
Gatekeeper
Jan 29, 2023 @ 12:30am
Jan 29, 2023
UpandAtom
Sep 25, 2022 @ 1:59pm
Sep 25, 2022
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