25.4 miles
Distance
4,291 ft
Climb
-4,347 ft
Descent
1,649 ft
High Point

RACE FORMAT:
You will be timed on both Mt Tzouhalem & Maple Mountain, with an untimed section in the middle. With respect to the map, the red section is not timed and the yellow sections are. Your total time for this first stage will be calculated by adding up both "yellow" times. This combined time will be your race time for the day.

Detailed Description
BCBikeRace2018 - Day 1 (Cowichan Valley) is a 25 mile expert race route located near Duncan British Columbia. This mountain bike only route and has a extreme overall physical rating. This route includes 14 trails. This route climbs 4,291 ft with a max elevation of 1,649 ft then descends -4,347 ft.
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Route Sections

1 UnTimed Section
  • 4 miles distance
  • 391 ft climb
  • -639 ft descent

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Details

  • Race Course
  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Point to Point
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Physical rating
    Extreme
More Stats for BCBikeRace2018 - Day 1 (Cowichan Valley) mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    5 hr 40 min
  • Altitude change
    -56 ft
  • Altitude min
    86 ft
  • Altitude start
    275 ft
  • Altitude end
    220 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -67.5%
  • Grade min
    44.1%
  • Distance climb
    13 miles
  • Distance down
    11 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
Avg: 3.35 (6 votes)

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Story Trail on Maple Mountain in Duncan, BC
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Upper Xylem
Nov 20, 2023 @ 1:15pm
Nov 20, 2023
Tree down after first intersection with a hiking trail, sorry, can’t remember the name. About 1km in.
Bumblebee
Nov 16, 2023 @ 6:16am
Nov 16, 2023
Recent lower section rebuild and maintenance is amazing, thanks CTSS reporter
Lower Xylem
Nov 13, 2023 @ 2:24am
Nov 13, 2023
Solar Coaster
Nov 13, 2023 @ 2:24am
Nov 13, 2023
Story Trail
Nov 13, 2023 @ 2:24am
Nov 13, 2023
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