19.1 miles
Distance
3,010 ft
Climb
3,010 ft
Descent
1,393 ft
High Point

MODIFIED ABYSS ACCESS OPTION/LESS INDUSTRIAL INTERFACE.

Detailed Description
BCBR STAGE 4 MARCH DRAFT is a 19 mile popular intermediate route located near Nanaimo British Columbia. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 17 trails. This route climbs 3,010 ft with a max elevation of 1,393 ft then descends 3,010 ft.
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More Stats for BCBR STAGE 4 MARCH DRAFT mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    377 ft
  • Altitude min
    159 ft
  • Altitude start
    159 ft
  • Altitude end
    535 ft
  • Grade
    0.4%
  • Grade max
    -49.2%
  • Grade min
    73.1%
  • Distance climb
    11 miles
  • Distance down
    7 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile

Directions

  1. Walk west on Seventh Street.
  2. Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
  3. Walk southeast on HMR19.
  4. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  5. Walk southeast on Hydro R/W.
  6. Continue for 30 meters.
  7. Keep right to stay on Hydro R/W.
  8. Continue for 30 meters.
  9. Keep straight to stay on Hydro R/W.
  10. Continue for 30 meters.
  11. Keep left to stay on Hydro R/W.
  12. Continue for 30 meters.
  13. Keep left to stay on Hydro R/W.
  14. Continue for 30 meters.
  15. Keep straight to stay on Hydro R/W.
  16. Continue for 30 meters.
  17. Keep right to stay on Hydro R/W.
  18. Continue for 30 meters.
  19. Keep straight to stay on Hydro R/W.
  20. Continue for 30 meters.
  21. Keep right to stay on Hydro R/W.
  22. Continue for 30 meters.
  23. Turn right to stay on Hydro R/W.
  24. Continue for 60 meters.
  25. Turn right onto Humble Ninja.
  26. Continue for 100 meters.
  27. Bear right onto Ninja Connector.
  28. Continue for 100 meters.
  29. Turn right onto NLR45.
  30. Continue for 40 meters.
  31. Turn left onto Bottlerocket.
  32. Continue for 300 meters.
  33. Turn left onto This Bud's 4 U.
  34. Continue for 900 meters.
  35. Walk southeast on The Abyss.
  36. Continue for 300 meters.
  37. Keep left to stay on The Abyss.
  38. Continue for 700 meters.
  39. Turn right to stay on The Abyss.
  40. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  41. Make a sharp right onto NLR45.
  42. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  43. Make a sharp right onto NLR45-21.
  44. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  45. Make a sharp left onto Chicken Dinner.
  46. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  47. Walk northwest on NLR45.
  48. Continue for 300 meters.
  49. Turn left onto NLR45-2.
  50. Continue for 400 meters.
  51. Bear right onto Social Climber.
  52. Continue for 50 meters.
  53. Bear right onto NLR45-2.
  54. Continue for 300 meters.
  55. Bear left onto Social Climber.
  56. Continue for 60 meters.
  57. Bear left onto NLR45-2.
  58. Continue for 900 meters.
  59. Make a sharp right onto Upper Parking Connector.
  60. Continue for 200 meters.
  61. Turn right onto Nanaimo Lakes Road.
  62. Continue for 60 meters.
  63. Turn left onto Broom Closet.
  64. Continue for 200 meters.
  65. Turn left onto NLR47-2-12.
  66. Continue for 200 meters.
  67. Turn right onto Gatekeeper (lower).
  68. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  69. Turn right onto NLR47-2.
  70. Continue for 30 meters.
  71. Bear left onto Gatekeeper (lowest).
  72. Continue for 200 meters.
  73. Turn left onto Powersauce.
  74. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  75. Turn right onto NLR47-2.
  76. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  77. Walk northwest on Access Road.
  78. Continue for 200 meters.
  79. Turn right onto Blitzkreek.
  80. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  81. Turn left onto NLR47.
  82. Continue for 10 meters.
  83. Keep right to stay on NLR47.
  84. Continue for 20 meters.
  85. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  86. Continue for 20 meters.
  87. Keep right to stay on NLR47.
  88. Continue for 50 meters.
  89. Keep right to stay on NLR47.
  90. Continue for 50 meters.
  91. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  92. Continue for 30 meters.
  93. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  94. Continue for 50 meters.
  95. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  96. Continue for 100 meters.
  97. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  98. Continue for 60 meters.
  99. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  100. Continue for 30 meters.
  101. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  102. Continue for 20 meters.
  103. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  104. Continue for 100 meters.
  105. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  106. Continue for 30 meters.
  107. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  108. Continue for 40 meters.
  109. Keep right to stay on NLR47.
  110. Continue for 70 meters.
  111. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  112. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  113. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  114. Continue for 20 meters.
  115. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  116. Continue for 20 meters.
  117. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  118. Continue for 100 meters.
  119. Keep right to stay on NLR47.
  120. Continue for 50 meters.
  121. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  122. Continue for 50 meters.
  123. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  124. Continue for 30 meters.
  125. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  126. Continue for 70 meters.
  127. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  128. Continue for 100 meters.
  129. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  130. Continue for 100 meters.
  131. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  132. Continue for 200 meters.
  133. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  134. Continue for 100 meters.
  135. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  136. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  137. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  138. Continue for 50 meters.
  139. Make a right U-turn to stay on NLR47.
  140. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  141. Make a right U-turn to stay on NLR47.
  142. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  143. Walk north on The Other Cheek.
  144. Continue for 600 meters.
  145. Turn right onto NLR47-30.
  146. Continue for 10 meters.
  147. Keep left to take The Other Cheek Again.
  148. Continue for 500 meters.
  149. Turn right onto Rock Bottom.
  150. Continue for 10 meters.
  151. Turn left onto NLR47.
  152. Continue for 40 meters.
  153. Keep left to stay on NLR47.
  154. Continue for 30 meters.
  155. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  156. Continue for 100 meters.
  157. Keep straight to stay on NLR47.
  158. Continue for 40 meters.
  159. Turn right onto Access Road.
  160. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  161. Bear right onto Pink Unicorn.
  162. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  163. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  164. Continue for 10 meters.
  165. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  166. Continue for 20 meters.
  167. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  168. Continue for 10 meters.
  169. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  170. Continue for 40 meters.
  171. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  172. Continue for 10 meters.
  173. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  174. Continue for 10 meters.
  175. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  176. Continue for 20 meters.
  177. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  178. Continue for 30 meters.
  179. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  180. Continue for 20 meters.
  181. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  182. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  183. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  184. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  185. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  186. Continue for 40 meters.
  187. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  188. Continue for 20 meters.
  189. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  190. Continue for 10 meters.
  191. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  192. Continue for 30 meters.
  193. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  194. Continue for 20 meters.
  195. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  196. Continue for 10 meters.
  197. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  198. Continue for 10 meters.
  199. Turn left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  200. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  201. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  202. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  203. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  204. Continue for 10 meters.
  205. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  206. Continue for 20 meters.
  207. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  208. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  209. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  210. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  211. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  212. Continue for 10 meters.
  213. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  214. Continue for 30 meters.
  215. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  216. Continue for 20 meters.
  217. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  218. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  219. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  220. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  221. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  222. Continue for 10 meters.
  223. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  224. Continue for 10 meters.
  225. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  226. Continue for 20 meters.
  227. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  228. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  229. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  230. Continue for 20 meters.
  231. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  232. Continue for 20 meters.
  233. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  234. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  235. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  236. Continue for 30 meters.
  237. Turn right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  238. Continue for 10 meters.
  239. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  240. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  241. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  242. Continue for 20 meters.
  243. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  244. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  245. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  246. Continue for 50 meters.
  247. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  248. Continue for 10 meters.
  249. Keep left to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  250. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  251. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  252. Continue for 20 meters.
  253. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  254. Continue for 20 meters.
  255. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  256. Continue for 10 meters.
  257. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  258. Continue for 80 meters.
  259. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  260. Continue for 30 meters.
  261. Keep right to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  262. Continue for 40 meters.
  263. Keep straight to stay on Pink Unicorn.
  264. Continue for 100 meters.
  265. Turn left onto The Saddle.
  266. Continue for 300 meters.
  267. Keep left to take Binx.
  268. Continue for 600 meters.
  269. Turn right onto K2 North.
  270. Continue for 900 meters.
  271. Turn left onto Legalize It South Connector.
  272. Continue for 300 meters.
  273. Turn right onto Access Road.
  274. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  275. Walk northeast on trail.
  276. Continue for 40 meters.
  277. Walk west on Legalize it - East.
  278. Continue for 2 kilometers.
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