4.4 miles
Distance
763 ft
Climb
-801 ft
Descent
4,103 ft
High Point

Great intermediate route, or an early season warm-up. Try Face Shots for something more challenging

Detailed Description
Broken Derailleur/Sidewinder Loop is a 4 mile popular intermediate route located near Fernie British Columbia. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 29 trails. This route climbs 763 ft with a max elevation of 4,103 ft then descends -801 ft.

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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Ridelogs
    327
More Stats for Broken Derailleur/Sidewinder Loop mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    58 min 6 sec
  • Altitude change
    -37 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,358 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,395 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,360 ft
  • Grade
    -0.2%
  • Grade max
    -35.4%
  • Grade min
    24.4%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    712 ft
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
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2:42 | 8885 | comments: 5 | favs: 80
Jun 30, 2018
Nakoda Mason and Ben Yeager rain riding in Fernie B.C. Spring 2018
Sidewinder - Fernie, BC | Mountain Biking
Sidewinder - Fernie, BC | Mountain Biking
trail: Sidewinder
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May 17, 2018

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