13.0 miles
Distance
3,289 ft
Climb
-3,282 ft
Descent
1,985 ft
High Point
A great loop that covers some of the best trails of the region. The climbing is taxing but not ferocious, and one is well rewarded by some incredible downhilll trails.
Local Trail Association
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Trail Products
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Trails in Route
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| 1,745 ft | |||||
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| 2,257 ft | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
| 554 ft | |||||
| 3,068 ft | |||||
| 2,959 ft | |||||
| 3 miles | |||||
| 1,549 ft | |||||
| 3,976 ft | |||||
| 115 ft | |||||
| 1 mile | |||||
| 3,071 ft | |||||
| 564 ft | |||||
| 210 ft | |||||
| 1,686 ft |
Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlue
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Route TypeLoop
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Bike typeAM
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Physical ratingModerate
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Ridelogs
More Stats for Diamond Head Loop mountain bike route
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Altitude min675 ft
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Altitude start675 ft
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Altitude end679 ft
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Grade max-56%
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Grade min66.1%
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Distance climb7 miles
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Distance down5 miles
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Distance flat3,540 ft
close
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
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Radar Time
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Trail transparency
Photos
Videos
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![Mountain Biking Half Nelson flow trail, the...]()
Mountain Biking Half Nelson flow trail, the crown jewel of Squamish, BC
trail: Half Nelson
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Apr 20, 2017
3.5 year old riding Half Nelson
trail: Half Nelson
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Oct 10, 2021
So proud of our little guy. Thanks a ton to @spawncycles for making a bike that fits him. #borntoride #halfnelson #squamish #flowy #startthemyoung...
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