Mountain Bike

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.

Detailed Description

Diamond Head Loop is a 13 mile popular intermediate route located near Squamish British Columbia. This mountain bike only route and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 18 trails. This route climbs 3,289 ft with a max elevation of 1,985 ft then descends -3,282 ft.

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Squamish Off-Road Cycling Association (www.sorca.ca)

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Trails in Route

	Half Nelson				1 mile
	Pseudo-Tsuga - Part 1				1,745 ft
	Angry M				4,055 ft
	Your Mom				174 ft
	Full Nelson				2,257 ft
	Ring Creek Access Road				2 miles
	Access4				554 ft
	Garibaldi Park Road				3,068 ft
	Ring Creek North FSR				2,959 ft
	Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' (mid)				3 miles
	Pseudo-Tsuga - Part 2				1,549 ft
	Pseudo-Tsuga - Part 3				3,976 ft
	Flat Alley				115 ft
	Legacy Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl'				1 mile
	Cakewalk - Full Nelson Access				3,071 ft
	Phil & Cam's				564 ft
	Low Down Part 3				210 ft
	Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl'				1,686 ft

Details

Riding area

Diamond Head
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

134

More Stats for Diamond Head Loop mountain bike route

Avg time

2 hr 8 min
Altitude min

675 ft
Altitude start

675 ft
Altitude end

679 ft
Grade max

-56%
Grade min

66.1%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

5 miles
Distance flat

3,540 ft

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trail	date	description
Pseudo-Tsuga - Part 3	Jun 22, 2025 @ 3:14pm 1 day
Full Nelson	Jun 22, 2025 @ 3:14pm 1 day
Legacy Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl'	Jun 22, 2025 @ 3:14pm 1 day
Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' (mid)	Jun 19, 2025 @ 4:35pm Jun 19, 2025	Bridge is still effed. Put some flagging tape on it. First bridge after the Full Nelson intersection. Probably needs about 10 new rungs. I cleared a bunch of annoying small diameter trees/branches that were along the trail.
Angry M	Jun 19, 2025 @ 4:30pm Jun 19, 2025