Mountain Bike

10.7 miles

Distance

2,094 ft

Climb

-2,547 ft

Descent

1,334 ft

High Point

The toughest trails in Squamish, compiled. Try not to crash.

Detailed Description

Maximum Gnar Squamish is a 11 mile popular extreme route located near Squamish British Columbia. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 37 trails. This route climbs 2,094 ft with a max elevation of 1,334 ft then descends -2,547 ft.

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

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Trails in Route

	Tracks from Hell				2,582 ft
	Mikes Loop				896 ft
	50 Shades of Green Part 2				1,627 ft
	Of Mice and Men				2,730 ft
	Value Added				3,550 ft
	Penthouse				594 ft
	Icy Hole Connector				381 ft
	Icy Hole of Death				351 ft
	Larvicide				1,739 ft
	Access 5				289 ft
	Around The Rock				607 ft
	Access1				3,448 ft
	Mashiter				1 mile
	Tracks from Hell				2,582 ft
	Mikes Loop				896 ft
	50 Shades of Green Part 2				1,627 ft
	Of Mice and Men				2,730 ft
	Entrails				640 ft
	Treasure Trail				3,743 ft
	Mashiter				1,539 ft
	Tracks from Hell				2,582 ft
	Mikes Loop				896 ft
	50 Shades of Green Part 2				1,627 ft
	Of Mice and Men				2,730 ft
	Entrails				3,110 ft
	Boney Elbows				105 ft
	Room with a View				509 ft
	End Hole Connector				361 ft
	Intestinal Fortitude				1,325 ft
	Access2				768 ft
	Hueso				3,832 ft
	Access2				187 ft
	Access3				587 ft
	Gouranga				1,004 ft
	Gouranga Rock Ride				203 ft
	Lower Gouranga				190 ft
	Lumberjack's				1,690 ft

Details

Riding area

Alice Lake & Highlands
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Double Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

1,434

More Stats for Maximum Gnar Squamish mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 40 min
Altitude min

358 ft
Altitude start

906 ft
Altitude end

453 ft
Grade

-0.8%
Grade max

-72.7%
Grade min

48.4%
Distance climb

6 miles
Distance down

4 miles
Distance flat

4,196 ft

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trail	date	description
Mikes Loop	Apr 26, 2025 @ 10:25am 14 hours
50 Shades of Green Part 2	Apr 26, 2025 @ 10:25am 14 hours
Of Mice and Men	Apr 26, 2025 @ 10:25am 14 hours
Lumberjack's	Apr 20, 2025 @ 4:44pm Apr 20, 2025	Tree down on trail, needs chainsaw!
Intestinal Fortitude	Apr 18, 2025 @ 12:42pm Apr 18, 2025	Open after a winter rebuild! Amongst other things we added a chicken line to the last slab so the trail can now be ridden as an easy double black. Having said that, the drop is now a little hander, but that also has a new chicken line on the left. Thanks for all the help.