2,635 ft
Distance
15 ft
Climb
-292 ft
Descent
00:05:14
Avg time

3 Bears (Bracken) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Harbourview
    Sooke, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #44002 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #21699 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Capital Regional District

Named after a family of 3 bears who's mother used the trail to walk her cubs to school. Here the elevation continues to flatten out as you come closer to the end with XC singletrack and some smaller rock rolls and tight tree sections.

Access Info

Access via the Grouse trail, Quimper Summit trail or K2/Manzanita.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 3 Bears (Bracken) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -278 ft
  • Altitude min
    337 ft
  • Altitude max
    617 ft
  • Altitude start
    614 ft
  • Altitude end
    337 ft
  • Grade
    -10.532%
  • Grade max
    -28.655%
  • Grade min
    10.187%
  • Distance climb
    396 ft
  • Distance down
    2,077 ft
  • Distance flat
    162 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:14
  • Avg reverse time
    00:12:54
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Status:
on Mar 25, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.85 (15 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      3 Bears (Bracken) Trail Reports

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      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:11pm
      Mar 25, 2023
      		 Trail is running great! The new trail work is starting to get bedded in and flows so nicely! Thanks to the trail workers for all the work.
      Mar 19, 2023 @ 2:10am
      Mar 19, 2023
      		 Amazing conditions today. Great work Bob and crew. New sections are awesome.
      Mar 12, 2023 @ 7:45pm
      Mar 12, 2023
      		 fantastic work! running great - thanks SBC and Bob!
      Feb 11, 2023 @ 4:21am
      Feb 11, 2023
      		 Updated section near bottom is running fantastic. The drop feature has a proper landing now so it's no longer a hard compression huck to flat....
      Jan 27, 2023 @ 5:45am
      Jan 27, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 28 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 259 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,635 rides
      • Last: Mar 29, 2023

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      19 |
      Jan 12, 2023 @ 2:13pm
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      Jan 12, 2023
      46 |
      Mar 13, 2021 @ 5:11pm
      Mar 13, 2021
      32 |
      Mar 13, 2021 @ 5:11pm
      Mar 13, 2021

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