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3,668 ft
Distance
-32 ft
Descent
00:04:15
Avg time
-33 ft
Altitude change
317 ft
Altitude min
352 ft
Altitude max
350 ft
Altitude start
318 ft
Altitude end
-0.9%
Grade
-3.1%
Grade max
1.8%
Grade min
207 ft
Distance climb
2,881 ft
Distance down
371 ft
Distance flat
00:04:15
Avg time
3 Ditches Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaNorthwest Bay Trails
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in E-Biking
- 45 in Trail Running
- 45 in Hiking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
- 95 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#81283 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #42070 in E-Biking
- #152719 in Trail Running
- #151864 in Hiking
- #8340 in Adaptive Biking
- #2225 in Gravel Biking
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Provincial Ranking#4,048 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #2,870 in E-Biking
- #9,241 in Trail Running
- #9,269 in Hiking
- #291 in Adaptive Biking
- #138 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerMosaic Land Management
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3 Ditches is a 1 km popular green difficulty family friendly doubletrack trail located near Nanoose Bay British Columbia. This mountain bike primary trail and has a easy overall physical rating with a 0 m green climb. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.
This trail is unsanctioned.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 13 miles average
6 Months
- 21 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
All
- 240 rides
- Last: Nov 1, 2026
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