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3,986 ft
Distance
-179 ft
Descent
00:06:55
Avg time
-180 ft
Altitude change
141 ft
Altitude min
321 ft
Altitude max
321 ft
Altitude start
141 ft
Altitude end
-4.5%
Grade
-13.6%
Grade max
-0.3%
Grade min
3,858 ft
Distance down
00:06:55
Avg time
3rd Step Lower Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaB&K
Roberts Creek, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity35 in Mountain Biking heatmap [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 75 in Hiking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
- 5 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#286295 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #344013 in Trail Running
- #121560 in Hiking
- #14353 in Adaptive Biking
- #29963 in Gravel Biking
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Provincial Ranking#10,346 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #13,736 in Trail Running
- #6,587 in Hiking
- #608 in Adaptive Biking
- #1,416 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeGravel, Adaptive MTB
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
Seldom used trail. Can be a bit grown in. Last 300m often muddy.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 6 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 22 rides
- Last: Aug 23, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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(49.449730, -123.688840)
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nliesch
Ran into a black bear with cubs on the trail yesterday May 24, 2025
IanPF91d9
Really bad. Nobody has used this in years
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