1.3 miles
Distance
94 ft
Climb
-672 ft
Descent
00:13:21
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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Riding AreaPineview
Kamloops, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular direction shown
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Physical RatingHard
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Seasonspring, summer, fall.
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
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Global Ranking#2879 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking
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Year Opened2016
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Land ManagerKamloops Performance Cycling Centre
"A Blaze on the Hillside" gets its name from a song title, plus it runs next to a fire pit that I have used to warm up while building the trail. It features a moderate amount of rock features in the first third of the trail, then opens up and speed increase on the latter half. There are multiple line choices all the way down. It can be accessed from "Rock & Roll/Hard Rock" trails, or by the "My Fitness Test" trail. It ends up lo down close to the main parking lot, next to the "Boot Chute" trail. Enjoy
Access Info
If you climb "Hard Rock" then you'll see the sign for "A Blaze on the Hillside". If you are next to the "Stubby" or Shep's" trails, it can be be found at the top of the hillside above those two. There is a short climb to the trail head.
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More Stats for A Blaze On The Hillside mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-578 ft
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Altitude min2,649 ft
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Altitude max3,229 ft
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Altitude start3,226 ft
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Altitude end2,649 ft
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Grade-8.211%
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Grade max-39.17%
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Grade min27.88%
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Distance climb1,389 ft
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Distance down5,064 ft
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Distance flat583 ft
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Avg time00:13:21
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 11 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 17 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
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- 2,785 rides
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Definitely a black trail, not blue. Multiple steep rock lines at the top, a few (mostly low consequence) gaps in the middle, one steep silty slalom line near the bottom. Beware of the blind rock jump to gap about half-way down. Look before you launch.
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This trail is a masterpiece, effortless flow ans scattered throughout are jumps berms and little features like rock gardens and log bars to keep you on your toes. Most fun descent in pineview by far.
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Great trail. But being an (you'll assume arrogant) staunch Shore rider this trail is a blue at best! Pretty easy stuff but still a blast!
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This is a great trail. It's rated black due to the rocky stuff at the top and I assume the steep washed out sandy part at the bottom. The rest is not that hard. Flows really well and the jumps and doubles are a lot of fun. The rocky parts of Stubby's are a bit tougher. An intermediate rider can ride easily from where it crosses the access road and turn out to Boot Chute when crossing through the cabin.
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Nearby Trails
- Stubby 43 ft
- Bangers And Mash 98 ft
- Hard Rock 571 ft
- Sheppard's 617 ft
- Mine 2,782 ft
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