1.4 miles
Distance
50 ft
Climb
-631 ft
Descent
00:33:08
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Pineview
    Kamloops, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    spring, summer, fall.
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #2879 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking
  • Year Opened
    2016
  • Land Owner
    Kamloops 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.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for A Blaze On The Hillside mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -581 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,641 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,222 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,222 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,641 ft
  • Grade
    -8%
  • Grade max
    -39.6%
  • Grade min
    9.4%
  • Distance climb
    879 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    610 ft
  • Avg time
    00:33:08
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:20
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on Aug 24, 2023
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      A Blaze On The... Trail Reports

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      Aug 24, 2023 @ 5:03pm
      Aug 24, 2023
      		 reporter Trails open again after fire closure (effective Aug 24th)
      Aug 20, 2023 @ 9:17am
      Aug 20, 2023
      		 reporter Closed due to Wildfire Risk - Aug 18
      Jul 3, 2023 @ 10:46pm
      Jul 3, 2023
      May 25, 2023 @ 8:35am
      May 25, 2023
      		 reporter
      Nov 4, 2022 @ 1:20pm
      Nov 4, 2022
      		 reporter All trails in the Pineview trail network are now closed for the winter, as per the agreement between the landowner and the trail manager.
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      • 8 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 372 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 3,599 rides
      • Last: Sep 30, 2023

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