2.9 miles
Distance
830 ft
Climb
-128 ft
Descent
00:36:18
Avg time

A Grand Traverse Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Tzouhalem
    Duncan, British Columbia
  • AKA
    AGT
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #2438 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9537 in E-Biking
    • #5329 in Trail Running
    • #11952 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Municipality of North Cowichan

A fantastic climbing trail that pleasantly winds its way up the east side of Mt. Tzouhalem starting from Nevilane Road. Wonderful pedallable grade with some nice tight corners to challenge you. First bit ends at crossing of Branch E-1 fire road. Continues further up mountain with the next phase of the trail all the way to the end of Finality. Beautifully sculpted with attention to detail and nice bridges higher up the route. Trail is fun to be ridden back down - just watch out for those climbing up the trail as this is a mixed use primary climbing trail. Here you can continue upwards on Lower Finality or drop down to E Road connector.
Thanks to the trail builders for building this rolling fun

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for A Grand Traverse mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    702 ft
  • Altitude min
    577 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,323 ft
  • Altitude start
    621 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,322 ft
  • Grade
    4.5%
  • Grade max
    -18.3%
  • Grade min
    39.2%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2,759 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,359 ft
  • Avg time
    00:36:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:42
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Jun 10, 2022
Wet
Avg: 4.6 (27 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (4,233)
close
  • Basemap 
  • Trail Style 
    • ?
  • Activity Type  
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to a-grand-traverse trailhead (48.801950, -123.617960)
      update trails status or condition

      A Grand Traverse Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jun 10, 2022 @ 10:21am
      Jun 10, 2022
      Mar 14, 2022 @ 8:56am
      Mar 14, 2022
      		 reporter Wet and muddy on the lowest sections with some trail erosion from heavy use which is starting to expose more roots. Otherwise once you get to the...
      Feb 21, 2022 @ 12:47pm
      Feb 21, 2022
      		 Danger trees
      Feb 20, 2022 @ 8:48am
      Feb 20, 2022
      Feb 13, 2022 @ 12:48pm
      Feb 13, 2022
      		 Mint!
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 12 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 298 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,631 rides
      •  

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

      Photos

      more »
      34 |
      Apr 4, 2022 @ 1:05pm
      Apr 4, 2022
      18 |
      Apr 4, 2022 @ 1:05pm
      Apr 4, 2022
      23 |
      Apr 4, 2022 @ 1:05pm
      Apr 4, 2022
      50 |
      Jun 3, 2021 @ 9:29pm
      Jun 3, 2021

      Routes with this trail

      more »
      titledistance
      Ride Cowichan Tzouhalem Sampler8 miles
      Tzou r RSRCTN10 miles
      Tom's Beauty Lap from Nevillane Start10 miles
      Dirt Diva virtual Ride #16 miles

      Trail Products

      5 Reviews & Comments

      • + 4
      Stasher CTSS (Jul 3, 2017 at 9:56)
       My favourite climbing route up the mountain now. The trail is well thought out with consideration of the natural terrain and drainage in the area. Beautiful forest and a treat all year in any season.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      bwsimmons (Jul 20, 2018 at 13:30)
       It's been a long time since I've ridden in this area and I'm blown away with the quality of the climbing trails I've been on so far. This trail is a gem.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      r0bb (Aug 7, 2020 at 15:08)
       Thanks Rick for building this nice climb trail and it was great meeting you. Had an awesome time on loam line, some of the biggest trail jumps I ever hit! We ended up driving north and are in Cumberland now but thanks for offering to guide us.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      dpparker60 EMBA-WS (Oct 26, 2021 at 10:15)
       This is a really fun, easy trail to bomb down too! Visibility is good for seeing uphill traffic.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      colchilibeck (Apr 4, 2022 at 12:20)
       A very nice climb trail. I would call it a green with a punchy end and a few blue climbing obstacles. For reference, Xylem on Maple Mountain is much more difficult. What’s great is you aren’t gassed by the time you get to Double D and will still have legs for another climb after. As others have said, it’s a beautiful forest and you will be appreciating the natural views during the entire climb.
      [Reply]





      Videos

      more »
      Traversing A Grand Traverse At Mt Tzouhalem in...
      12:41 | 638 | Jul 3, 2018 , Duncan
      Tzouhalem 2
      7:48 | 286 | Nov 2, 2018 , Duncan
      180324 Grand Traverse
      7:19 | 192 | Mar 26, 2018 , Duncan
      180214 DMc Follow Cam
      6:57 | 82 | Feb 12, 2018 , Duncan

      Nearby Trails

      Mount Tzouhalem

      • subscribe
      • flag
      • login to download gpx or kml files.