A Grand Traverse Details

Riding area

Mount Tzouhalem
Duncan, British Columbia
AKA

Rick's Trail
Difficulty rating

Blue rate
Trail type

Singletrack
Bike type

AM, XC, Fat
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Uphill Primary
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical rating

Moderate
TTFs on trail

Bridge
Global Ranking

#4301

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!

This trail is Unsanctioned, Ride at your own Risk!

More Stats for A Grand Traverse mountain bike trail

Altitude change

511 ft
Altitude min

572 ft
Altitude max

1,132 ft
Altitude start

613 ft
Altitude end

1,124 ft
Grade

5.033%
Grade max

-20.005%
Grade min

31.487%
Distance climb

1 miles
Distance down

2,897 ft
Distance flat

800 ft
Avg time

00:20:35
Avg reverse time

00:10:44
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Status:

on Jul 29, 2018

Dry

Avg: 4.5 (6 votes)

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A Grand Traverse Trail Reports

	date	description
	Jul 29, 2018 @ 10:06am Jul 29, 2018
	Jul 4, 2018 @ 11:02am Jul 4, 2018	Perfect condition.
	Jun 22, 2018 @ 9:05pm Jun 22, 2018
	Apr 8, 2018 @ 8:19am Apr 8, 2018
	Apr 2, 2018 @ 11:40am Apr 2, 2018	Dry, with the odd wet low spot. #hero

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A Grand Traverse, Duncan

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A Grand Traverse, Victoria

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Tzouhalem and Maple Summit Loop		26 miles
Maple & Tzou Summit Loop		30 miles
Flow Righta		10 miles
Intermediate / Expert 2018 Tzouhalem Enduro Course race		12 miles

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2 Reviews & Comments

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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.

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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.

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