2 miles
Distance
755 ft
Climb
-244 ft
Descent
00:22:23
Avg time

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
    #10129 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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 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
    00:22:23
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:44
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Status:
on Dec 2, 2018
Wet
Avg: 4.3 (7 votes)

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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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A Grand Traverse Trail Reports

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2 Reviews & Comments

  • + 2
flag 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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  • + 0
flag 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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