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4,298 ft
Distance
168 ft
Climb
-77 ft
Descent
00:11:50
Avg time
91 ft
Altitude change
576 ft
Altitude min
740 ft
Altitude max
576 ft
Altitude start
666 ft
Altitude end
2.1%
Grade
-26.5%
Grade max
21.6%
Grade min
2,802 ft
Distance climb
912 ft
Distance down
584 ft
Distance flat
00:11:50
Avg time

Archaea Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Radar Hill
    Campbell River, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue Rate
  • Local Popularity
    20 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Global Ranking
    #120146 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #324194 in Trail Running
    • #297179 in Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Year Opened
    2018

Newly unearthed fossil of a trail. Excellent long technical climb leads to a bomber rocky descent. Fun to ride in reverse.

Access Info

At the bottom of Stake #2 take a left on the road and go about 200m until bluffs open up on the left. Trail starts on this bluff.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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Aug 5, 2024 @ 3:22pm
Aug 5, 2024
 Tried riding. Extremely overgrown. Trail tread being taken over by vegetation from no traffic. Ended up turning around and taking doubletrack.
Jun 18, 2023 @ 6:46pm
Jun 18, 2023
 Several trees down throughout the trail but most can be ridden over. There's two that can't near the start of the trail. First one is about 40m...
May 22, 2023 @ 10:25am
May 22, 2023
 maybe a half dozen or probably more trees down. still some Moto brappppppppp between downed trees
May 13, 2022 @ 10:38am
May 13, 2022
 reporter Pretty overgrown with debris on the trail. DOesn't look like it is ridden much!
Nov 24, 2019 @ 6:13pm
Nov 24, 2019
 Cleaned up some small dead windfall but one remains at the rock outcrop just before rock face downhill to access 3 rd at the end of this trail.A...
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        Directions to archaea trailhead (50.040180, -125.382760)

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        Frequently Asked Questions About Archaea

        ▼ Where is Archaea located?
        Archaea is located in Radar Hill, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Radar Hill trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 50.04018, -125.38276.
        ▼ How hard is Archaea?
        Archaea is rated as Blue difficulty. The physical rating is Moderate. The average grade is 2.1%. The climb difficulty is rated Blue.
        ▼ What is the elevation gain for Archaea?
        Archaea has 168 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 77 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 576 ft to 740 ft.
        ▼ Is Archaea a point to point trail?
        Archaea is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is singletrack.

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