3.4 miles
Distance
223 ft
Climb
-973 ft
Descent
00:28:47
Avg time
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Big Chook Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Blue Tier Forest Reserve
    weldborough
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #6475 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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Big Chook is a highly rated 5 km popular blue singletrack trail located near weldborough. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 28 minutes to complete this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Big Chook mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -751 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,176 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,980 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,927 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,176 ft
  • Grade
    -4.237%
  • Grade max
    -23.063%
  • Grade min
    13.603%
  • Distance climb
    4,603 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,600 ft
  • Avg time
    00:28:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:01:56
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on Jan 20, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 5 (16 votes)
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      Big Chook Trail Reports

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      Jan 20, 2023 @ 4:09pm
      Jan 20, 2023
      		 Big tree still down as per previous report, in the first section
      Jan 3, 2023 @ 5:03pm
      Jan 3, 2023
      		 big tree down next to one that's just been cleared, easy quick lift around to join, great track.
      Jan 2, 2023 @ 9:27pm
      Jan 2, 2023
      		 tree is clear. very wet with some muddy patches and deepening bog holes that take it up half a grade
      Dec 10, 2022 @ 8:07pm
      Dec 10, 2022
      		 Major tree down
      Nov 23, 2022 @ 12:41am
      Nov 23, 2022
      		 Only few muddy parts were sketchy. Otherwise in pretty good shape despite recent rains.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 29 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 392 rides
      • Last: Nov 24, 2023

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      Dec 10, 2021 @ 5:39pm
      Dec 10, 2021
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      Feb 29, 2020 @ 6:36am
      Feb 29, 2020
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      Jan 8, 2020 @ 2:38am
      Jan 8, 2020
      145 |
      Dec 12, 2016 @ 12:27am
      Dec 12, 2016

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      9:36 | 255 | May 22, 2022 , weldborough
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