1 miles
Distance
192 ft
Climb
-1,173 ft
Descent
00:22:31
Avg time

Big Ed Details

  • Riding area
    Kalamalka Lake
    Vernon, British Columbia
  • Difficulty rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    DH, AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • TTFs on trail
    Drop, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #5699

Long and demanding downhill with everything from steep and technical to fast and flowy.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Big Ed mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -981 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,099 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,082 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,082 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,101 ft
  • Grade
    -13.123%
  • Grade max
    -47.08%
  • Grade min
    36.698%
  • Distance climb
    1,587 ft
  • Distance down
    1 miles
  • Distance flat
    269 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:31
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Status:
on May 20, 2018
Variable
Avg: 4.4 (19 votes)

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Trail Style
  • ?
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to big-ed trailhead (50.185680, -119.203540)
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Big Ed Trail Reports

datedescription
May 20, 2018 @ 9:53pm
May 20, 2018
 Thanks to the trail fairies who cleared big Ed. It's running well, just needs some traffic to clean the branches of the trail.
Apr 18, 2018 @ 8:56pm
Apr 18, 2018
Oct 5, 2017 @ 5:30pm
Oct 5, 2017
Sep 28, 2017 @ 9:04pm
Sep 28, 2017
 reporter A few small trees down across trail, blocking trail. I'll get them next time with my hand saw if you don't! Still loose but fun.
May 23, 2017 @ 12:52pm
May 23, 2017
 running well
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Technical Trail Features (TTF)

Photos

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Aug 8, 2017 @ 9:48am
Aug 8, 2017
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Jun 11, 2017 @ 8:30pm
Jun 11, 2017
Big Ed, Vernon
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Jun 11, 2017 @ 8:30pm
Jun 11, 2017
Big Ed, Vernon
221 |
May 13, 2016 @ 7:04am
May 13, 2016
Big Ed, Vernon

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Videos

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Old School Shuttlin'
2:03 | 379 | Jun 11, 2017 , Vernon
Aj Cleary in The BIG EDit
3:10 | 3592 | Nov 15, 2010 , Vernon
Snow day - Big Ed - Nov.12/2011
0:24 | 379 | Nov 12, 2011 , Vernon
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4:44 | 1733 | Jun 30, 2012 , Vernon

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