1.4 miles
Distance
87 ft
Climb
-1,057 ft
Descent
00:23:26
Avg time
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Big Ed Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Kalamalka Lake
    Vernon, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #5092 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #6913 in Trail Running
    • #30303 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in E-Biking
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Long and demanding downhill with everything from steep and technical to fast and flowy. Double black due to remoteness to access in case of emergency. A couple of the double black moves have easy ways that are the main route now.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Big Ed mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -971 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,110 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,081 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,081 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,110 ft
  • Grade
    -13.1%
  • Grade max
    -68.9%
  • Grade min
    40.2%
  • Distance climb
    892 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    420 ft
  • Avg time
    00:23:26
  • Avg reverse time
    00:25:09
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on Jul 30, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.5 (33 votes)
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      Big Ed Trail Reports

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      Jul 30, 2023 @ 9:33am
      Jul 30, 2023
      		 tree down
      Jul 22, 2023 @ 11:54pm
      Jul 22, 2023
      Jun 10, 2023 @ 12:03am
      Jun 10, 2023
      May 19, 2023 @ 7:11am
      May 19, 2023
      		 reporter NOCS Trail Crew has finished clearing
      Nov 15, 2022 @ 9:16am
      Nov 15, 2022
      		 reporter Winter is here, trails are snow covered. Enjoy winter and we'll see you in spring. Keep an eye out for fat biking grooming reports!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 149 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,256 rides
      • Last: Sep 19, 2023

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Nov 13, 2021 @ 10:36am
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      Oct 15, 2020 @ 9:25am
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      Oct 15, 2020 @ 9:25am
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      Aug 8, 2017 @ 9:48am
      Aug 8, 2017
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