1.4 miles
Distance
87 ft
Climb
-1,057 ft
Descent
00:25:01
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Big Ed Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaKalamalka Lake
Vernon, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (3 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailDrop, Skinny
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 80 in Trail Running
- 60 in Hiking
Long and demanding downhill with everything from steep and technical to fast and flowy.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Big Ed mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-971 ft
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Altitude min3,110 ft
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Altitude max4,081 ft
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Altitude start4,081 ft
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Altitude end3,110 ft
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Grade-13.1%
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Grade max-82.1%
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Grade min40.2%
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Distance climb892 ft
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Distance down1 mile
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Distance flat420 ft
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Avg time00:25:01
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Avg reverse time00:32:26
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 11 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 20 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 862 rides
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Routes with this trail
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Great trail - old school rowdy tech with lots of features such as elevated log skinnies, ladder bridges and ladder drops. Just a bit too much traversing and climbing for my liking - kills the flow and momentum.
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More of a black than double black. A few old stunts in a state of mild disrepair. Plenty of loan, roots, rocks and fun.
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Not the best trail. Mostly a blue trail, with a few olds stunts (mostly rotted out). Lots of traversing, to a bit of up, to a bit of down. Good to do once but not worth the effort for another lap. Way over graded.
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kabennett91
(May 30, 2021 at 17:01)

Agree with the other comments. This is not a double black or even close. Needs to be regraded. A hard blue or an easy black. It’s a taste of the kootenays in the Okanagan.
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