2,389 ft
Distance
8 ft
Climb
-150 ft
Descent
00:02:43
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BJ's Surprise Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Glenrock
    Newcastle
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #38173 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #40925 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running

BJ's surprise is a dedicated downhill trail consisting of a series of bermed switchbacks with numerous drops along the terraces. The first section of the trail has several rock drops that have becoming increasingly difficult over time. There is some rutting and trail deterioration on some of the corners but the trail is otherwise ridable and a decent challenge.

Trail was always meant to be rated as black diamond but a mistake was made with signage when the trail network was formalised. Officially regraded in March 2017.

At its end you can link back around to Seuss Land via It Happens or zip straight down Bottom BJ's.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for BJ's Surprise mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -142 ft
  • Altitude min
    138 ft
  • Altitude max
    280 ft
  • Altitude start
    280 ft
  • Altitude end
    138 ft
  • Grade max
    -19.978%
  • Grade min
    5.146%
  • Distance climb
    223 ft
  • Distance down
    2,166 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:43
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:03
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on Oct 6, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.06 (9 votes)
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      BJ's Surprise Trail Reports

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      Oct 6, 2024 @ 3:40am
      Oct 6, 2024
      		 just keeps getting better as it becomes rockier
      Apr 25, 2024 @ 9:59pm
      Apr 25, 2024
      		 Running nice, the odd puddle but overall really good
      Mar 10, 2024 @ 11:31am
      Mar 10, 2024
      Feb 18, 2024 @ 6:12am
      Feb 18, 2024
      Feb 7, 2024 @ 10:14am
      Feb 7, 2024
      		 A little bit wet in small sections, some puddles but avoidable
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 14 rides
      • 18.9 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 191 rides
      • 20.7 km avg distance
      All
      • 3,934 rides
      • Last: Nov 28, 2024

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