1,933 ft
Distance
132 ft
Climb
-26 ft
Descent
00:11:18
Avg time

Bonsai Details

  • Activities
    • Dirtbike
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Lava Flow
    Squamish, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #13160 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Dirtbiking

Primarily a dirtbike/trials trail also used by mountain bikers to climb up to Somewhere Over there. The left option is slightly easier to climb.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Bonsai bike trail
  • Altitude change
    107 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,158 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,289 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,158 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,265 ft
  • Grade
    5.515%
  • Grade max
    -13.4%
  • Grade min
    15.081%
  • Distance climb
    1,494 ft
  • Distance down
    385 ft
  • Distance flat
    55 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:52:39
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Status:
on Nov 2, 2019
Wet
Avg: 3.8 (9 votes)

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Trail Conditions
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • > 80%
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  • One Direction
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  • Access Road/Trail
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  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
      Directions to bonsai trailhead (49.733260, -123.078870)
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      Bonsai Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Nov 2, 2019 @ 3:05pm
      Nov 2, 2019
      Sep 25, 2019 @ 12:06pm
      Sep 25, 2019
      		 Lots of deep pulled due to drainage
      Aug 17, 2019 @ 5:29am
      Aug 17, 2019
      Jul 18, 2019 @ 3:45pm
      Jul 18, 2019
      Jun 22, 2019 @ 10:16am
      Jun 22, 2019
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 439 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 895 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      Apr 2, 2018 @ 9:47pm
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      86 |
      Apr 2, 2018 @ 9:47pm
      Apr 2, 2018

      Trail Lists

      Routes with this trail

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      		9 miles
      Koel Shinkaruk Challenge
      		36 miles
      Squamish Enduro presented by OneUp Components : Full Course 2019 race
      		31 miles

      Trail Products

      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      flag stewspooner KCTS (Aug 10, 2017 at 13:13)
       Obviously a moto trail, and a bit scoured, but the rock challenges are mostly fun.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag Sun2306 (Jul 1, 2018 at 20:39)
       better than bonsai north but still awful, especially when wet
      [Reply]

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