2,972 ft
Distance
146 ft
Climb
-180 ft
Descent
00:12:38
Avg time

Border Patrol Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Observed Trials
  • Riding Area
    Alice Lake & Highlands
    Squamish, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #44463 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #21973 in E-Biking
    • #178 in Observed Trials
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Observed Trials

A very old trail with many steep ups and downs. Very technical, and the climbs are difficult to clean. There are some nice slabs on the trail. You won’t get your flow here, but it can be rewarding.
Provides the egress to Marc My Word.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Border Patrol mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -34 ft
  • Altitude min
    788 ft
  • Altitude max
    910 ft
  • Altitude start
    822 ft
  • Altitude end
    787 ft
  • Grade
    -1.1%
  • Grade max
    -24.6%
  • Grade min
    32.8%
  • Distance climb
    1,109 ft
  • Distance down
    1,355 ft
  • Distance flat
    512 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:07
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on Apr 24, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3 (36 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Border Patrol Trail Reports

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      Apr 24, 2025 @ 2:28pm
      Apr 24, 2025
      Feb 20, 2025 @ 9:31pm
      Feb 20, 2025
      		 tree down right at the Guanxi/Border Patrol split
      Feb 3, 2025 @ 7:23pm
      Feb 3, 2025
      		 reporter
      Jul 8, 2024 @ 9:26pm
      Jul 8, 2024
      May 4, 2024 @ 8:38am
      May 4, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 15 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 211 rides
      • Last: May 10, 2025

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      Feb 9, 2024 @ 8:47am
      Feb 9, 2024
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      Jul 24, 2021 @ 8:18pm
      Jul 24, 2021

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