971 ft
Distance
8 ft
Climb
-168 ft
Descent
00:00:58
Avg time

Brackentrail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Observed Trials
  • Riding Area
    Alice Lake & Highlands
    Squamish, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #655 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #7894 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Observed Trials

This is mainly a descending trail to get to Brackendale from Jacks. Although you can use it to climb back up to Jacks after descending Crouching Squirrel, it is recommended to go down to Tantalus Road and climb back up Dowad Drive.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Brackentrail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -161 ft
  • Altitude min
    229 ft
  • Altitude max
    389 ft
  • Altitude start
    389 ft
  • Altitude end
    230 ft
  • Grade
    -16.6%
  • Grade max
    -42.7%
  • Grade min
    7.9%
  • Distance climb
    105 ft
  • Distance down
    817 ft
  • Distance flat
    49 ft
  • Avg time
    00:00:58
  • Avg reverse time
    00:42:20
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      Brackentrail Trail Reports

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      Jun 11, 2025 @ 2:39pm
      Jun 11, 2025
      		 reporter Wildfire in area
      Feb 26, 2025 @ 3:50pm
      Feb 26, 2025
      		 Tree cleared by SORCA Trail Crew
      Feb 23, 2025 @ 1:05am
      Feb 23, 2025
      		 Tree down between the last couple steps / ramps and the big switchback berm. Comes up on you pretty quick so beware. After the berm, lots of...
      Feb 3, 2025 @ 7:23pm
      Feb 3, 2025
      		 reporter
      Nov 29, 2024 @ 5:09pm
      Nov 29, 2024
      		 reporter The trail is open and ready to ride. The long bridge was removed and the bottom of the trail rerouted to join onto Craigs Connector, where we also...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 15.6 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 186 rides
      • 15.8 km avg distance
      All
      • 1,735 rides
      • Last: Jul 11, 2025

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