2.1 miles
Distance
406 ft
Climb
-856 ft
Descent
00:38:14
Avg time

Bubble Wrap Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mt. Work Regional Park
    Victoria, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #17528 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #19159 in E-Biking
    • #27971 in Trail Running
    • #20042 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Capital Regional District

An unsanctioned old school all mountain trail with minimal flow and lots of technical challenges and a few superb viewpoints. Best ridden with a new-school AM bike. Some excellent open ridge portions with sparse vegetation and lots of fun on the rocks. Riding it south to north will put you in the extreme north end of Mt Work park and far from everything else. This trail is beyond the Hartland Bike Park boundary. It is unsanctioned. It is not maintained by the local bike society, the South Island Mountain Bike Society (SIMBS).

Access Info

Access from the south via North Ridge and Breathless with a short 50m walk/ride traverse of the Mt. Work hiking trail until the left (north) turn towards Bubble Wrap proper. Exit at the north end also involves riding/walking a short section of the Mt. Work trail. Look out for hikers and be nice.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bubble Wrap mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -449 ft
  • Altitude min
    542 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,086 ft
  • Altitude start
    991 ft
  • Altitude end
    541 ft
  • Grade
    -4.1%
  • Grade max
    -49%
  • Grade min
    24.4%
  • Distance climb
    3,353 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1,814 ft
  • Avg time
    00:38:14
  • Avg reverse time
    01:15:06
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on Apr 12, 2025
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Avg: 3.89 (23 votes)
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      Directions to bubble-wrap trailhead (48.538990, -123.477650)

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 50 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 546 rides
      • Last: May 12, 2025

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      Jess's Basic Hartland Loop10 miles
      Bubble Wrap Loop4 miles
      Both Ends9 miles
      Hartland Advanced Route8 miles

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