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2,499 ft
Distance
9 ft
Climb
-158 ft
Descent
00:03:09
Avg time
-149 ft
Altitude change
561 ft
Altitude min
711 ft
Altitude max
711 ft
Altitude start
561 ft
Altitude end
-12.65%
Grade max
8.986%
Grade min
259 ft
Distance climb
2,148 ft
Distance down
93 ft
Distance flat
00:03:09
Avg time
Bucket Upper Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaDuck Lake Trails
Powell River, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in E-Biking
- 65 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Global Ranking#91757 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #27806 in E-Biking
- #135315 in Trail Running
- #144759 in Hiking
- #27813 in Horseback
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Provincial Ranking#4,628 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #1,849 in E-Biking
- #7,811 in Trail Running
- #8,536 in Hiking
- #577 in Horseback
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Bucket Upper is a 762 m popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Powell River British Columbia. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 3 m blue climb. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 17 miles average
6 Months
- 33 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
All
- 226 rides
- Last: Oct 25, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to bucket-upper trailhead
(49.859272, -124.484467)
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mtb
8:32 |
23002 |
Mar 12, 2015 , Powell River
mtb
4:26 |
2884 |
Oct 13, 2014 , Powell River
mtb
0:33 |
262 |
Sep 4, 2014 , Powell River
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