4,146 ft
Distance
165 ft
Climb
-44 ft
Descent
00:07:49
Avg time

Cardinal Way Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Batawa Ski Hill
    Batawa, Ontario
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #51468 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #18129 in Trail Running
    • #47362 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Batawa Sports

A green rated multi-use flow trail located in the south side riding area. Cardinal Way can be accessed from the Powerline or Hilltop hubs, or from its intersection with Maples trail. The trail surface is machine cut and groomed doubletrack. The trail is approximately 1100 metres in length with an average grade of 3% and some sections reaching 15%. Beginning at the Powerline hub the trail starts with 200 metres of switchbacks and climbing turns. The trail continues to climb up to the Hilltop hub. The trail surface is variable in some sections, but hard packed and relatively smooth for the most part. Blue trail markers.

Access Info

Access from the Hilltop or Powerline hubs.

Disclaimer

Ride at your own risk.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cardinal Way mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    121 ft
  • Altitude min
    347 ft
  • Altitude max
    492 ft
  • Altitude start
    352 ft
  • Altitude end
    473 ft
  • Grade
    2.928%
  • Grade max
    -15.786%
  • Grade min
    21.745%
  • Distance climb
    2,715 ft
  • Distance down
    860 ft
  • Distance flat
    571 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:49
  • Avg reverse time
    00:07:08
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on Nov 15, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4 (1 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Cardinal Way Trail Reports

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      Nov 15, 2022 @ 4:05pm
      Nov 15, 2022
      Oct 17, 2022 @ 9:44am
      Oct 17, 2022
      		 Leafy
      Aug 20, 2022 @ 8:21am
      Aug 20, 2022
      Aug 12, 2022 @ 5:42am
      Aug 12, 2022
      		 Great morning! Trails are good.
      Jul 22, 2022 @ 7:05am
      Jul 22, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 8 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 58 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 726 rides
      • Last: May 25, 2023

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      23 |
      Mar 22, 2022 @ 1:55pm
      Mar 22, 2022
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      May 3, 2021 @ 9:35am
      May 3, 2021
      25 |
      Feb 14, 2021 @ 9:59pm
      Feb 14, 2021
      164 |
      Jul 8, 2018 @ 9:12am
      Jul 8, 2018

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