1.1 miles
Distance
169 ft
Climb
-89 ft
Descent
00:08:29
Avg time
Catalyst Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaDon Valley
Toronto, Ontario -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (2 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionUphill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBridge, Drop, Jump, Skinny, Teeter Totter
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 85 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
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Land ManagerCity of Toronto / Toronto Region Conservation Authority
Popular and challenging trail: well loved by many. Steep climbs. Switchbacks. Primarily located on a ravine wall. Very dangerous when wet.
This trail is unsanctioned.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Catalyst mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change80 ft
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Altitude min315 ft
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Altitude max395 ft
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Altitude start315 ft
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Altitude end394 ft
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Grade1.4%
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Grade max-17.5%
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Grade min14.5%
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Distance climb3,776 ft
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Distance down1,634 ft
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Distance flat407 ft
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Avg time00:08:29
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Avg reverse time00:11:42
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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Directions to catalyst trailhead
(43.704840, -79.337520)
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 43 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 1,519 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
All
- 4,370 rides
Technical Trail Features (TTF)
- High Exposure Bridge
Bridge - High Exposure Bridge Ladder Bridge
- Viewpoint
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atrokz
(May 5, 2016 at 6:44)
Good to go for the season.
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dirtsimple
(Jan 13, 2018 at 15:19)
Built this trail in 2004.... first bit is PA ( party atmosphere)... trail starts at switchbacks....
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Hypolyte
(Jun 5, 2018 at 12:31)
Dry. Some wood bridges broken. Very challenging but very very cool. 1st in this trail and first outing this season.
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jesse-effing-edwards
(Jan 29, 2020 at 13:01)
Not really a black diamond trail if you enter from the bottom by the bridge as opposed to coming in from the highline (which is trickier). A lot of pedalling with few features, but worth the ride if you wanna hit PA which is a classic.
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RichardqQu7A8
(May 13, 2021 at 11:10)
Glad they did not merge PA and C. Would have been a nightmare
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natedagreat
(May 14, 2021 at 8:19)
Yeah I think it was because of the name, they just decided to merge the 2 instead of changing it
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MrLski
(Oct 10, 2021 at 6:25)
Some looser chopped roots on key climbs...rooty switchback as you enter ol Rimjob...than on PA Tremco climb. You will never do those climbs punk...paved is for you
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natedagreat
(Oct 10, 2021 at 17:12)
Seriously… I was just getting the hang of tremco ffs…
I noticed the same thing on some of the foreplay switchbacks too..
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I noticed the same thing on some of the foreplay switchbacks too..
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