4,198 ft
Distance
126 ft
Climb
-687 ft
Descent
00:18:24
Avg time

Cheap Thrills Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Westside - Sproatt
    Whistler, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #3597 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9757 in Trail Running
    • #19447 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in E-Biking
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 30 in Hiking

Cheap Thrills is an excellent trail that descends almost 200 vertical metres from the Flank Trail to the start of 99er. The trails is well-built and offers numerous steep rock faces and curving bridges to keep you entertained. Although there are certainly some double-black sections they are not mandatory, meaning capable technical riders willing to walk around a few stunts will still have a great ride.

Access Info

The most direct way to access this trail is to ride up Stonebridge Place and take the Stonebridge-Flank Connector. Climb this trail very steeply and join the Flank Trail at about 980m elevation. The start of Cheap Thrills is not well marked, but look for a prominent clearing where the Flank Trail turns north (right).

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cheap Thrills mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -562 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,655 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,217 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,217 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,655 ft
  • Grade
    -13.383%
  • Grade max
    -47.566%
  • Grade min
    32.073%
  • Distance climb
    963 ft
  • Distance down
    3,065 ft
  • Distance flat
    170 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:24
  • Avg reverse time
    01:31:34
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Status:
on Oct 29, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.35 (33 votes)
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      Cheap Thrills Trail Reports

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      Oct 29, 2023 @ 4:18am
      Oct 29, 2023
      Sep 3, 2023 @ 12:39am
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      Sep 2, 2023 @ 12:47pm
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      Jul 22, 2023 @ 11:23pm
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      Jun 27, 2023 @ 5:24pm
      Jun 27, 2023
      		 Trail is clear except we need to clean a skiny bridge because an old tree have colapsed on it.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 133 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 1,556 rides
      • Last: Aug 6, 2023

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