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3,451 ft
Distance
135 ft
Climb
-136 ft
Descent
00:16:43
Avg time
-1 ft
Altitude change
870 ft
Altitude min
973 ft
Altitude max
874 ft
Altitude start
873 ft
Altitude end
-0%
Grade
-41.1%
Grade max
45.2%
Grade min
1,358 ft
Distance climb
1,808 ft
Distance down
285 ft
Distance flat
00:16:43
Avg time
Cliff Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#4,126 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #9,111 in E-Biking
- #4,795 in Trail Running
- #5,915 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular In Reverse
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Cliff Trail is a highly rated 1 km popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Hornby Island British Columbia. Riders describe it as loose. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 16 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 11 miles average
6 Months
- 119 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
All
- 559 rides
- Last: Oct 23, 2026
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Directions to cliff-trail trailhead
(49.512700, -124.693420)
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Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 5 miles • 834 ft • 25 • Loop •
This 8.6km loop will take approximately 2.25 hours to walk.
32 miles • 3,964 ft • 21 • Race •
This is a full island tour with roughly 1,400 m of elevation gain, weaving through mossy forest, rugged...
★ 2.0 • 12 miles • 2,244 ft • 58 • Loop •
A loop to cover all of the stages from the 2018 Hornby 'duro. Starting point assumes camping at Tribune Bay.
3 Reviews & Comments
GoUp2GoDown
Big tree down after Summit, before Devil’s Kitchen
bramski
Went down from top of high cliff to devils kitchen. Thought it was pretty fun!
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