2.4 miles
Distance
575 ft
Climb
-164 ft
Descent
00:41:27
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Whistler North
    Whistler, British Columbia
  • AKA
    Secret North
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    May-Oct
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #2376 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9707 in E-Biking
    • #6914 in Trail Running
    • #16002 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in E-Biking
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking

Comfortably Numb is the longest and most physically challenging singletrack ride in the Whistler valley. Designed and built by Chris Markle (a Whistler trailbuilding legend), it's a must-do ride for technically advanced cyclists.

Comfortably Numb should not be taken lightly, take as much water as you can carry, you will need it. It's also not recomended that you do this trail on your own, as large parts are out of mobile phone coverage. If you do start the ride and need to exit early, there is a way out after 6km via Young Lust which will take you back to the Wedgemount carpark.

Most people ride this trail from North to South, starting at Wedgemount parking lot, but it can be ridden both ways.
Some variations of the trail include riding Kill Me Thrill Me first, or if you want to start in the village, you can ride out on Green Lake Loop

The descent portion is setup as a seperate trail, which can be done itself by climbing Yummy Numby.
Comfortably Numb (Foreplay Descent)

Access Info

The trail begins near Wedgemount parking lot. Either ride or drive north of Whistler and look for the BC Parks signs for Wedgemount. Once off the highway there is ample parking near the river. To access the trail-head, cross the bridge and go left, veering right at a fork. After a couple of minutes you will see a well signed trail on your right.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Comfortably Numb (North Secret) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    411 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,084 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,495 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,084 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,497 ft
  • Grade
    3.3%
  • Grade max
    -28.1%
  • Grade min
    38.7%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    2,917 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,008 ft
  • Avg time
    00:41:27
  • Avg reverse time
    00:37:49
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Aug 14, 2024
Dry
Avg: 4.6 (38 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (1,361)
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to comfortably-numb-north-secret trailhead (50.169020, -122.882430)
      update trails status or condition

      Comfortably Numb... Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Aug 14, 2024 @ 2:42pm
      Aug 14, 2024
      Aug 13, 2024 @ 1:06am
      Aug 13, 2024
      		 One muddy section after the long bridge / skinny bit. Overall riding mint.
      Jul 19, 2024 @ 3:45am
      Jul 19, 2024
      Apr 27, 2024 @ 2:20am
      Apr 27, 2024
      Apr 1, 2024 @ 9:41am
      Apr 1, 2024
      		 Some 10-20m snow patches just past the start of Happiest Days They’re almost gone.
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 19.5 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 112 rides
      • 18.2 km avg distance
      All
      • 1,164 rides
      • Last: Sep 12, 2024

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

      Photos

      more »
      723 |
      Dec 3, 2016 @ 9:19pm
      Dec 3, 2016
      599 |
      Aug 30, 2014 @ 6:57pm
      Aug 30, 2014
      17 |
      Sep 26, 2023 @ 6:54am
      Sep 26, 2023
      101 |
      Jul 23, 2021 @ 4:47pm
      Jul 23, 2021

      Routes with this trail

      more »
      titledistance
      Comfortably Numb12 miles
      2021 Worca Virtual Toonie #5 Thriller by Vorsprung Suspension and RMU4 miles
      Run Comfy Numb 25k Trail Race16 miles
      Todd's Favourite6 miles

      Trail Products

      11 Reviews & Comments


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      more »
      Comfortably Numb - North Secret in Whistler, BC
      36:32 | 132 | Nov 3, 2023 , Whistler
      Comfortably Numb | Whistler, BC
      1:51 | 998 | Oct 12, 2019 , Whistler
      youtuber Comfortably Numb, Whistler - Trail Guide
      3255 | Jun 27, 2016 , Whistler
      180503 Comfortably Numb
      3:28 | 271 | Jun 4, 2018 , Whistler

      Nearby Trails

      Whistler North

      • By canadaka Trailforks & contributors
      • #6849 - 41,808 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.