2,740 ft
Distance
2 ft
Climb
-172 ft
Descent
00:05:16
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Crab Traps Trail

  • Joe downham
    since 2016
    Builder
  • John Mullins
    since 2016
    Builder

Crab Traps Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Brookvale Mountain Bike Park
    Brookvale, Prince Edward Island
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    One Direction
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #38171 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    PEI Parks

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Crab Traps is a 835 m popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Brookvale Prince Edward Island. This mountain bike only trail can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 1 m black diamond climb. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Crab Traps mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -169 ft
  • Altitude min
    156 ft
  • Altitude max
    329 ft
  • Altitude start
    329 ft
  • Altitude end
    161 ft
  • Grade
    -6.2%
  • Grade max
    -22.3%
  • Grade min
    2%
  • Distance climb
    108 ft
  • Distance down
    2,425 ft
  • Distance flat
    207 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:16
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:02
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on May 9, 2025
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Avg: 4.26 (5 votes)
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      Crab Traps Trail Reports

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      May 9, 2025 @ 10:49am
      May 9, 2025
      		 Open for the 2025 season!
      May 1, 2025 @ 8:32am
      May 1, 2025
      		 Closed. Opening soon.
      Aug 20, 2024 @ 4:15am
      Aug 20, 2024
      		 Newly reworked lower section from chute to rock garden to road jump
      Apr 28, 2024 @ 5:46pm
      Apr 28, 2024
      		Closed by hurricane Fiona. Expected rebuild summer 2024.
      Oct 4, 2022 @ 4:11pm
      Oct 4, 2022
      		Closed due to damage sustained during hurricane Fiona
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 4 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 49 rides
      • Last: Jul 6, 2025

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