3,123 ft
Distance
-764 ft
Descent
00:09:29
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Cranknstein Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Fringed Hill Nelson
    Nelson
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #25252 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking

Raw native trail, lots of rocks and off camber roots with a couple of chutes and jumps to keep things interesting. New trail grade in 2021.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cranknstein mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -764 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,352 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,116 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,116 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,352 ft
  • Grade
    -24.5%
  • Grade max
    -69.1%
  • Grade min
    -2.2%
  • Distance down
    3,035 ft
  • Distance flat
    39 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:29
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:46
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on Feb 21, 2025
Avg: 4.55 (12 votes)
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      Cranknstein Trail Reports

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      Feb 21, 2025 @ 6:05pm
      Feb 21, 2025
      		 seems like needs some serious love...lots of major trees/branches down
      Feb 9, 2025 @ 7:29am
      Feb 9, 2025
      		 Trail needs a groom and weed wack. Not very defined.
      Dec 15, 2024 @ 10:45am
      Dec 15, 2024
      		 A little overgrown in some spots
      May 12, 2024 @ 2:55pm
      May 12, 2024
      		 reporter
      May 5, 2024 @ 2:50pm
      May 5, 2024
      		 reporter Closed 24/7 for annual cull until 18/05
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 12 rides
      • Last: Mar 17, 2025

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      127 |
      May 4, 2019 @ 3:18pm
      May 4, 2019
      1 |
      Feb 21, 2025 @ 6:05pm
      Feb 21, 2025
      1 |
      Feb 21, 2025 @ 6:05pm
      Feb 21, 2025
      30 |
      Aug 3, 2021 @ 8:12pm
      Aug 3, 2021

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