1.1 miles
Distance
302 ft
Climb
-118 ft
Descent
00:11:08
Avg time

Crosscut Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Coutlee Plateau
    Merritt, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    All
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #46510 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #41770 in E-Biking
    • #31882 in Trail Running
    • #81037 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2015
  • Land Owner
    Merritt Mountain Bike Club

Crosscut is part of the trail system that takes one from the bottom back up to the starting point of the coutlee plateau trail system.

Access Info

When you come out of Sanchez, Crosscut is approximately 100m up the road and takes off to the left. About 20m in, just after a little ravine you will see the old crosscut saw mounted on the side of the trail.

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More Stats for Crosscut mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    184 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,577 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,779 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,595 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,779 ft
  • Grade
    3.148%
  • Grade max
    -21.32%
  • Grade min
    15.443%
  • Distance climb
    3,904 ft
  • Distance down
    1,695 ft
  • Distance flat
    251 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:08
  • Avg reverse time
    00:00:38
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on May 19, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.98 (1 votes)
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      Crosscut Trail Reports

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      May 19, 2025 @ 1:48pm
      May 19, 2025
      Too bad the Motos are riding it. Some very soft spots where they rooped it up.
      Apr 9, 2025 @ 9:46am
      Apr 9, 2025
      Some mud after the recent rains, but otherwise clear
      May 26, 2024 @ 5:59am
      May 26, 2024
      Sep 10, 2023 @ 10:02am
      Sep 10, 2023
      Log on trail with wasp nest in it. Moved log but wasps are all over the trail.
      Aug 5, 2023 @ 3:22am
      Aug 5, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 30 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 20 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 207 rides
      • Last: Jun 14, 2025

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      Aug 29, 2021 @ 2:57pm
      Aug 29, 2021
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      May 27, 2020 @ 9:46pm
      May 27, 2020
      23 |
      Sep 10, 2023 @ 10:03am
      Sep 10, 2023

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