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1.3 miles
Distance
35 ft
Climb
-473 ft
Descent
00:17:10
Avg time
-438 ft
Altitude change
180 ft
Altitude min
647 ft
Altitude max
618 ft
Altitude start
180 ft
Altitude end
-6.4%
Grade
-26.7%
Grade max
14.3%
Grade min
673 ft
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
538 ft
Distance flat
00:17:10
Avg time
Deadfish Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaQuadra Island North
Quadra Island, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
- 75 in Hiking
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Provincial Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingModerate
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Seasonyear round
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailJump, Skinny
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Ride in RainYes
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Year Opened2010
A Quadra classic. Flowey dowhill trail with lots of berms, small jumps, pump sections and fun.
This trail is unsanctioned.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 8 miles average
6 Months
- 50 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
All
- 338 rides
- Last: Oct 17, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
- Ideal
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- Very Dry
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Directions to deadfish trailhead
(50.138390, -125.285400)
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Routes with this trail
★ 4.5 • 9 miles • 1,552 ft • 23 •
Here's a good Quadra loop for you TK. Depending on the rider, "Deadfish" is a perfectly acceptable...
★ 5.0 • 7 miles • 1,185 ft • 22 • Loop •
This route hits all the fun descending trails close to the Morte lake parking. Very similar to So-Buff...
★ 3.5 • 4 miles • 540 ft • 7 • Loop •
A classic loop including the 7 sins climb and full Deadfish classic descent.
7 Reviews & Comments
liamdubs
I agree worth riding from the top-top and hitting the optional rock moves. Very fun natural flow trail to blast!
essaitchayendeewhy
Another surprising fun trail on Quadra. This one is a flow trail that starts out with tech followed by a series of little non-consequential booters. Keep an eye out for a long skinny near the end that you can just flow on to at trail speed. Careful as the end of the skinny has an unexpected 2ft-ish drop. Lots of fun!
dwking
This has to be one of the top trails on the whole of Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands. Well worth the climb up Seven Sins to get to the start of Dead Fish. Some great rock to ride on the top, some steeper burmy flow in the middle and then fun flow and small jumps on the bottom. Once at the bottom head back up Morte Lake trail and do the bottom section again. Lots of smiles after doing this trail!
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