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1.4 miles
Distance
63 ft
Climb
-47 ft
Descent
00:07:21
Avg time
18 ft
Altitude change
1,146 ft
Altitude min
1,168 ft
Altitude max
1,146 ft
Altitude start
1,165 ft
Altitude end
0.3%
Grade
-7.6%
Grade max
9.6%
Grade min
1,532 ft
Distance climb
1,499 ft
Distance down
4,157 ft
Distance flat
00:07:21
Avg time
Devil's Backbone Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaGuelph Lake
Guelph, Ontario -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in Snowshoeing
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Provincial Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionOne Direction[+]Popular Direction Shown
- One Direction for Snowshoeing
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerGrand River Conservation Authority (GRCA)
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Devil's Backbone is a 2 km popular green difficulty singletrack trail located near Guelph Ontario. It has rock gardens and skinnies. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction and has a easy overall physical rating with a 19 m green climb. On average it takes 7 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 16 rides
- 12 miles average
6 Months
- 499 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 1,438 rides
- Last: Oct 23, 2026
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Directions to devil-s-backbone-766982 trailhead
(43.591180, -80.267810)
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Technical Trail Features (TTF)
- Balboa Gardens
Rock Garden - Guy's Lament Skinny
Routes with this trail
4 miles • 236 ft • 14 • Loop •
GORBA 2026 Yellow Winter Loop 7K Kilometers
7 miles • 461 ft • 24 • Loop •
This is the GORBA 2026 Summer Yellow Medium Loop sponsored by Elora Ski and Cycle.
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