2,864 ft
Distance
21 ft
Climb
-204 ft
Descent
00:06:21
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Ditch Chicken Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Vedder Mountain
    Chilliwack, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #1824 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3992 in E-Biking
    • #1040 in Trail Running
    • #10181 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    RSTBC

Super fun trail with several optional side jumps and stunts. Clearance is tight between trees in a couple locations. A few steeper rocky technical sections help earn the trail its black difficulty rating.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Ditch Chicken mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -183 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,041 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,247 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,224 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,040 ft
  • Grade
    -6.4%
  • Grade max
    -19.5%
  • Grade min
    13.9%
  • Distance climb
    449 ft
  • Distance down
    2,415 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:21
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:39
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on Nov 14, 2023
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Avg: 3.9 (35 votes)
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      Ditch Chicken Trail Reports

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      Nov 14, 2023 @ 3:23pm
      Nov 14, 2023
      Repaired corner at bottom of first rocky chute. Fixed other sloughing sections.
      Oct 25, 2023 @ 10:39am
      Oct 25, 2023
      		 Tree down at the beginning of the trail, about 12" diameter.
      Oct 17, 2023 @ 11:45am
      Oct 17, 2023
      		 Greasy
      Oct 5, 2023 @ 11:24am
      Oct 5, 2023
      Sep 10, 2023 @ 10:49am
      Sep 10, 2023
      view all reports » 10 social media mentions

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 319 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 5,390 rides
      • Last: Nov 30, 2023

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

      • TTF
        TTF Ladder Bridge
      • TTF
        TTF Ladder Bridge
      • TTF
        TTF Ladder Bridge

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      Jun 5, 2023 @ 8:17pm
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      Sep 6, 2020 @ 2:02pm
      Sep 6, 2020
      136 |
      Jul 18, 2020 @ 10:37am
      Jul 18, 2020

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