1 miles
Distance
68 ft
Climb
-837 ft
Descent
00:10:50
Avg time

Eric Dunning Trail Details

  • Riding Area
    Golden Ears Provincial Park
    Maple Ridge, British Columbia
  • AKA
    Switchback Trail
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden, Other
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #38293 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    10 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    BC Parks

Bike friendly trail that is shared with hikers. Fast, flowy and rocky in sections. A couple stream crossings thrown in too! Trail difficulty changed to black due to extreme trail erosion.

Access Info

Climb from the Mike Lake parking lot up the old Alouette Mtn Fire Road

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More Stats for Eric Dunning Trail bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -769 ft
  • Altitude min
    675 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,443 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,443 ft
  • Altitude end
    675 ft
  • Grade max
    -46.268%
  • Grade min
    23.783%
  • Distance climb
    712 ft
  • Distance down
    4,617 ft
  • Distance flat
    57 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:50
  • Avg reverse time
    00:00:15
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Status:
on Nov 24, 2018
Variable
Avg: 3 (2 votes)

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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Access Road/Trail
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  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed or Major Issue / Red

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
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  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
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  • Directions Directions
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • Gate Gate
  • Camping Camping
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Table or Bench eBike Charging Point
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      Eric Dunning Trail Trail Reports

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      Nov 24, 2018 @ 9:51am
      Nov 24, 2018
      		 The trail is all clear. No significant issues but very eroded.
      Nov 7, 2018 @ 10:36am
      Nov 7, 2018
      		 Rocks exposed and significant washout throughout trail.
      Nov 5, 2018 @ 1:04pm
      Nov 5, 2018
      		 reporter Highly eroded in sections. I'd say that the trail is black diamond now due to its poor shape. I will be contacting BC Parks to recommend they...
      Jun 9, 2018 @ 3:38pm
      Jun 9, 2018
      		 Hasn't seen much use bike wise. Went up to revisit a trail I used to ride. Lots of large loose rocks on the trail, over grown in some spots....
      Jul 12, 2017 @ 6:46pm
      Jul 12, 2017
      		 reporter Bottom 1/3 needs a trim but otherwise running well with some loose rocky sections. I will send an email to BC parks to hopefully do the trimming....
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 28 rides
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      Nov 13, 2018 @ 7:50pm
      Nov 13, 2018
      Eric Dunning Trail, Maple Ridge
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      Nov 13, 2018 @ 7:49pm
      Nov 13, 2018
      Eric Dunning Trail, Maple Ridge
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      Sep 28, 2015 @ 2:45pm
      Sep 28, 2015
      Eric Dunning Trail, Maple Ridge
      585 |
      Jan 20, 2015 @ 6:42pm
      Jan 20, 2015
      | 1 comments Eric Dunning Trail, Maple Ridge

      Routes with this trail

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      Mike Lake / Eric Dunning Trail
      		7 miles

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