Farside Details

Riding area

Cheakamus
Whistler, British Columbia
Difficulty rating

Green rate
Trail type

Singletrack
Bike type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Physical rating

Easy
Global Ranking

#408

The Far Side is a nice, fast, flowing trail that paralells the Cheakamus River on its east side. It can be combined with the Riverside Trail for a nice loop and is often combined with the High Line to reach Tunnel Vision.

Access Info

The trail is accessed from the SE corner of highway 99 and Cheakamus Lake road.

Local Trail Association

Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association (www.worca.com)
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More Stats for Farside mountain bike trail

Altitude change

369 ft
Altitude min

1,980 ft
Altitude max

2,357 ft
Altitude start

1,988 ft
Altitude end

2,357 ft
Grade

3.821%
Grade max

-23.254%
Grade min

36.686%
Distance climb

1 miles
Distance down

2,625 ft
Distance flat

430 ft
Avg time

00:20:45
Avg reverse time

00:17:14
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Status:

on Nov 6, 2017

Snow Covered

Avg: 4.65 (3 votes)

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Directions to farside-4818 trailhead (50.081920, -123.036390)

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Farside Trail Reports

	date	description
	Nov 6, 2017 @ 7:13am Nov 6, 2017	reporter minimal snow, totally rideable, beware of hidden ice patches
	Oct 22, 2017 @ 6:55pm Oct 22, 2017	reporter tree down by the massive Cedar just downstream of suspension bridge, hop-able with skills, chainsaw required
	Oct 13, 2017 @ 1:29pm Oct 13, 2017	Broken wood/ttf structure One boardwalk plank loose and require replacement
	Jun 5, 2017 @ 8:01pm Jun 5, 2017
	May 12, 2017 @ 7:58am May 12, 2017	Clear top to bottom

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Photos

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Jun 23, 2017 @ 1:54pm

Jun 23, 2017

Farside, Whistler

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May 1, 2011 @ 10:54pm

May 1, 2011

| 1 comments Farside, Coquitlam

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May 1, 2011 @ 10:54pm

May 1, 2011

Farside, Coquitlam

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Apr 4, 2011 @ 11:33pm

Apr 4, 2011

Farside, Burnaby

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