Farside Details

Riding area

Cheakamus
Whistler, British Columbia
Difficulty rating

Green
Trail type

Singletrack
Bike type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Physical rating

Easy
Global Ranking

#316

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

00:20:58
Avg reverse time

00:17:14
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Status:

on Jun 5, 2017

Dry

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
	Jun 5, 2017 @ 8:01pm Jun 5, 2017
	May 12, 2017 @ 7:58am May 12, 2017	Clear top to bottom
	May 7, 2017 @ 6:49pm May 7, 2017	Short patches of snow still until the suspension bridge, then sustained patches
	Apr 27, 2017 @ 10:41pm Apr 27, 2017	lower half towards MacLaurin's Crossing (west half closest to hwy) is clear of snow...closest half to suspension bridge has icy & snow...
	Apr 2, 2017 @ 4:07pm Apr 2, 2017

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Photos

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Apr 27, 2017 @ 10:50pm

Apr 27, 2017

Farside, Whistler

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Apr 27, 2017 @ 10:50pm

Apr 27, 2017

Farside, Whistler

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Jul 17, 2016 @ 5:07pm

Jul 17, 2016

Farside, My City

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Jul 17, 2016 @ 5:07pm

Jul 17, 2016

Farside, My City

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
BCBR 2016 Day 7 - Whistler race		16 miles
WORCA's 52 Card Pick Up - Just Trails race		41 miles
HiHi, Highline, Duncan's Trail - Whistler, BC - Advanced Route		6 miles
WORCA'S 52 CARD PICK UP race		44 miles