1.1 miles
Distance
138 ft
Climb
-48 ft
Descent
00:15:08
Avg time
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Flat Lake Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    McIntosh Run
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Ladder Bridge, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #11521 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5892 in Trail Running
    • #31505 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Land Owner
    Halifax Regional Municipality

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Flat Lake is a 2 km popular blue singletrack scenic trail located near Halifax Nova Scotia. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 42 m blue climb. On average it takes 15 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Flat Lake multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    90 ft
  • Altitude min
    110 ft
  • Altitude max
    203 ft
  • Altitude start
    110 ft
  • Altitude end
    200 ft
  • Grade
    1.6%
  • Grade max
    -8.1%
  • Grade min
    19.7%
  • Distance climb
    2,749 ft
  • Distance down
    1,388 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,558 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:08
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:48
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on Dec 29, 2022
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      Flat Lake Trail Reports

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      Dec 29, 2022 @ 12:52am
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      Nov 3, 2022 @ 10:16pm
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      Aug 25, 2022 @ 5:30pm
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 20 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 282 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,631 rides
      • Last: Mar 31, 2023

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      Jun 21, 2019 @ 3:54am
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      Jun 21, 2019 @ 3:53am
      Jun 21, 2019

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