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1.1 miles
Distance
138 ft
Climb
-48 ft
Descent
00:14:51
Avg time
91 ft
Altitude change
109 ft
Altitude min
203 ft
Altitude max
109 ft
Altitude start
200 ft
Altitude end
1.6%
Grade
-8.8%
Grade max
16.7%
Grade min
2,625 ft
Distance climb
1,266 ft
Distance down
1,755 ft
Distance flat
00:14:51
Avg time
Flat Lake Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaMcIntosh Run
Halifax, Nova Scotia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 80 in Trail Running
- 70 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking#47598 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #116647 in Trail Running
- #135698 in Hiking
- #18555 in Snowshoeing
- #31754 in Winter Fat Biking
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Provincial Ranking#146 in Mountain Biking · Nova Scotia [+]
- #523 in Trail Running
- #723 in Hiking
- #490 in Snowshoeing
- #315 in Winter Fat Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailDrop, Ladder Bridge, Rock Face
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Land OwnerHalifax Regional Municipality
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AI Generated Description
Flat Lake is a 2 km popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Halifax Nova Scotia. Highlights include a lake. It has rock slabs, skinnies and a boardwalk. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 42 m blue climb. It features drop, ladder bridge and rock face. On average it takes 14 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 5 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 107 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 1,297 rides
- Last: Oct 27, 2026
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to flat-lake trailhead
(44.593720, -63.581110)
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Videos
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mtb
2:44 |
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Jun 20, 2023 , Halifax
mtb
4:22 |
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Aug 2, 2021 , Halifax
mtb
0:20 |
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Oct 6, 2019 , Halifax
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0:19 |
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May 28, 2019 , Halifax
Technical Trail Features (TTF)
- Ladder bridge
Ladder Bridge - Wavy Boardwalk Bridge
Routes with this trail
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Granite Fondo Middle Distance 2021 Featured
14 miles • 810 ft • 10 •
Middle distance blue trail route for 2021 Granite Fondo.
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