4.3 miles
Distance
857 ft
Climb
-115 ft
Descent
00:30:40
Avg time

Gibbard's Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Neptune Creek
    Rossland, British Columbia
  • AKA
    Gibbard's FSR, Gibbard's Trail
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    May - Oct
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #84211 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #57517 in Trail Running
    • #42354 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking

A double-track from the Black Jack trail-head that is most often used to ride back to town after riding Larch Ridge and Monticola. Also used as a climb alternative to the highway.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Gibbard's mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    743 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,736 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,523 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,780 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,524 ft
  • Grade
    3.3%
  • Grade max
    -9%
  • Grade min
    43.9%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    4,403 ft
  • Distance flat
    597 ft
  • Avg time
    00:30:40
  • Avg reverse time
    01:15:58
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Status:
on Jun 3, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.49 (4 votes)
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      Gibbard's Trail Reports

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      Jun 3, 2023 @ 10:03pm
      Jun 3, 2023
      		 Hannah creek is flowing but good to go.
      May 16, 2023 @ 10:24am
      May 16, 2023
      		 Small snow patches and significant mud about mid way. Lots of snow at Hannah creek.
      Jul 11, 2022 @ 9:53am
      Jul 11, 2022
      		 Trail was clear. Hanna Creek is passable without getting feet wet if careful.
      Jun 22, 2022 @ 11:53am
      Jun 22, 2022
      		 The creek at the north end (Neptune creek?) is high and the makeshift crossing is washed out. Stream flow was too high for us the cross.
      Aug 21, 2021 @ 10:27pm
      Aug 21, 2021
      		 No issues with the trail. However, I encountered a single younger adult grizzly on Gibbards at 7:15 pm today, about 200 m south of Torresan's...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 4 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
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      • 42 rides
      • Last: Sep 28, 2024

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      Aug 14, 2017 @ 2:08pm
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      Aug 14, 2017 @ 2:07pm
      Aug 14, 2017

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