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3,504 ft
Distance
114 ft
Climb
-46 ft
Descent
00:04:43
Avg time
68 ft
Altitude change
648 ft
Altitude min
746 ft
Altitude max
648 ft
Altitude start
715 ft
Altitude end
1.9%
Grade
-12.9%
Grade max
10.3%
Grade min
1,978 ft
Distance climb
896 ft
Distance down
630 ft
Distance flat
00:04:43
Avg time
Groovy Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHammerFest
Parksville, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 65 in E-Biking
- 65 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#3,934 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #2,812 in E-Biking
- #8,136 in Trail Running
- #9,186 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerMosaic Forest Management
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Groovy is a 1 km popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Parksville British Columbia. It has bridges. This mountain bike primary trail. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 7 miles average
6 Months
- 217 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
All
- 1,088 rides
- Last: Sep 12, 2026
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Directions to groovy trailhead
(49.245390, -124.371400)
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Mar 13, 2011 , Parksville
Routes with this trail
★ 3.0 • 20 miles • 3,602 ft • 39 •
BCBR 2026 Stage 4 at Hammerfest, a brand new stage location located near Parksville, BC. Racers are going...
14 miles • 2,580 ft • 30 • Loop •
23 KM loop of Single Track to the top Of Hammerfest and looped back to powerlines for second descent.
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