2,828 ft
Distance
29 ft
Climb
-293 ft
Descent
00:06:26
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Mount Fernie Provincial Park
    Fernie, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #52118 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #33272 in E-Biking
    • #3490 in Trail Running
    • #12210 in Hiking
    • #1378 in Snowshoeing
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing

This has recently been totally reworked and is now a thing of bermy, dirt jumpy beauty. A great loop is up Old Goat and down this.

Access Info

Left hand fork of the Gilmars. Climb Old Goat and look for the Gilmars sign on your left.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Happy (Grumpy) Gilmar mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -264 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,598 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,862 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,862 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,599 ft
  • Grade
    -9.4%
  • Grade max
    -31.1%
  • Grade min
    17.9%
  • Distance climb
    413 ft
  • Distance down
    2,113 ft
  • Distance flat
    266 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:26
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:10
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Status:
on Jun 19, 2022
Prevalent Mud
Avg: 3.4 (5 votes)
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      Happy (Grumpy)... Trail Reports

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      Jun 19, 2022 @ 7:59am
      Jun 19, 2022
      Jun 11, 2022 @ 11:00pm
      Jun 11, 2022
      May 29, 2022 @ 1:04pm
      May 29, 2022
      Feb 21, 2022 @ 11:04am
      Feb 21, 2022
      		 Post holed but manageable as a walker
      Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:11pm
      Oct 16, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 22 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 889 rides
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      Photos

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      27 |
      Jun 1, 2018 @ 4:19pm
      Jun 1, 2018
      18 |
      Apr 23, 2017 @ 11:04am
      Apr 23, 2017

      Routes with this trail

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      titledistance
      2016 Singletrack 6 - Santa Cruz Stage 2: Fernie race21 miles
      Batlle of the Border - XCM race6 miles
      Quick Loop near FAR5 miles
      Gorby Goat Forrest9 miles

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 2
      FinnHawk (Nov 4, 2016 at 13:47)
       Shouldn't this trail be in the Mount Fernie Provincial Park Riding Area, NOT in Morrissey Ridge?

      Reference = www.bikefernie.ca/trails/location/mount-fernieprovincial-park
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      Happy Gilmar - Fernie, BC | Mountain Biking
      7:53 | 473 | Jun 11, 2018 , Fernie

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