4,849 ft
Distance
633 ft
Climb
-229 ft
Descent
00:16:19
Avg time

Happy Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mackenzie
    Pemberton, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #442 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1841 in Trail Running
    • #17899 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking

The best climbing trail you will ever ride. Drains well so easy to ride in the wet or after rain without causing trail damage. Reworked this past fall (2017) to make it easier for all to ride, much smoother now.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Happy Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    405 ft
  • Altitude min
    700 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,105 ft
  • Altitude start
    700 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,105 ft
  • Grade
    8.343%
  • Grade max
    -39.269%
  • Grade min
    45.422%
  • Distance climb
    3,264 ft
  • Distance down
    1,558 ft
  • Distance flat
    27 ft
  • Avg time
    00:16:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:09
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Status:
on Jun 20, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.55 (25 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Happy Trail Trail Reports

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      Jun 20, 2022 @ 10:51am
      Jun 20, 2022
      Jun 15, 2022 @ 7:55am
      Jun 15, 2022
      		 Trail reopen: bear was destroyed. BCCOS “ In both attacks, off-leash dogs were present. It is not unusual for bears to be provoked by dogs...
      Jun 14, 2022 @ 8:17am
      Jun 14, 2022
      		 Conservation officer service predictor attack team has closed this due to aggressive bear and cubs in area
      Jun 7, 2022 @ 10:33am
      Jun 7, 2022
      May 16, 2022 @ 11:16am
      May 16, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 58 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,285 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 10,053 rides
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      Jun 14, 2022 @ 8:17am
      Jun 14, 2022
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      May 4, 2020 @ 7:56pm
      May 4, 2020
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      May 4, 2020 @ 7:56pm
      May 4, 2020
      279 |
      Jul 25, 2017 @ 4:09pm
      Jul 25, 2017

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      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      Cloudbase9 (Apr 23, 2019 at 14:11)
       Hi, I built Happy Trail in 2008. Glad you like it. Nigel.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Elawsonmd (Apr 2, 2021 at 10:00)
       So good
      The best climbing trail you will find anywhere, period.
      It makes me happy thinking about it!
      [Reply]





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