4,849 ft
Distance
633 ft
Climb
-229 ft
Descent
00:16:02
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
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #275 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 90 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
    00:16:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:23:34
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Status:
on Oct 31, 2020
Ideal
Avg: 4.65 (21 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
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  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
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  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
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  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
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Radar Time
LEGEND
Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Happy Trail Trail Reports

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      Oct 31, 2020 @ 11:28am
      Oct 31, 2020
      Oct 21, 2020 @ 3:03pm
      Oct 21, 2020
      Oct 14, 2020 @ 10:25am
      Oct 14, 2020
      		 NOT Approved????, BC Covid19 travel restrictions have been lifted back at the beginning of August, please follow up for the reasoning behind non...
      Oct 3, 2020 @ 10:58am
      Oct 3, 2020
      Oct 3, 2020 @ 10:13am
      Oct 3, 2020
      		 very mint! thank you to the trail fairies!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 577 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 6,176 rides
      •  

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

      Photos

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      22 |
      May 4, 2020 @ 7:56pm
      May 4, 2020
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      May 4, 2020 @ 7:56pm
      May 4, 2020
      216 |
      Jul 25, 2017 @ 4:09pm
      Jul 25, 2017

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      Cloudbase9 (Apr 23, 2019 at 14:11)
       Hi, I built Happy Trail in 2008. Glad you like it. Nigel.
      [Reply]

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