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1,480 ft
Distance
103 ft
Climb
-77 ft
Descent
00:04:17
Avg time
25 ft
Altitude change
761 ft
Altitude min
836 ft
Altitude max
810 ft
Altitude start
833 ft
Altitude end
1.7%
Grade
-21.5%
Grade max
26.2%
Grade min
653 ft
Distance climb
669 ft
Distance down
115 ft
Distance flat
00:04:17
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Heatwave Details
In the year 2021 in the midst of the first of the pandemics, a heatwave came that smashed records and wrought havoc. This trail was built in the early morning hours when temperatures were a mild 28 Celsius or so. This trail offers an option other than continuing on the dusty, rocky road. Technical hills, log hops, rocks and roots.
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(49.723670, -123.080840)
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Where is Heatwave located?
Heatwave is located in Lava Flow, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Lava Flow trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 49.72367, -123.08084.
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How hard is Heatwave?
Heatwave is rated as Black Diamond difficulty. The average grade is 1.7%.
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What is the elevation gain for Heatwave?
Heatwave has 103 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 77 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 761 ft to 836 ft.
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Is Heatwave a point to point trail?
Heatwave is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is singletrack.
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