5 miles
Distance
672 ft
Climb
-917 ft
Descent
01:01:49
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Hobgoblin Trail

Hobgoblin Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Cranbrook Community Forest
    Cranbrook, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 45 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager
    Private Land

A mix of old game trails and handcrafted construction, the Hobgoblin trail takes you on a rustic and remote journey through the hills east of Cranbrook. Replete with some commanding views of the Kootenay River valley, a visit to a secluded forest lake, and a traverse through the goblin’s haunted boneyard. Just like the English beer of the same name, this long ride delivers a delicious aftertaste with sensations of a stimulating, mischievous character.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hobgoblin mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -245 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,473 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,850 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,760 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,514 ft
  • Grade
    -0.975%
  • Grade max
    -37.295%
  • Grade min
    28.043%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,324 ft
  • Avg time
    01:01:49
  • Avg reverse time
    01:09:07
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Status:
on Sep 10, 2020
Dry
Avg: 3.8 (5 votes)

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  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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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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      Hobgoblin Trail Reports

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      Sep 10, 2020 @ 3:35pm
      Sep 10, 2020
      Jul 1, 2020 @ 8:50pm
      Jul 1, 2020
      		 reporter Trail is in great shape, just rode the section to Wizard's Castle.
      Jun 1, 2020 @ 6:16pm
      Jun 1, 2020
      		 Big tree down by the lake over the trail. Tree is the one that had the sign Brogan's Lake on it.
      May 4, 2020 @ 9:59am
      May 4, 2020
      Apr 25, 2020 @ 7:20pm
      Apr 25, 2020
      		 Stumbled upon this hike today. More signage would be nice. I am new to Cranbrook. I finally found a tag on tree that told me I was on Hobgoblin....
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 35 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
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      • 339 rides
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      Aug 15, 2020 @ 8:22pm
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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      LukePartridge (May 11, 2020 at 13:41)
       Nice trail. Definitely not black. Another classic Cranbrook overgrade. And actually a shame for this one, as a lot more people would probably ride this if they knew how accessible it is. Very little technical difficulty, or any seriously steep stuff.
      Some great views and a really nice journey though!
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