1,017 ft
Distance
-114 ft
Descent
00:00:42
Avg time

Hutz Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    South Benson / Wolf Mountain
    Nanaimo, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #1013 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #7809 in Trail Running
    • #10329 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2016

This is the most blatant case of false advertising since my suit against the movie The Neverending Story.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hutz mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -115 ft
  • Altitude min
    623 ft
  • Altitude max
    738 ft
  • Altitude start
    738 ft
  • Altitude end
    623 ft
  • Grade
    -11.3%
  • Grade max
    -19.8%
  • Grade min
    -2.9%
  • Distance down
    1,017 ft
  • Avg time
    00:00:42
  • Avg reverse time
    00:55:28
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on Jan 11, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.34 (53 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Hutz Trail Reports

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      Jan 11, 2025 @ 8:54pm
      Jan 11, 2025
      Dec 8, 2024 @ 3:21pm
      Dec 8, 2024
      Nov 23, 2024 @ 10:17am
      Nov 23, 2024
      All windfall cleared. Slat on first bridge will be replaced ASAP.
      Nov 15, 2024 @ 2:06pm
      Nov 15, 2024
      Sep 20, 2024 @ 3:51pm
      Sep 20, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 9.6 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 226 rides
      • 15.2 km avg distance
      All
      • 2,115 rides
      • Last: Jan 26, 2025

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      Mar 9, 2017 @ 8:41am
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      Jan 18, 2024 @ 5:32pm
      Jan 18, 2024
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      Jan 18, 2024 @ 5:32pm
      Jan 18, 2024
      60 |
      Sep 13, 2022 @ 6:16pm
      Sep 13, 2022

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