1.2 miles
Distance
870 ft
Climb
-25 ft
Descent
00:29:19
Avg time

Hyper Ventilation Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Castle Mountain
    Fernie, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1289 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #25103 in E-Biking
    • #2287 in Trail Running
    • #1150 in Hiking
    • #1254 in Snowshoeing
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 75 in Snowshoeing

If you haven't ridden Hypervent you need to get on your bike and go there right now. It is a world class climb. Beautifully built, with switchbacks that are all rideable, but hard to get all of them right without putting a foot down. The top has a bench with great views out in all directions. If you are feeling especially in shape then take the right hand fork at the start. Pretty much the steepest bit of trail that is actually rideable on a bike anywhere.

Access Info

All sorts of ways here - via Uprooted (hard); or Roots (easier)

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hyper Ventilation mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    847 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,091 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,937 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,091 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,938 ft
  • Grade
    13.3%
  • Grade max
    -14.3%
  • Grade min
    39.5%
  • Distance climb
    5,233 ft
  • Distance down
    446 ft
  • Distance flat
    682 ft
  • Avg time
    00:29:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:28:28
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on Jun 30, 2025
Dry
Avg: 4.23 (29 votes)
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      Hyper Ventilation Trail Reports

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      Jun 30, 2025 @ 8:55am
      Jun 30, 2025
      Jun 7, 2025 @ 12:58pm
      Jun 7, 2025
      May 29, 2025 @ 9:14am
      May 29, 2025
      May 17, 2025 @ 3:39pm
      May 17, 2025
      A couple greasy sections lower down but 98% tacky
      May 15, 2025 @ 6:04pm
      May 15, 2025
      Greasy after the rain, but should be perfect Friday
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 27 rides
      • 19.3 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 211 rides
      • 20.5 km avg distance
      All
      • 1,542 rides
      • Last: Jul 15, 2025

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      Oct 15, 2023 @ 3:02pm
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      Oct 11, 2021 @ 5:27pm
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      Feb 3, 2021 @ 5:49pm
      Feb 3, 2021
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      May 28, 2020 @ 6:42pm
      May 28, 2020

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      Hyper Ventilation || Castle Mountain || Scott...
      6:16 | 1268 | Aug 20, 2018 , Fernie
      Castle Mountain || MTB Girl || Scott Genius
      3:41 | 746 | Aug 14, 2018 , Fernie

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