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1,007 ft
Distance
-103 ft
Descent
00:01:14
Avg time
-103 ft
Altitude change
618 ft
Altitude min
721 ft
Altitude max
721 ft
Altitude start
617 ft
Altitude end
-10.2%
Grade
-39.2%
Grade max
955 ft
Distance down
52 ft
Distance flat
00:01:14
Avg time
Layer Cake Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaFairservice Fun
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in E-Biking
- 100 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#22842 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #117676 in E-Biking
- #75732 in Trail Running
- #133608 in Hiking
- #25913 in Snowshoeing
- #57940 in Gravel Biking
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Provincial Ranking#1,103 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #5,664 in E-Biking
- #4,394 in Trail Running
- #7,530 in Hiking
- #1,544 in Snowshoeing
- #1,912 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions[+]
- Both Directions for Gravel Biking
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Land OwnerMosaic Forest Management
Layer Cake is a smooth, mostly constant climber singletrail or a fast, narrow, and fun downhill. Lower two thirds are in recently logged area, upper section is in the forest.
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Cowichan Lake Trail Blazers SocietyBuilder- Maintainer
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 6 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 63 rides
- Last: Oct 18, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
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- Snow Cover Partial
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to layer-cake trailhead
(48.808540, -124.067530)
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Nov 15, 2024 , Lake Cowichan
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