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1 miles

Distance

269 ft

Climb

-211 ft

Descent

00:13:49

Avg time

Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Mount Fernie Provincial Park
Fernie, British Columbia
Difficulty Rating

Green rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC, Fat
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Easy
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking

#680 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking

This is one of the most beautiful trails in Fernie - machine built, loads of bridges, meandering through an Old Growth Cedar Forest. It's probably one of the most beautiful trails in the world. A few scenic look out points and if you go all the way you kick out at world-famous Island Lake Lodge and can sit on their deck and have an amazing meal with astonishing views of the Three Bears and Island Lake. There are not many places you can go for a wilderness bike and end up somewhere like that. Once you've finished your lunch you get the most amazing flowy ride downhill you will probably ever have - loads of gentle berms of rolls to enjoy. Just be aware that this trail gets a lot of people on it, and it is not a good idea to see if you can get the Strava DH KOM on a weekend afternoon. You will probably kill someone.

Access Info

Two ways to start it: (1) Drive into the Mount Fernie Provincial Park access road and then follow the signs to Island Lake Lodge. When you get to the big wooden structure over the road signalling the entrance to island Lake terrain, park in the big lot to the left of the structure. (2) From the Hedonism/Stove Connector. This new entrance has been finished in July 2016 and makes for a longer ride.

Local Trail Association

Fernie Trails Alliance (www.fernietrailsalliance.com)
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More Stats for Lazy Lizard Connector bike trail

Altitude change

58 ft
Altitude min

3,423 ft
Altitude max

3,539 ft
Altitude start

3,423 ft
Altitude end

3,481 ft
Grade

0.943%
Grade max

-29.817%
Grade min

26.982%
Distance climb

2,361 ft
Distance down

1,715 ft
Distance flat

2,065 ft
Avg time

00:13:49
Avg reverse time

00:16:11
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Status:

on Sep 1, 2019

Very Dry

Avg: 4.75 (11 votes)

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Trail Difficulties

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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
Dry
Very Dry

Past Week

1 rides
13 miles avg distance

6 Months

479 rides
14 miles avg distance

Photos

12 |

Jul 6, 2019 @ 6:42am

Jul 6, 2019

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Jul 11, 2017 @ 3:09pm

Jul 11, 2017

48 |

Jul 8, 2017 @ 2:18pm

Jul 8, 2017

33 |

Jul 8, 2017 @ 2:18pm

Jul 8, 2017

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Project 9		4 miles
Lazy Lizard		4 miles
2nd 1/2 of Lazy Lizard, Stove Trail, Eric's Trip & Mic Mac		5 miles
Fernie Dem-Bones on Slunty Down Brokeback Loop		8 miles

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status	date	description
	Sep 1, 2019 @ 9:52am Sep 1, 2019
	Aug 23, 2019 @ 4:35pm Aug 23, 2019
	Jul 28, 2019 @ 9:34am Jul 28, 2019
	Jul 7, 2019 @ 6:03am Jul 7, 2019
	May 13, 2019 @ 7:06am May 13, 2019

Lazy Lizard Connector

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Nearby Trails

Mount Fernie Provincial Park