Mountain Bike

4 miles

Distance

1,684 ft

Climb

-646 ft

Descent

01:08:08

Avg time

Lazy Lizard Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Island Lake
Fernie, British Columbia
Difficulty Rating

Green rate
Voted Difficulty

Blue (1 vote)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Easy
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking

#688 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 75 in Trail Running
- 75 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

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.

Local Trail Association

Fernie Trails Alliance
IMBA Canada
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More Stats for Lazy Lizard mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

1,038 ft
Altitude min

3,478 ft
Altitude max

4,579 ft
Altitude start

3,478 ft
Altitude end

4,516 ft
Grade

4.701%
Grade max

-45.895%
Grade min

53.625%
Distance climb

3 miles
Distance down

1 mile
Distance flat

1,256 ft
Avg time

01:08:08
Avg reverse time

01:12:42
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Status:

on Oct 5, 2020

Ideal

Avg: 4.85 (24 votes)

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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

6 Months

280 rides
13 miles avg distance

Photos

15 |

Aug 8, 2020 @ 9:36am

Aug 8, 2020

19 |

Aug 8, 2020 @ 9:35am

Aug 8, 2020

18 |

Aug 8, 2020 @ 9:35am

Aug 8, 2020

70 |

Jul 21, 2020 @ 8:41pm

Jul 21, 2020

Trail Lists

GearHub's 30 Fernie Favs
30 trails

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Lazy Lizard		4 miles
Trail to Ale		25 miles
2nd 1/2 of Lazy Lizard, Stove Trail, Eric's Trip & Mic Mac		5 miles
Straight Line Black Diamond Enduro Ride 1		14 miles

6 Reviews & Comments

Score Time

princecg1 (Sep 30, 2017 at 7:54)

Great trail --- the first recommendation from the locals for a moderate difficulty but fun ride. It's a steady climb up and a flowy fast descent.

[Reply]

tarsands (Aug 3, 2019 at 6:14)

Hi, Will a hardtail do on thistrail ?

[Reply]

firetk (Aug 3, 2019 at 6:35)

I have done this trail on a gravel bike so yes.

[Reply]

tarsands (Aug 3, 2019 at 7:27)

thank you

[Reply]

phillee21 (Sep 23, 2019 at 18:25)

Great trail! We did it as a downhill, parking one vehicle at the lower island lake lodge parking lot and drove up to the lodge. Stunning views, old growth cedar, whoops, bridges, roots, mud, etc. Had a blast!

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Deeleedoo (Sep 16, 2020 at 11:18)

This might be one of my favourite trails. Solid climb up, beer and burger at Island Lake Lodge at the top, fast and flows descent back down. Loved it!
Dry and wildlife free to the eye, despite a sign for an Aggressive Grizzly Bear on a trail above (Tamarack??).

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status	date	description
	Oct 5, 2020 @ 11:41am Oct 5, 2020
	Sep 30, 2020 @ 3:05pm Sep 30, 2020
	Sep 9, 2020 @ 9:53am Sep 9, 2020
	Aug 30, 2020 @ 9:42am Aug 30, 2020
	Jul 31, 2020 @ 5:15am Jul 31, 2020	No issues. Running great

Lazy Lizard

Lazy Lizard Details

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Local Trail Association

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