4 miles
Distance
1,756 ft
Climb
-684 ft
Descent
00:36:30
Avg time

Lazy Lizard Details

  • Riding area
    Mount Fernie Provincial Park
    Fernie, British Columbia
  • Difficulty rating
    Green rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical rating
    Easy
  • Global Ranking
    #908

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
More Stats for Lazy Lizard mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    1,071 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,479 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,580 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,479 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,550 ft
  • Grade
    4.672%
  • Grade max
    -47.316%
  • Grade min
    53.234%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    1 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,831 ft
  • Avg time
    00:36:30
  • Avg reverse time
    00:23:18
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Status:
on Sep 16, 2017
Dry
Avg: 4.8 (11 votes)

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Trail Style
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to lazy-lizard trailhead (49.492550, -115.113981)
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Lazy Lizard Trail Reports

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Sep 16, 2017 @ 4:40pm
Sep 16, 2017
 There's a large tree down across the trail shortly after where project 9 crosses the trail. Have to carry your bike over
Sep 15, 2017 @ 5:45pm
Sep 15, 2017
 reporter All trails are open again! Yay!
Sep 4, 2017 @ 8:03am
Sep 4, 2017
 reporter TRAILS ARE ALL CLOSED DUE TO FIRE HAZARD - SEVERE FINES FOR RIDING OR HIKING
Aug 29, 2017 @ 11:35am
Aug 29, 2017
 Trail is dry but holding its shape. Berms are nice and clear and really well maintained.
Aug 13, 2017 @ 10:09am
Aug 13, 2017
 Trail is open.
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Jul 21, 2017 @ 10:54am
Jul 21, 2017
Lazy Lizard, My City
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Jul 6, 2017 @ 11:03am
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Lazy Lizard, My City
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Jun 25, 2017 @ 10:02am
Jun 25, 2017
Lazy Lizard, Leduc
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Jun 25, 2017 @ 10:02am
Jun 25, 2017
Lazy Lizard, Leduc

Routes with this trail

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Lazy Lizard
4 miles
Heiko's Mountain Lake Trail
15 miles
Fernie Project 9
8 miles

1 Review & Comments

  • + 0
flag 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.
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