Lazy Lizard Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaIsland Lake
Fernie, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking#688 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 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.
More Stats for Lazy Lizard bike trail
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Altitude change1,038 ft
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Altitude min3,478 ft
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Altitude max4,579 ft
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Altitude start3,478 ft
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Altitude end4,516 ft
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Grade4.701%
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Grade max-45.895%
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Grade min53.625%
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Distance climb3 miles
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Distance down1 miles
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Distance flat1,256 ft
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Avg time01:08:25
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Avg reverse time00:23:18
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
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- Very Dry
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- Both Directions
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- Double Black Diamond
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- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Lazy Lizard Trail Reports
Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 331 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 450 rides
Photos
Trail Lists
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GearHub's 30 Fernie Favs
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Routes with this trail
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+ 0
princecg1
(Sep 30, 2017 at 7:54)
phillee21
(Sep 23, 2019 at 18:25)
Videos
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