4,314 ft
Distance
-484 ft
Descent
00:08:43
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Lefty Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Morning Mountain
    Nelson, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, DJ
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    May - Nov
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Pump Track, Wallride
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1087 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2014

Addictive link up of berms, tabletops and gaps that sparked Nelson’s thirst
for more machine built jump trails.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lefty mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -486 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,617 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,103 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,103 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,618 ft
  • Grade
    -11.3%
  • Grade max
    -38.8%
  • Grade min
    -1.7%
  • Distance climb
    79 ft
  • Distance down
    4,196 ft
  • Distance flat
    39 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:43
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:16
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on Oct 30, 2023
Icy
Avg: 4.3 (48 votes)
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  • Snow Groomed
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  • Icy
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      Lefty Trail Reports

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      Oct 30, 2023 @ 5:02am
      Oct 30, 2023
      		 Icy in places but still running pretty well
      Oct 3, 2023 @ 4:05pm
      Oct 3, 2023
      Jul 3, 2023 @ 3:01am
      Jul 3, 2023
      Jun 12, 2023 @ 2:06pm
      Jun 12, 2023
      		 Mostly ideal with dry sections, mostly lower in elevation.
      Jun 5, 2023 @ 4:56pm
      Jun 5, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 293 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,727 rides
      • Last: Nov 29, 2023

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      Jun 19, 2016 @ 8:00pm
      Jun 19, 2016
      | 15 comments
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      Aug 11, 2014 @ 9:30am
      Aug 11, 2014

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