3,757 ft
Distance
5 ft
Climb
-83 ft
Descent
00:07:45
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Live Wire Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Brackendale
    Squamish, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    January - December
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #49544 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #29479 in E-Biking
    • #6016 in Trail Running
    • #13688 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in E-Biking
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking

"Livewire" is a short, fun, winding 'single-track' trail located under the hydro lines, sandwiched between a graveled trail on the west and the BC Hydro access road to the east. The trail runs NNW to SSE and is smooth, winding, family friendly, forgiving, and with some small undulations. The grade is about 2% going north. Its a great way to get from the "access trail", coming from Ray Peter's Trail to the Brackendale Water Tower - Larry's Northwest Connector and Larry's Loop. The real fun, as always is riding it down.

Access Info

From the north, the trail-head is located by the Brackendale Water Tower gate (yellow). From the south, the trail starts as you come out of the access trail from Ray Peters' Trail - entrance to 'Cracked Patella'. There are 2 places to enter. 1) Ride along gravel travel for about 50 meters, going north, and it will on your right. 2) continue along access trail SE (towards "Two Cycle") and it will be on your left, between the two hydro lines.

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Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Live Wire mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -77 ft
  • Altitude min
    231 ft
  • Altitude max
    312 ft
  • Altitude start
    310 ft
  • Altitude end
    233 ft
  • Grade
    -2%
  • Grade max
    -8.9%
  • Grade min
    5.1%
  • Distance climb
    256 ft
  • Distance down
    1,575 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,929 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:45
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:34
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on May 15, 2025
Ideal
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      May 15, 2025 @ 4:44pm
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      • 3 rides
      • 4 miles avg distance
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      • 17 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
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      • 271 rides
      • Last: Jul 5, 2025

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