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4 miles

Distance

679 ft

Climb

-2,971 ft

Descent

00:39:30

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Lord of the Squirrels Trail

Details

Riding area

Westside
Whistler, British Columbia
AKA

LOTS, Sproatt Descent
Difficulty rating

Blue
Trail type

Singletrack
Bike type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Downhill Primary
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical rating

Moderate
Season

Summer
Alpine Trail

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
TTFs on trail

A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Pump Track, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster, Skinny, Teeter Totter, Wallride, Other
Global Ranking

#1655
Year Opened

2014

WORCA's showpiece trail has been under construction for the past 3 years and is now nearing completion. The RMOW is currently still working on the climbing route from the Flank into the Alpine, with planned completion in 2017. Eventually the climbing route will connect to the descent, however at this point access is only as up and down the trail and as such all users should be aware of both climbing and descending users. Always control your speed and be polite to everyone you meet, on wheels or feet.

It's critical that users respect the alpine environment while using this trail and always remain on trail. Freeriding off-trail in the alpine is not acceptable. This alpine trail network is non-motorized and was built for users reaching the top under their own power, motorized use or helicopter access is not appropriate. Please avoid use of the alpine areas in periods of extended rain or early/late season when the trail may not have time to dry out. Help us preserve this incredible new asset by respecting the trail, other users, and the amazing alpine environment.

Local Trail Association

Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association (www.worca.com)
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More Stats for Lord of the Squirrels mountain bike trail

Altitude change

-2,291 ft
Altitude min

3,258 ft
Altitude max

1 miles
Altitude start

1 miles
Altitude end

3,258 ft
Grade

-10.114%
Grade max

-51.571%
Grade min

29.409%
Distance climb

1 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

1,257 ft
Avg time

00:39:30
Avg reverse time

01:41:24
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Status:

on Aug 17, 2017

Dry

Avg: 4.9 (27 votes)

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Lord of the... Trail Reports

	date	description
	Aug 17, 2017 @ 2:49pm Aug 17, 2017	Wow! The amazing views in the alpine lived up to my expectations, and the decent FAR EXCEEDED my expectations. True, fresh single track, clever...
	Aug 15, 2017 @ 10:44pm Aug 15, 2017	Rooty loam
	Aug 13, 2017 @ 5:38pm Aug 13, 2017	running great!
	Aug 13, 2017 @ 4:38pm Aug 13, 2017	Clear of snow and running amazing from the lake down. The rain last night has turned the dirt into pure gold. Get it!
	Aug 7, 2017 @ 9:21pm Aug 7, 2017	A few short snow crossings at the top, sweet goodness otherwise

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Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Lord of the Squirrels Loop (Function)		27.5 km
MountainMan Ride		38.9 km
Whistler (Ardillas)		22.8 km

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12 Reviews & Comments

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boxxerace TRAILFORKS (Aug 11, 2016 at 16:59)

Ahh, so this is a completely separate descent from that of Up, up and away!

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flipfantasia WORCA (Aug 12, 2016 at 13:12)

it's definitely not UUAA

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CRich78 (Sep 13, 2016 at 20:59)

Riding up this and continuing all the way to the summit of Sproatt, then turning around for a fun, fast and beautiful descent has easily been one of the best days I've spent on two wheels. Thanks to Dan and all the crew for such an amazing trail... the work you've done is truly incredible. Cheers!

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jeffsworks (Mar 24, 2017 at 18:36)

So did you ride up this and up happy hour then ride down? Looking at doing that this spring summer and hoping for some tips.

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tbonetbone (Apr 7, 2017 at 6:43)

You will need to be patient this summer due to the deep snowpack. Guessing even the lower levels will be snowed in until well into June and probably July for the alpine. The muni climb off the flank is reccommended, but not until it has been opened

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Mo121 (Jul 6, 2017 at 20:06)

Still closed about half way up

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HPBSS (Jul 23, 2017 at 12:09)

Such a rad trail! Really nice flow and awesome views.

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stewspooner KCTS (Aug 9, 2017 at 8:02)

An incredible fun, flowing, technical, sustained and long descent that actually makes the massive grunt of a climb worthwhile.

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mcbethr (Aug 9, 2017 at 8:58)

Rode Aug 4 and was amazed. A torturous climb but sweet rewards on the way down LOTS! Definitely worth another go when the smoke clears!

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stewspooner KCTS (Aug 10, 2017 at 9:15)

An incredible trail. Magnificent views at every turn, alpine lakes into a variety of pristine forest, and endless, unrelenting, moderately technical, joyous descending.

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dromond (Aug 14, 2017 at 13:15)

Super fun downhill that makes the climb up Into the Mystic more than worth it.

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Bradskerrett (Aug 18, 2017 at 3:34)

From Function, up to the flank, up Into the mystic, on the rocks, out and back on Happy hour (with it for the view and more awesome alpine trail), then LOTS back to Into the Mystic and out to Fxn. All clear, minor snow crossings. This is a game changer. Very very fun, very very big climb. Thank you RMOW and WORCA for such an ambitions and high quality build.

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