2.0 miles
Distance
220 ft
Climb
-822 ft
Descent
00:34:06
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Lower Maple Syrup Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Maple Mountain
    Duncan, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #2276 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5514 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Municipality of North Cowichan

The lower half of the full Maple Mountain descent of Maple Syrup is a stunning trail with beautiful rocky bluffs and beautiful creek crossings. This portion of the trail requires some strong pedalling still for those that have just come from Upper Maple. Using the Story Trail Connector is a great way to enjoy this trail if you aren't looking to pedal all the way to the summit.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lower Maple Syrup mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -602 ft
  • Altitude min
    497 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,112 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,112 ft
  • Altitude end
    509 ft
  • Grade
    -5.6%
  • Grade max
    -65.5%
  • Grade min
    35.9%
  • Distance climb
    2,812 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1,145 ft
  • Avg time
    00:34:06
  • Avg reverse time
    01:20:29
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on Sep 19, 2023
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Avg: 4.3 (47 votes)
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      Lower Maple Syrup Trail Reports

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      Sep 19, 2023 @ 9:24am
      Sep 19, 2023
      Jul 1, 2023 @ 2:02am
      Jul 1, 2023
      May 13, 2023 @ 8:45am
      May 13, 2023
      Mar 14, 2023 @ 5:43pm
      Mar 14, 2023
      		 No snow, some wet sections
      Feb 13, 2023 @ 6:16pm
      Feb 13, 2023
      		 Trail was mint and perfecto
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 349 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,628 rides
      • Last: Dec 8, 2023

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      Oct 28, 2013 @ 9:31am
      Oct 28, 2013
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