1.1 miles
Distance
808 ft
Climb
-33 ft
Descent
00:26:23
Avg time

Lyndon Saddle Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Craigieburn Trails
    Craigieburn Forest Park
  • AKA
    Anti-Luge
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Advanced (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #36381 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #6987 in E-Biking
    • #29329 in Trail Running
    • #37713 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Department of Conservation

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Lyndon Saddle is a highly rated 2 km less popular blue singletrack trail located near Craigieburn Forest Park. This multi-use trail can be used uphill primary and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 246 m black diamond climb. On average it takes 26 minutes to complete this trail.

Access Info

This track starts approximately 3km up the Craigieburn Valley Ski Field road. Turn left at the next junction and follow the easier sidling track up to Lyndon Saddle. From the saddle, a good choice is to follow the Luge down to the Broken River Ski Area road.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lyndon Saddle multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    774 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,982 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,757 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,982 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,757 ft
  • Grade
    13.6%
  • Grade max
    -20.5%
  • Grade min
    51.1%
  • Distance climb
    5,226 ft
  • Distance down
    423 ft
  • Distance flat
    62 ft
  • Avg time
    00:26:23
  • Avg reverse time
    00:39:25
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on Jan 30, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.99 (10 votes)
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      Lyndon Saddle Trail Reports

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      Jan 30, 2025 @ 6:38pm
      Jan 30, 2025
      		 reporter Open again after wildfire assessment
      Dec 11, 2024 @ 6:11pm
      Dec 11, 2024
      		 reporter Closed by DOC until further notice due to fire damage
      Dec 5, 2024 @ 12:04pm
      Dec 5, 2024
      		 reporter Dec 2024 wildfire
      Nov 20, 2024 @ 1:09am
      Nov 20, 2024
      		 reporter open for summer 24/25
      Mar 9, 2024 @ 2:18am
      Mar 9, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 4 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 56 rides
      • Last: Mar 8, 2025

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      Jan 18, 2021 @ 11:51pm
      Jan 18, 2021

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