1.4 miles
Distance
24 ft
Climb
-545 ft
Descent
00:09:45
Avg time

Maelstrom Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Sentiers du Moulin
    Lac Beauport, Quebec
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Mai à octobre
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #2004 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #921 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2020
  • Land Owner
    Sentiers du Moulin

La Maelstrom est une descente fluide intermédiaire de 2.5 km qui vous permet de vous rapprocher de l'accueil SDM. La Maelstrom vous permettra de terminer en beauté votre sortie sur le secteur Maesltrom.

Gestion de projet : Éric Gagnon et Nicolas Sauvé
Design : Nicolas Sauvé/Fabian Lombaert et L'Organisation (Charles Sexton)

0 à 1000 m
Pelle mécanique - L'Organisation
Finition - L'Organisation

1000 a 2500 m
Pelle mécanique - Fabian Lombaert de l'équipe SDM et Sam de l'équipe Velosolutions
Finition - Équipe SDM

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Maelstrom mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -522 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,282 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,804 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,804 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,283 ft
  • Grade
    -6.8%
  • Grade max
    -27.1%
  • Grade min
    12.6%
  • Distance climb
    554 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    669 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:45
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:06
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on Jun 23, 2025
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Avg: 4.61 (33 votes)
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      Maelstrom Trail Reports

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      Jun 23, 2025 @ 9:39am
      Jun 23, 2025
      		 Sortie de la descente en bois dans la première section qui est érodée et donne une bonne compression, drain qui est ressorti dans la 3e section...
      Oct 23, 2024 @ 11:19am
      Oct 23, 2024
      Rejected
      Oct 4, 2024 @ 11:50am
      Oct 4, 2024
      Oct 1, 2024 @ 5:24pm
      Oct 1, 2024
      		 Quelques berms un peu endommagé par l'érosion et le freinage et un peu d'eau dans la piste. Tout est roulable mais elle a déjà été mieux.
      Sep 22, 2024 @ 2:02pm
      Sep 22, 2024
      Rejected
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 28 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 186 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,845 rides
      • Last: Jul 15, 2025

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      Oct 27, 2022 @ 11:32am
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      Oct 11, 2022 @ 9:41pm
      Oct 11, 2022
      81 |
      Oct 11, 2022 @ 9:41pm
      Oct 11, 2022

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