5 miles
Distance
883 ft
Climb
-971 ft
Descent
01:17:26
Avg time
Menzies Trail Details
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Riding AreaGolden Ears Provincial Park
Maple Ridge, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeGravel Path
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#32032 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity20 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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OSM Way
Multi-use trail that allows mountain biking, horses, and hiking. 9 kilometres one way. Fun traditional cross country trail. Depending on the direction greatly changes the trail.
To bike "up" the trail from Mill Creek would be a real downhill trail. Lots of fun technical rock gardens and small dropoffs.
From the Gold creek parking lot, this trail is a grunter. I can only describe the one 5k stretch at the end as "five peaks". 5 technical climbs that are fun, and brutal. Quite a little gem I think I will hit a few times. Parts of this direction make you wonder how it could be called a blue, until you hit five peaks.
Front to back, would be about 18k of single track loamy goodness. Worthy trail if you are looking for some good solid single track.
Access Info
Menzies Trail can be ridden in both directions with trail heads near the Park headquarters (Mike Lake Road) and at the Gold Creek parking lot.
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More Stats for Menzies Trail bike trail
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Altitude change-88 ft
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Altitude min591 ft
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Altitude max982 ft
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Altitude start716 ft
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Altitude end628 ft
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Grade max-45.539%
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Grade min29.257%
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Distance climb2 miles
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat1,960 ft
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Avg time01:17:26
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Avg reverse time01:13:42
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Sk8t
(Aug 5, 2018 at 8:11)
Best ridden south to north (and you can continue all the way up to the Lower Falls on).
A trail in need of some intervention; entrance/ascent at Mike’s side is crushed limestone which gives way to a nice XC double and single track, with sections of baby head cobbles, the worst of which require hike-a-bike.
Too rough for a gravel bike and too XC for AM, maybe best riden on a hard tail—intermitten cobbles and hike-a-bikes break up a potentially nice trail that would make for a good green intro trail for new riders with some legs for cardio and endurance.
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A trail in need of some intervention; entrance/ascent at Mike’s side is crushed limestone which gives way to a nice XC double and single track, with sections of baby head cobbles, the worst of which require hike-a-bike.
Too rough for a gravel bike and too XC for AM, maybe best riden on a hard tail—intermitten cobbles and hike-a-bikes break up a potentially nice trail that would make for a good green intro trail for new riders with some legs for cardio and endurance.
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Golden Ears Provincial Park
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Lots of small waterfalls and features.