2 miles
Distance
186 ft
Climb
-1,083 ft
Descent
1,143 ft
High Point

Microwave Details

  • Riding area
    Gallagher Hill
    Powell River, British Columbia
  • Difficulty rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical rating
    Extreme
  • Global Ranking
    #38419

Some hike-a-bike, rocky sections towards top and bottom. Portion of trail towards bottom is also Sunshine Coat Trail.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Microwave mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -898 ft
  • Altitude min
    197 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,133 ft
  • Altitude end
    235 ft
  • Grade
    -9.891%
  • Grade max
    -55.535%
  • Grade min
    24.495%
  • Distance climb
    1,745 ft
  • Distance down
    1 miles
  • Distance flat
    846 ft
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Status:
on Sep 6, 2018
Dry
Avg: 3 (2 votes)

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Trail Style
  • ?
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to microwave trailhead (49.881640, -124.511860)
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Microwave Trail Reports

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Sep 6, 2018 @ 7:38pm
Sep 6, 2018
 Trail is awesome in terms of terrain it navigates down which includes two rock outcrops with tons of arbutus trees. Definitely a hiking trail and...
Aug 23, 2017 @ 10:44pm
Aug 23, 2017
 Awesome old school technical downhill with a couple steep ascents thrown in as well, probably could have ridden them but just didn't have the legs...
Jan 1, 2016 @ 5:33pm
Jan 1, 2016
 reporter Trees down on middle portion and some areas in middle somewhat overgrown with vegetation.
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Sep 6, 2018 @ 7:38pm
Sep 6, 2018
Microwave, Vancouver
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Aug 23, 2017 @ 10:45pm
Aug 23, 2017
Microwave, My City
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Aug 23, 2017 @ 10:44pm
Aug 23, 2017
Microwave, My City
40 |
Aug 23, 2017 @ 10:44pm
Aug 23, 2017
Microwave, My City

1 Review & Comments

  • + 0
flag nickscott87 (Jun 11, 2017 at 12:16)
 Very steep and technical, more of a hiking trail, very overgrown just before it crosses microwave tower road heading down, great views from the top though...
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