2,083 ft
Distance
-106 ft
Descent
00:03:11
Avg time
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Monkey Boy Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    The Hydrocut
    Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #467 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #13079 in E-Biking
    • #15294 in Trail Running
    • #14366 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Region of Waterloo

Great down hill from the Map Kiosk. Loads of flow with a great sweeping corner at the end. Keep the flow going all the way back to the Glasgow Lot.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Monkey Boy mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -105 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,273 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,379 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,379 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,273 ft
  • Grade
    -5%
  • Grade max
    -25%
  • Grade min
    4.9%
  • Distance climb
    223 ft
  • Distance down
    1,640 ft
  • Distance flat
    220 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:48
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Status:
on Oct 23, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.5 (27 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Trail Style 
    • ?
  • Activity Type  
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Downhill Primary
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  • One Direction
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  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
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  • Nordic Ski
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      Monkey Boy Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Oct 30, 2022 @ 5:35am
      Oct 30, 2022
      Rejected
      Oct 23, 2022 @ 1:25am
      Oct 23, 2022
      Aug 27, 2022 @ 6:42am
      Aug 27, 2022
      Aug 1, 2022 @ 5:50am
      Aug 1, 2022
      		 Dry and dusty. Choose your tires wisely.
      Jul 30, 2022 @ 8:53am
      Jul 30, 2022
      Rejected
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 799 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 15,186 rides
      • Last: Aug 21, 2022

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      116 |
      Sep 18, 2020 @ 11:47pm
      Sep 18, 2020

      Trail Lists

      Routes with this trail

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      titledistance
      Hydrocut Full Loop13 miles
      Hydrocut 2019 Time Trial13 miles
      Hydrocut Full Foute - from Snyder's Entrance17 miles
      Downhill Express (DHX)6 miles

      3 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      Greghunter1 (Aug 15, 2021 at 17:54)
      Great flow! A hidden gem!
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      natedagreat (Jun 14, 2021 at 6:33)
      Don't hit the rock jump at high speeds! I found that out the hard way with a broken collarbone...
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      sdrvper HMBA (Apr 14, 2021 at 10:48)
      Underrated trail at Hydro. Fast fun DH run
      [Reply]





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      Videos

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      Monkey Boy - Top Speed after Jump
      3:42 | 233 | Mar 4, 2021 , Kitchener-Waterloo
      Monkey Boy
      2:20 | 177 | Nov 12, 2019 , Kitchener-Waterloo
      Monkey Boy, The Hydrocut
      1:39 | 232 | Aug 5, 2019 , Kitchener-Waterloo
      The Hydrocut - Monkey Boy trail | MTB 18
      1:59 | 290 | Sep 22, 2018 , Kitchener-Waterloo

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