2,028 ft
Distance
54 ft
Climb
-109 ft
Descent
00:04:32
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Muddy Paws Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    The Hydrocut
    Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Rock Garden, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #767 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #13231 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking

Fun Black technical trail with a good amount of flow and full of features to mix up your ride.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Muddy Paws mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -55 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,257 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,325 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,313 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,260 ft
  • Grade
    -2.7%
  • Grade max
    -21%
  • Grade min
    33%
  • Distance climb
    463 ft
  • Distance down
    1,030 ft
  • Distance flat
    400 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:32
  • Avg reverse time
    00:07:20
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Status:
on Jul 9, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.7 (27 votes)
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      Muddy Paws Trail Reports

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      Jul 9, 2025 @ 12:17pm
      Jul 9, 2025
      May 26, 2025 @ 12:03pm
      May 26, 2025
      		 Tree down towards the end. Doesn't feel like it's part of the "feature" unless you can bunny hop 2.5-3 feet above ground
      May 26, 2025 @ 11:24am
      May 26, 2025
      		 tree still down at the very end
      Nov 3, 2024 @ 2:27pm
      Nov 3, 2024
      Sep 22, 2024 @ 10:54am
      Sep 22, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 15 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 228 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,759 rides
      • Last: Jul 16, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Sep 11, 2020 @ 8:04am
      Sep 11, 2020
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      Sep 22, 2023 @ 2:02pm
      Sep 22, 2023
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      Sep 22, 2023 @ 2:02pm
      Sep 22, 2023
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      Sep 22, 2023 @ 2:03pm
      Sep 22, 2023

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      The Hydrocut | Muddy Paws - New Trail!
      6:16 | 46 | Dec 5, 2024 , Kitchener-Waterloo
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