6.5 miles
Distance
667 ft
Climb
-746 ft
Descent
01:40:57
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Neilson Nord Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    VBN Secteur Shannahan
    Saint-Raymond, Quebec
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    Mai - septembre
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster
  • Global Ranking
    #2816 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking
  • Year Opened
    2012
  • Land Owner
    Vallée Bras-du-Nord, coop de solidarité

La "fameuse" section Nord du sentier de la Neilson est maintenant ouverte Allez l'essayer (pour expert seulement).
La monté est longue mais la descente en vaut tellement le coup!

Access Info

Accueil Shannahan

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Neilson Nord mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -78 ft
  • Altitude min
    917 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,401 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,127 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,050 ft
  • Grade
    -0.2%
  • Grade max
    -24.3%
  • Grade min
    27.6%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    01:40:57
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on Jul 5, 2025
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      Neilson Nord Trail Reports

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      Jul 5, 2025 @ 9:25am
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      Sep 14, 2024 @ 10:25am
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      Jul 21, 2024 @ 3:20am
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      Aug 30, 2023 @ 9:04pm
      Aug 30, 2023
      Oct 9, 2022 @ 9:55am
      Oct 9, 2022
      		 Closed fpr two months becauseof the hunting season - the owner of the land allows this trail on his land in exchange for these two months closure....
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 21 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 329 rides
      • Last: Jul 5, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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