1.2 miles
Distance
-1,220 ft
Descent
00:30:56
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Newtsac Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Nelson's North Shore
    Nelson, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Face, Roller Coaster, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #6415 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in E-Biking

Newtsac.

The Northshore masterpiece is highlighted by big rock rolls and fast flowy riding with bigger wood-work and steeps scattered throughout

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Newtsac mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,222 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,824 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,047 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,047 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,824 ft
  • Grade
    -19.7%
  • Grade max
    -90.5%
  • Grade min
    -2.4%
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    00:30:56
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on Apr 6, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.74 (21 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Newtsac Trail Reports

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      Apr 6, 2025 @ 4:57pm
      Apr 6, 2025
      Mar 30, 2025 @ 1:41pm
      Mar 30, 2025
      		 Road up is clear too.
      Nov 24, 2024 @ 5:56pm
      Nov 24, 2024
      		 Road up was a mix of dirt, ice and then hike a bike through snow. Some snow at she top of the trail turning to dirt about 100m down. A tree high...
      Nov 16, 2024 @ 2:49pm
      Nov 16, 2024
      Oct 28, 2024 @ 4:37pm
      Oct 28, 2024
      		tree down, good sight lines approaching it. silky big boy should handle it
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