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482 ft
Distance
12 ft
Climb
-6 ft
Descent
00:01:06
Avg time
4 ft
Altitude change
948 ft
Altitude min
961 ft
Altitude max
948 ft
Altitude start
951 ft
Altitude end
0.7%
Grade
-5.9%
Grade max
13.4%
Grade min
98 ft
Distance climb
98 ft
Distance down
285 ft
Distance flat
00:01:06
Avg time
Nickel Back Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaWalden Trails
Sudbury, Ontario -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in E-Biking
- 50 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
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Provincial Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Land OwnerCity of Greater Sudbury
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Nickel Back is a 147 m popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Sudbury Ontario. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 4 m blue climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 7 rides
- 11 miles average
6 Months
- 138 rides
- 92 miles avg distance
All
- 792 rides
- Last: Oct 1, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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Directions to nickel-back trailhead
(46.405870, -81.203450)
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