1 miles
Distance
325 ft
Climb
-227 ft
Descent
00:18:58
Avg time

Northern Lights Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Pidherny Recreation Site
    Prince George, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    Apr-Oct
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #17573 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Great singletrack along esker ridge. Trail is XC. No TTFs. Nice views of Bobtail Mtn to the west.

More Stats for Northern Lights bike trail
  • Altitude change
    98 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,515 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,634 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,536 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,634 ft
  • Grade
    1.306%
  • Grade max
    -51.013%
  • Grade min
    18.807%
  • Distance climb
    3,403 ft
  • Distance down
    3,697 ft
  • Distance flat
    389 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:58
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:43
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Status:
on Aug 17, 2019
Variable
Avg: 4.2 (5 votes)

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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
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  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Northern Lights Trail Reports

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      Aug 17, 2019 @ 9:43am
      Aug 17, 2019
      Jun 15, 2019 @ 12:28pm
      Jun 15, 2019
      Jun 13, 2019 @ 7:37am
      Jun 13, 2019
      		 Tree down toward end of trail, not far before the Ridge junction. Just a little too big for my handsaw.
      May 25, 2019 @ 1:22pm
      May 25, 2019
      		 Awesome conditions!
      May 7, 2019 @ 6:32pm
      May 7, 2019
      		 It's in great shape right now!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 195 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 825 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      29 |
      Dec 4, 2017 @ 7:26am
      Dec 4, 2017
      266 |
      Jan 3, 2017 @ 8:47pm
      Jan 3, 2017
      220 |
      Aug 27, 2016 @ 9:18am
      Aug 27, 2016
      57 |
      Jun 28, 2016 @ 3:26pm
      Jun 28, 2016

      Routes with this trail

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      Rustchucker 2019 race
      		14 miles
      Pidherny 22k
      		14 miles
      Rustchucker 2018 race
      		13 miles

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