1,767 ft
Distance
2 ft
Climb
-175 ft
Descent
00:04:00
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Notch Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Coutlee Plateau
    Merritt, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #84574 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #76607 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Notch mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -173 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,602 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,775 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,775 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,602 ft
  • Grade
    -9.787%
  • Grade max
    -16.471%
  • Grade min
    2.892%
  • Distance climb
    138 ft
  • Distance down
    1,538 ft
  • Distance flat
    91 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:00
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:24
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on Apr 15, 2024
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      Notch Trail Reports

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      Apr 15, 2024 @ 10:01am
      Apr 15, 2024
      		 Large tree down across trail, blocking trail
      Aug 7, 2023 @ 4:15pm
      Aug 7, 2023
      		 Tree down. Chainsaw needed
      Aug 6, 2022 @ 10:29am
      Aug 6, 2022
      		 New Notch Bypass has been built as an option to the one section of trenched out, worn out part of the trail. It’s perfect!
      Jun 12, 2022 @ 1:46pm
      Jun 12, 2022
      		 A little grown in and water running down one section, otherwise good
      Jun 12, 2021 @ 9:58am
      Jun 12, 2021
      		 Spring running through the black feature and trail immediately afterwards. Everything else is dry and clear.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 39 rides
      • Last: Apr 22, 2025

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      Jul 22, 2020 @ 7:42pm
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      May 27, 2020 @ 9:42pm
      May 27, 2020
      16 |
      Aug 12, 2023 @ 4:25pm
      Aug 12, 2023
      69 |
      May 12, 2019 @ 1:06pm
      May 12, 2019

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      Notch and Ziggy | Coutlee Plateau in Merritt
      5:45 | 170 | Jul 20, 2022 , Merritt

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