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1.5 miles
Distance
774 ft
Climb
-460 ft
Descent
00:25:20
Avg time
314 ft
Altitude change
576 ft
Altitude min
899 ft
Altitude max
576 ft
Altitude start
889 ft
Altitude end
4%
Grade
-51.6%
Grade max
52.2%
Grade min
4,560 ft
Distance climb
2,480 ft
Distance down
843 ft
Distance flat
00:25:20
Avg time
Outer Ridge Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#2,849 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #9,112 in E-Biking
- #4,934 in Trail Running
- #4,709 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Outer Ridge is a highly rated 2 km popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Hornby Island British Columbia. Highlights include a ridgeline. This mountain bike primary trail. On average it takes 25 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 10 rides
- 14 miles average
6 Months
- 121 rides
- 18 miles avg distance
All
- 488 rides
- Last: Sep 27, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Very Dry
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Directions to outer-ridge trailhead
(49.500290, -124.668670)
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1167 |
Jun 9, 2017 , Hornby Island
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4 Reviews & Comments
kjallen1970
Four big trees down across trail and lots of debris from the storm Tuesday. Still super fun. I know these trails are maintained by volunteers and it’s a lot of work to clean up after a big storm. Thankyou to the volunteers. Breathtaking views - worth navigating the down trees for.
cmsilver90
Tree down at about 3/4 of the trail. Great flow and views as said before
Reidomf
Incredibly Foley single track, best in opposite direction from top of Summit trail to GFT. Unrivaled views!
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