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2,392 ft
Distance
12 ft
Climb
-44 ft
Descent
00:03:24
Avg time
-34 ft
Altitude change
939 ft
Altitude min
981 ft
Altitude max
977 ft
Altitude start
945 ft
Altitude end
-1.4%
Grade
-11.2%
Grade max
6.4%
Grade min
299 ft
Distance climb
1,135 ft
Distance down
958 ft
Distance flat
00:03:24
Avg time
Parallel Reality Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaJefferson Forest
Richmond Hill, Ontario -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
- 90 in Snowshoeing
- 95 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking#38334 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #87701 in Trail Running
- #103584 in Hiking
- #2146 in Snowshoeing
- #422 in Winter Fat Biking
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Provincial Ranking#978 in Mountain Biking · Ontario [+]
- #2,110 in Trail Running
- #3,529 in Hiking
- #507 in Snowshoeing
- #95 in Winter Fat Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerToronto Region Conservation Authority
Named after it's close parallel to the Creekbed trail, Parallel Reality has quickly become everyone's favourite trail. It's fast, fairly straight, insanely flowy, and is one of the few trails in the forest that was built for the sole purpose of fun It's not very technical but expect to be going very fast on the hardpacked ground that bikers and hikers have collectively tamped. Parallel Reality allows you to fly through one of the oldest growth forests in the area which is also super neat!
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 8 rides
- 12 miles average
6 Months
- 401 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 3,691 rides
- Last: Oct 11, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to parallel-reality trailhead
(43.937390, -79.427290)
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Jun 21, 2022 , Richmond Hill
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Jun 17, 2017 , Richmond Hill
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4 Reviews & Comments
paulseego
Side Piece is now called “Parallel Reality”, and is fully signed at the trail heads. New name; same awesome trail. Keep enjoying it!
HakenLeprous7
I’ve ridden Jeffy countless times and every single ride I start with this trail. Best warm up/start trail ever
Traildog89
Super fun trail- don’t be afraid to get speed on it because everything flows perfectly
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