1.4 miles
Distance
-1,325 ft
Descent
00:20:25
Avg time
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Placenta Descenta Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Morning Mountain
    Nelson, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #27276 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in E-Biking

Classic, rocky downhill. Get some chunder and that world-cup race feeling and on a trail that has improved a lot in recent years.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Placenta Descenta mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,325 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,021 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,347 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,347 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,022 ft
  • Grade
    -17.8%
  • Grade max
    -48.9%
  • Grade min
    0.9%
  • Distance climb
    39 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    56 ft
  • Avg time
    00:20:25
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on Oct 6, 2024
Very Dry
Avg: 3.96 (23 votes)
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      Placenta Descenta Trail Reports

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      Oct 6, 2024 @ 12:26pm
      Oct 6, 2024
      		 Cleared the tree reported. Assume rest of trail clear.
      Oct 3, 2024 @ 2:25pm
      Oct 3, 2024
      		 Tree down
      Jul 15, 2024 @ 10:48am
      Jul 15, 2024
      		 reporter all trees cleared. trail is brushy and rocky but good to ride.
      Jun 22, 2024 @ 11:36am
      Jun 22, 2024
      		 Tree down
      Jun 22, 2024 @ 11:33am
      Jun 22, 2024
      		 3 trees down just below where turn styles and plecenta meet near the lower half of the trail
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      Jan 9, 2019 @ 4:46pm
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