2,644 ft
Distance
28 ft
Climb
-411 ft
Descent
00:10:51
Avg time

Pointless Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Observed Trials
  • Riding Area
    Valleycliffe
    Squamish, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Rock Face
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #46318 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #14111 in E-Biking
    • #15287 in Trail Running
    • #19406 in Hiking
    • #142 in Observed Trials
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 50 in Hiking
    • 65 in Observed Trials
  • Year Opened
    2013
  • Land Owner
    Diamond Head Land Co

Parallels Meet Your Maker. There are a few forks on the trail, but all end in essentially the same place along The Graduate. Generally not too hard, but with a chute and rock face or two that elevates the trail just a bit beyond blue.

Access Info

Climb Sweeter The Barry to Start

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pointless mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -383 ft
  • Altitude min
    363 ft
  • Altitude max
    776 ft
  • Altitude start
    746 ft
  • Altitude end
    364 ft
  • Grade
    -14.5%
  • Grade max
    -43.9%
  • Grade min
    12.1%
  • Distance climb
    413 ft
  • Distance down
    2,077 ft
  • Distance flat
    151 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:51
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:07
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on Sep 25, 2023
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Avg: 3.75 (11 votes)
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      Pointless Trail Reports

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      Sep 25, 2023 @ 6:17am
      Sep 25, 2023
      		 Getting back into prime condition
      Aug 23, 2023 @ 7:05am
      Aug 23, 2023
      Aug 1, 2023 @ 12:00pm
      Aug 1, 2023
      Jul 18, 2023 @ 6:42am
      Jul 18, 2023
      Jul 11, 2023 @ 8:42pm
      Jul 11, 2023
      		 Tree down on the first traverse just after the roll where "Pointless Shortcut" breaks off.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 4 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 119 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,368 rides
      • Last: Sep 25, 2023

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      Routes with this trail

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      SORCA 2020 Social #1 - Option 26 miles
      SORCA 2018 CINCO #2 race6 miles

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