2.1 miles
Distance
262 ft
Climb
-1,788 ft
Descent
00:43:12
Avg time
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Powerslave Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaNelson
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Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular direction shown
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Physical RatingModerate
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SeasonNot snow season
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailBridge, Roller Coaster
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Global Ranking#37183 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity60 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
From the Toughnut area, ride the ridge-top road to its northern end where the singletrack starts. Be aware of open pits and things start to speed up, until an abrupt bike push to the top of Morning Mountain. The popular start is by 13km of the Giveout West spur where the trail heads down and surfs though old mine rock dumps before rolling into the iconic Bears Den section that weaves through berms and rollers amongst an old growth cedar grove.
Access Info
Giveout Creek FSR
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Powerslave mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-1,526 ft
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Altitude min4,848 ft
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Altitude max6,391 ft
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Altitude start6,374 ft
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Altitude end4,848 ft
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Grade-13.588%
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Grade max-48.554%
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Grade min39.824%
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Distance climb1,787 ft
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat95 ft
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Avg time00:43:12
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- Prevalent Mud
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
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- 0 rides
6 Months
- 24 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
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- 273 rides
- Last: Oct 8, 2022
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7 Reviews & Comments
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Twowheelsforever
(Aug 22, 2022 at 12:34)

Questionable if it’s worth it, but some steep rooty super fun descents, hikeabike midway is 5-7 min of suck, shale S bend section is blown out to the point of definitely being double black with no ride around. Ride it at least once and decide for yourself
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dustintlee
(Jul 30, 2022 at 15:20)

Brutal climb up the fire road(s) to get to the top. It starts off pretty mellow, but starts to get nice and steep after a bit. Plenty of roots and rough stuff. The hike-a-bike in the middle is a calf burner to push up. But the descent between the top and the lower starting point is absolutely worth the extra effort. It's steep, rough, and full of roots. The steepest sections are around/just past the old cabin. Superb quality steep riding. Highly recommend if you can put together a shuttle. If you have to pedal up, it might be best to just enter at the lower (and much more popular) entrance. But if you can put together a shuttle, it's a top shelf ride from the upper entrance.
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vancity
(Sep 18, 2020 at 6:35)

Shale slope section basically feels like dirt surfing when conditions are very dry. Not an easy feature in such conditions.
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ErikTheRad
(Jul 17, 2019 at 8:02)

The full ride is not really worth it, pretty steep hike a bike in the middle section. It gets really good from the top, but the shuttle drop off down is probably the best bang for your buck.
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