2.1 miles

Distance

262 ft

Climb

-1,788 ft

Descent

00:43:12

Avg time

Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Powerslave Trail

Nelson Mountain Bike Guide
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Powerslave Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Nelson
, British Columbia
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM
Direction

Downhill Only
Popular direction shown
Physical Rating

Moderate
Season

Not snow season
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Bridge, Roller Coaster
Global Ranking

#37183 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
60 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

Local Trail Association

Nelson Cycling Club
IMBA Canada
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Powerslave mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-1,526 ft
Altitude min

4,848 ft
Altitude max

6,391 ft
Altitude start

6,374 ft
Altitude end

4,848 ft
Grade

-13.588%
Grade max

-48.554%
Grade min

39.824%
Distance climb

1,787 ft
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

95 ft
Avg time

00:43:12
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Status:

on Sep 5, 2022

Very Dry

Avg: 4.1 (29 votes)

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Powerslave Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Sep 5, 2022 @ 6:54pm Sep 5, 2022
	Jul 11, 2022 @ 5:52pm Jul 11, 2022	reporter NCC trail crew cleared Powerslave from Toughnut access down to Powerslave access entrance. Below that has been clear for some time.
	Jul 6, 2022 @ 2:18pm Jul 6, 2022	Hella trees (69+) down in the first portion of Power Slave from the road to the lower shuttle entry.
	Sep 24, 2021 @ 10:31am Sep 24, 2021	Same as earlier. Bridge is out, some trees down in the hike a bike section. Ideal though!
	Sep 13, 2021 @ 12:55pm Sep 13, 2021	A few trees down on the hike a bike section, otherwise clear and in great shape from top to bottom.

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

0 rides

6 Months

24 rides
16 miles avg distance

All

273 rides
Last: Oct 8, 2022

Technical Trail Features (TTF)

Scree Slope
Other
Shuttle Drop-off

Photos

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Aug 21, 2021 @ 8:15pm

Aug 21, 2021

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May 30, 2021 @ 1:44pm

May 30, 2021

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Nov 13, 2012 @ 3:50pm

Nov 13, 2012

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Jul 19, 2010 @ 5:19am

Jul 19, 2010

Routes with this trail

title	distance
The Middle Finger	48 miles
Travis' Big Stupid Loop (Ride Plan)	101 miles
Morning Powerslave	16 miles
Tom's Not that Stupid Triple Crown	35 miles

7 Reviews & Comments

Score Time Post Comment

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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jonathanunger

(Jul 8, 2022 at 13:44)

Do not ride

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fredsta453 (Oct 4, 2020 at 8:29)

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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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Marcia35

(Jul 28, 2019 at 19:21)

Vraiment steep au début de la descente

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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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