5,137 ft
Distance
540 ft
Climb
-18 ft
Descent
00:15:24
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Rick's Roost Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Westside - Rainbow
    Whistler, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

Rick's Roost is a double track climb (or descent) linking the top of Alpine Meadows to the Flank trail some 900ft up. The whole trail only has two corners in it which makes it a very long steep slog up or a very fast descent. Halfway up the trail on the left is the trail Catch Scratch Fever which makes for a much more interesting descent.

Access Info

From the very top of Alpine Way continue onto the fireroad, and after 300 yards the trail will be directly infront of you, you'll know you're on the right trail if after 30ft is a sign saying Rick's Roost on your right.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Rick's Roost mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    522 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,372 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,898 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,372 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,894 ft
  • Grade
    10.16%
  • Grade max
    -13.34%
  • Grade min
    28.738%
  • Distance climb
    4,364 ft
  • Distance down
    553 ft
  • Distance flat
    221 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:24
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:51
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      Rick's Roost Trail Reports

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      May 5, 2025 @ 3:47pm
      May 5, 2025
      May 1, 2025 @ 2:58pm
      May 1, 2025
      Apr 13, 2025 @ 6:24pm
      Apr 13, 2025
      		 Top covered in deep snow. Hike-a-bike
      Oct 25, 2024 @ 12:57pm
      Oct 25, 2024
      		 the whole climb is pretty much covered in leaves, some water crossings as well
      Sep 18, 2024 @ 2:39pm
      Sep 18, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 9 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 35 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
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      • 1,388 rides
      • Last: May 17, 2025

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      May 2, 2023 @ 7:31pm
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      May 13, 2022 @ 5:31pm
      May 13, 2022

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