1.8 miles
Distance
526 ft
Climb
-349 ft
Descent
00:33:52
Avg time

Rusty Chainsaw Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Trail Bluffs
    Trail, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    February to November
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Ladder Bridge, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #37755 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #24674 in Trail Running
    • #25137 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in E-Biking
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2016
  • Land Owner
    Kootenay Columbia Trails Society

Completed during summer 2016 by the KCTS, the Rusty Chainsaw trail adds slightly more challenging cross-country riding to the Bluffs trail network. Lots of elaborate trail construction, technical crux moves and incredible views.Ride in a counter clockwise direction.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Rusty Chainsaw mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    177 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,158 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,676 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,162 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,339 ft
  • Grade
    1.8%
  • Grade max
    -49.2%
  • Grade min
    41.3%
  • Distance climb
    5,128 ft
  • Distance down
    3,727 ft
  • Distance flat
    804 ft
  • Avg time
    00:33:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:29:09
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Status:
on Oct 18, 2022
Very Dry
Avg: 4.5 (6 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Ideal
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  • Very Dry
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      Rusty Chainsaw Trail Reports

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      Oct 18, 2022 @ 7:30pm
      Oct 18, 2022
      		 Some overgrown areas, it is very dry. Fallen needles make some sections slippery.
      Aug 31, 2022 @ 9:46am
      Aug 31, 2022
      		 Grown in, needs some weed whacking to trim back the vegetation. Great trail!
      Mar 30, 2022 @ 3:31pm
      Mar 30, 2022
      		 One 14” tree down.
      Mar 29, 2022 @ 8:32pm
      Mar 29, 2022
      		 Clear of snow, large puddle at bottom of rock roll, small tree across trail.
      Mar 29, 2022 @ 8:31pm
      Mar 29, 2022
      		 Clear of snow. Big puddle at the bottom of the first rock roll, tree on trail shortly after.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 5 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 559 rides
      • Last: Nov 11, 2022

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