1.9 miles
Distance
178 ft
Climb
-183 ft
Descent
00:19:38
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Palgrave Conservation Area
    Caledon, Ontario
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    One Direction
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #36808 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #59602 in Trail Running
    • #83748 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing

Section 9, a tight & twisty technical trail with climbing, g-outs & edge riding. Most challenging trail in the Palgrave system

Access Info

Access from the North Connector trail, West of Section 8 exit.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Disclaimer

Ride at your own peril!

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Section 9, The Last Resort multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -5 ft
  • Altitude min
    926 ft
  • Altitude max
    987 ft
  • Altitude start
    949 ft
  • Altitude end
    945 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -16.8%
  • Grade min
    14.7%
  • Distance climb
    3,340 ft
  • Distance down
    3,035 ft
  • Distance flat
    3,615 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:21:27
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on Sep 13, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.35 (11 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Section 9, The... Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Sep 13, 2024 @ 8:55am
      Sep 13, 2024
      		 A Long challenging section.
      Sep 13, 2024 @ 8:55am
      Sep 13, 2024
      		 A Long challenging section.
      Sep 13, 2024 @ 8:55am
      Sep 13, 2024
      		 A Long challenging section.
      Aug 10, 2024 @ 10:33am
      Aug 10, 2024
      Aug 7, 2024 @ 10:40am
      Aug 7, 2024
      		 Technical and long but awesome trail.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 32 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 655 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,876 rides
      • Last: Sep 18, 2024

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Aug 21, 2021 @ 9:37am
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      May 25, 2024 @ 8:46am
      May 25, 2024
      56 |
      Aug 5, 2023 @ 2:21pm
      Aug 5, 2023
      72 |
      Aug 5, 2023 @ 2:19pm
      Aug 5, 2023

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