5.1 miles
Distance
2,306 ft
Climb
-102 ft
Descent
01:05:32
Avg time
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Shiney Badger Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Desous
    Williams Lake, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    March - November
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Jump, Log Ride, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #13181 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #12758 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2017

Built in the Summer of 2017, this trail was funded by NDIT, and CBAC and created by First Journey Trails with the help from the Cariboo Mountain Bike Consortium. It was built as a bi-directional trail that would access the "backside" of Desous mountain and allow the first ever climb from the Fraser river up to the Spring House side of the mountain. The climb is rated black only due to a few terrain pinch points that force the trail to gain a significant amount of elevation in a short distance within the first half of the climb. Save for these few steep, rocky sections, this climb would be considered to be a blue climb as well as descent.

Access Info

To access the start of the climb, head west on highway 20 out of Williams Lake and turn left onto English Road. Approximately 800m off of the road staying on English Road, the staging area is found on the right (river side) of the road. Recreation Sites & Trails will be providing a proper parking lot in 2018.

Disclaimer

This trail is still under construction. Please refrain from riding and wait till the trail opening in the spring of 2018.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Shiney Badger mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,204 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,498 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,702 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,498 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,701 ft
  • Grade
    8.2%
  • Grade max
    -28.7%
  • Grade min
    53%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    1,982 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,103 ft
  • Avg time
    01:05:32
  • Avg reverse time
    03:01:17
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      Jun 28, 2023 @ 1:46am
      Jun 28, 2023
      May 14, 2023 @ 3:58am
      May 14, 2023
      		 Three trees down between do long and desous. One you can go around. One you have to go over, the other under
      Sep 8, 2022 @ 7:22am
      Sep 8, 2022
      		 reporter
      3 downed trees cleared, running good.
      May 31, 2022 @ 1:45pm
      May 31, 2022
      		 reporter Running great, just 3 big trees down after the 2nd cut block (can reasonably bypass). Will require some skilled chainsawing.
      May 17, 2022 @ 2:47pm
      May 17, 2022
      		 reporter
      trail is clear, worked from road down to the old gate,trees out and super buffed
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      6 Months
      • 17 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 219 rides
      • Last: Aug 25, 2024

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