3,350 ft
Distance
-578 ft
Descent
00:06:34
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Shining Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    The Bluff Recreation Area
    Smithers, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #82093 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking

The Shinning has lots of optional lines with large wooden drops, jumps, and ramps. This trail is super fun and is really drifty with a mix of loam and loose soil. Technical bits here and there and great flow in other sections. Very fun and connects to lots of other great trails.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Shining mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -578 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,824 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,402 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,402 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,824 ft
  • Grade
    -17.3%
  • Grade max
    -55.9%
  • Grade min
    -2.1%
  • Distance down
    3,337 ft
  • Distance flat
    13 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:34
  • Avg reverse time
    00:30:01
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      Shining Trail Reports

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      Apr 14, 2025 @ 9:49pm
      Apr 14, 2025
      		 reporter
      Apr 12, 2025 @ 5:00am
      Apr 12, 2025
      		 reporter Bluff is open, please respect the closures (marked here on Trailforks and by signs on the trails themselves) to avoid delaying further trail...
      Mar 27, 2025 @ 8:44pm
      Mar 27, 2025
      		 reporter
      Mar 12, 2025 @ 7:13pm
      Mar 12, 2025
      		 reporter Pre-season status reset
      Jul 31, 2024 @ 11:21am
      Jul 31, 2024
      		 Tree down, tried to move it but couldn’t, bridge is still rideable.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 19.9 km avg distance
      All
      • 80 rides
      • Last: Apr 22, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      83 |
      Aug 18, 2020 @ 9:21am
      Aug 18, 2020
      145 |
      Aug 14, 2019 @ 9:54am
      Aug 14, 2019
      4,090 |
      Oct 1, 2018 @ 8:19pm
      Oct 1, 2018
      171 |
      May 23, 2018 @ 7:52am
      May 23, 2018

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