2,500 ft
Distance
2 ft
Climb
-282 ft
Descent
00:03:57
Avg time
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Shotgun Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Woodlot
    Maple Ridge, British Columbia
  • AKA
    Upper Shotgun, Lower Shotgun
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Jump, Ladder Bridge
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #2677 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #7729 in Trail Running
    • #9977 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking

Shotgun is the mountain bikers home trail for the Maple Ridge Woodlot area, pretty much dropping you at your car door. It's mellow, smooth, flowy and natural, a good first ride if you haven't ridden the area before.

Access Info

Accessed off Woodlot Main FSR across from the bottom of Bloggy Style.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Shotgun mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -281 ft
  • Altitude min
    681 ft
  • Altitude max
    961 ft
  • Altitude start
    961 ft
  • Altitude end
    681 ft
  • Grade
    -11.227%
  • Grade max
    -157.91%
  • Grade min
    4.848%
  • Distance climb
    31 ft
  • Distance down
    2,424 ft
  • Distance flat
    45 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:57
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:28
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Status:
on Feb 23, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.95 (32 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
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  • Ideal
  • Dry
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      Shotgun Trail Reports

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      Feb 23, 2023 @ 4:23pm
      Feb 23, 2023
      		 Lots of hoar frost in all the usual places. No ice on any of the trails really, woodworks dry, great condition all around
      Feb 5, 2023 @ 4:59am
      Feb 5, 2023
      Jan 19, 2023 @ 11:27am
      Jan 19, 2023
      		 reporter
      Nov 14, 2022 @ 2:16am
      Nov 14, 2022
      Nov 12, 2022 @ 3:24pm
      Nov 12, 2022
      		 Grippy with some wet bits at the bottom
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 10 rides
      • 5 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 449 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 5,609 rides
      • Last: Mar 27, 2023

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Mar 16, 2023 @ 8:50pm
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      Mar 16, 2023 @ 8:48pm
      Mar 16, 2023
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      Mar 16, 2023 @ 8:37pm
      Mar 16, 2023
      230 |
      Jul 13, 2016 @ 8:54pm
      Jul 13, 2016

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