866 ft
Distance
92 ft
Climb
-13 ft
Descent
00:02:17
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Skull Trail
  • SIMBS
    Maintainer
  • Original: Dave Bissenden, Boyd McIvor
    Builder

Skull Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Hartland Mountain Bike Park
    Victoria, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (6 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #243 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3223 in E-Biking
    • #12940 in Trail Running
    • #5171 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Capital Regional District

A short climb to start your ride, or a fun downhill to end it.

Substantially rerouted in 2018 by the SIMBS trail crew, to move the trail out of a seasonal watercourse.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Skull mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    81 ft
  • Altitude min
    484 ft
  • Altitude max
    566 ft
  • Altitude start
    484 ft
  • Altitude end
    564 ft
  • Grade
    9.4%
  • Grade max
    -13.6%
  • Grade min
    20.8%
  • Distance climb
    669 ft
  • Distance down
    112 ft
  • Distance flat
    85 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:17
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:39
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Status:
on Apr 18, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4 (39 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 77 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,508 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 13,831 rides
      • Last: Apr 21, 2025

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      Jun 11, 2018 @ 7:27pm
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      Jun 11, 2018 @ 7:28pm
      Jun 11, 2018
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      Jun 5, 2018 @ 1:39pm
      Jun 5, 2018

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