2,014 ft
Distance
-153 ft
Descent
00:06:45
Avg time

Snakes and Ladders Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Kelso
    Milton, Ontario
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Apr-Nov
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1790 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #86925 in Trail Running
    • #15949 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Conservation Halton

A re-route of the favourite Snakes and Ladders, this new trail eschews the ups and downs of the ravine for a ridgeline track into a bench cut traverse.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Snakes and Ladders mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -155 ft
  • Altitude min
    836 ft
  • Altitude max
    991 ft
  • Altitude start
    991 ft
  • Altitude end
    837 ft
  • Grade
    -7.7%
  • Grade max
    -21.4%
  • Distance down
    1,873 ft
  • Distance flat
    141 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:45
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:09
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Status:
on Oct 22, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.5 (12 votes)
Your vote: 0

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3D
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      Snakes and Ladders Trail Reports

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      Oct 22, 2022 @ 1:27am
      Oct 22, 2022
      Aug 1, 2022 @ 6:29am
      Aug 1, 2022
      Jun 18, 2022 @ 2:06pm
      Jun 18, 2022
      		 Dusty, be careful
      May 23, 2022 @ 8:31am
      May 23, 2022
      Aug 23, 2021 @ 3:25pm
      Aug 23, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 83 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 5,249 rides
      • Last: Jul 15, 2019

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