1.5 miles
Distance
256 ft
Climb
-302 ft
Descent
00:17:44
Avg time

Solar Coaster Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Maple Mountain
    Duncan, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #47706 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9069 in E-Biking
    • #15668 in Trail Running
    • #20607 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Municipality of North Cowichan

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Solar Coaster is a 2 km popular blue singletrack trail located near Duncan British Columbia. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 78 m blue climb. On average it takes 17 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Solar Coaster mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -46 ft
  • Altitude min
    381 ft
  • Altitude max
    555 ft
  • Altitude start
    517 ft
  • Altitude end
    472 ft
  • Grade
    -0.6%
  • Grade max
    -25.3%
  • Grade min
    20.7%
  • Distance climb
    3,212 ft
  • Distance down
    3,776 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,063 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:44
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:53
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on Apr 18, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.32 (25 votes)
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      Solar Coaster Trail Reports

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      Apr 18, 2025 @ 10:57am
      Apr 18, 2025
      		 reporter
      Sep 5, 2024 @ 2:19pm
      Sep 5, 2024
      Aug 28, 2024 @ 6:12pm
      Aug 28, 2024
      		 We missed the trail first time around taking the left after Maple Syrup right away based on TF mapping. Go up the double track a bit. I think the...
      Jun 28, 2024 @ 7:50am
      Jun 28, 2024
      		 reporter Getting a bit overgrown in areas, could use some brushing. Some loose rocky sections.
      May 2, 2024 @ 1:52pm
      May 2, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 28 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 380 rides
      • Last: Apr 26, 2025

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      Jan 19, 2021 @ 9:53pm
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      Sep 8, 2022 @ 6:21pm
      Sep 8, 2022
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      Sep 26, 2018 @ 7:42pm
      Sep 26, 2018
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      May 22, 2023 @ 12:39pm
      May 22, 2023

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