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1.5 miles
Distance
256 ft
Climb
-302 ft
Descent
00:17:44
Avg time
-46 ft
Altitude change
381 ft
Altitude min
555 ft
Altitude max
517 ft
Altitude start
472 ft
Altitude end
-0.6%
Grade
-25.3%
Grade max
20.7%
Grade min
3,212 ft
Distance climb
3,776 ft
Distance down
1,063 ft
Distance flat
00:17:44
Avg time
Solar Coaster Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaMaple Mountain
Duncan, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (2 votes)
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 80 in E-Biking
- 50 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Bridge, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
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Land OwnerMunicipality of North Cowichan
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Solar Coaster is a 2 km popular blue difficulty 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. It features berm, bridge, jump, rock face and rock garden. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 17 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 14 miles average
6 Months
- 72 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
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- 623 rides
- Last: Sep 1, 2026
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