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4,098 ft
Distance
-364 ft
Descent
00:10:53
Avg time
-364 ft
Altitude change
1,831 ft
Altitude min
2,195 ft
Altitude max
2,195 ft
Altitude start
1,831 ft
Altitude end
-8.9%
Grade
-27.4%
Grade max
-1.3%
Grade min
4,098 ft
Distance down
00:10:53
Avg time
Switchback Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaCumberland trail network
Cumberland, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in E-Biking
- 55 in Trail Running
- 40 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#5,424 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #3,909 in E-Biking
- #8,003 in Trail Running
- #9,986 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailA-Frame, Bridge, Drop, Jump
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Switchback Trail is a highly rated 1 km moderately popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Cumberland British Columbia. It has wooden features. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary and has a hard overall physical rating. It features a-frame, bridge, drop and jump. On average it takes 10 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 47 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
All
- 515 rides
- Last: Oct 20, 2026
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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to switchback-trail trailhead
(49.587730, -125.081870)
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mtb
7:09 |
159 |
Sep 12, 2025 , Cumberland
mtb
10:45 |
518 |
Feb 25, 2022 , Cumberland
mtb
11:24 |
489 |
Nov 2, 2018 , Cumberland
Technical Trail Features (TTF)
- TTF
A-Frame
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4 Reviews & Comments
jkor
nice trail (tech black), but barely worth the climb effort compared to some others around
manglermixer
Fun trail, I would give it a blue+ raining tho.
cmsilver90
Half the trail was snowed over on our ride today and part of the access road as well
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