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1.1 miles
Distance
135 ft
Climb
-109 ft
Descent
00:12:06
Avg time
24 ft
Altitude change
871 ft
Altitude min
1,005 ft
Altitude max
871 ft
Altitude start
896 ft
Altitude end
0.4%
Grade
-26.2%
Grade max
35.9%
Grade min
2,051 ft
Distance climb
1,467 ft
Distance down
1,991 ft
Distance flat
00:12:06
Avg time
Switchbacks and Ladders Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaDufferin County Forest Main Tract
Mulmur, Ontario -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 40 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#1,882 in Mountain Biking · Ontario [+]
- #3,136 in Trail Running
- #5,628 in Hiking
- #3,710 in Snowshoeing
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill Primary
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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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TTFs on TrailBerm, Bridge, Log Ride
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Land OwnerDufferin County
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Switchbacks and Ladders is a 2 km popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Mulmur Ontario. Riders describe it as tight and twisty. It has skinnies. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 41 m blue climb. It features berm, bridge and log ride. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 12 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 22 miles average
6 Months
- 134 rides
- 19 miles avg distance
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- 1,378 rides
- Last: Oct 20, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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Directions to switchbacks-and-ladders trailhead
(44.227140, -80.017770)
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Aug 28, 2021 , Mulmur
Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 9 miles • 665 ft • 31 •
Great New Route - starts with Ralphs and then the usual inner loop
Joel123456
This should be one way. With the erosion its almost impossible to ride uphill
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