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4,190 ft
Distance
122 ft
Climb
-94 ft
Descent
00:08:07
Avg time
29 ft
Altitude change
3,797 ft
Altitude min
3,853 ft
Altitude max
3,824 ft
Altitude start
3,852 ft
Altitude end
0.7%
Grade
-20.1%
Grade max
29.1%
Grade min
2,244 ft
Distance climb
1,663 ft
Distance down
285 ft
Distance flat
00:08:07
Avg time
The Meander (Upper) Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaSparwood Ridge
Sparwood, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 80 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
- 5 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#179777 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #116381 in Trail Running
- #147705 in Hiking
- #24285 in Snowshoeing
- #39382 in Winter Fat Biking
- #56800 in Gravel Biking
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Provincial Ranking#8,244 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #6,598 in Trail Running
- #8,828 in Hiking
- #1,475 in Snowshoeing
- #1,137 in Winter Fat Biking
- #1,893 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Gravel
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land OwnerSparwood Trails Alliance
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The Meander (Upper) is a 1 km popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Sparwood British Columbia. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 37 m blue climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 8 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 108 rides
- 24 miles avg distance
All
- 203 rides
- Last: Sep 28, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
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- Snow Cover Partial
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- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
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- Very Dry
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(49.716670, -114.885390)
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