2.8 miles
Distance
67 ft
Climb
-3,906 ft
Descent
01:03:59
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The Monster Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Buchanan (East)
    Kaslo, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #75766 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #57184 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Steep with exposure

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for The Monster mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -3,839 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,405 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,244 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,244 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,405 ft
  • Grade max
    -89.109%
  • Grade min
    26.977%
  • Distance climb
    684 ft
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    221 ft
  • Avg time
    01:03:59
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on Jul 21, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.55 (7 votes)
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      The Monster Trail Reports

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      Jul 21, 2024 @ 9:46pm
      Jul 21, 2024
      		 reporter 5-10 trees down, and really overgrown, making seeing the trail difficult in spots. We'll hopefully get a crew together to give the Monster some...
      Sep 5, 2023 @ 7:48am
      Sep 5, 2023
      		 Our group brought a small chainsaw and cleared most of the deadfall except one larger hanging tree that you can ride under. Trail needs a brush to...
      Jul 19, 2023 @ 7:48pm
      Jul 19, 2023
      		 5 - 10 trees down, some loving with a brush saw would go along way.
      Aug 25, 2022 @ 8:12pm
      Aug 25, 2022
      		 Trees cleared, some sections overgrown but manageable
      May 1, 2022 @ 9:17am
      May 1, 2022
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 5 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 49 rides
      • Last: Sep 28, 2024

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      Sep 2, 2018 @ 10:04pm
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      Dec 21, 2021 @ 6:56pm
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      261 |
      Sep 2, 2020 @ 2:25pm
      Sep 2, 2020

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      The Monster in Kaslo, BC. 15th October 2023.
      14:39 | 358 | Oct 20, 2023 , Kaslo
      The Monster part 1
      7:06 | 1663 | Nov 4, 2011 , Kaslo
      The Monster (part 2)
      11:36 | 1602 | Nov 5, 2011 , Kaslo

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