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1,512 ft
Distance
67 ft
Climb
00:03:19
Avg time
70 ft
Altitude change
857 ft
Altitude min
926 ft
Altitude max
857 ft
Altitude start
925 ft
Altitude end
4.6%
Grade
-2%
Grade max
10.9%
Grade min
1,109 ft
Distance climb
82 ft
Distance down
256 ft
Distance flat
00:03:19
Avg time
The Saddle Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaWestwood
Nanaimo, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 95 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#1,904 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #586 in E-Biking
- #4,553 in Trail Running
- #5,588 in Hiking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail ExposureNormal
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionBoth Directions[+]Popular Direction Shown
- Both Directions for E-Biking
- Both Directions for Trail Running
- Both Directions for Hiking
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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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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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LightingNo
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AI Generated Description
The Saddle is a highly rated 461 m popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Nanaimo British Columbia. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 21 m blue climb. Exposure: Normal Injury Risk. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 7 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 276 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
All
- 1,925 rides
- Last: Nov 3, 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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- One Direction
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(49.157130, -124.015820)
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Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 10 miles • 1,502 ft • 35 •
Discovery ride to check the highlights of westwood
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