1.5 miles
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-1,027 ft
Descent
00:17:04
Avg time

Top Chief Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Nevis Range
    Fort William
  • AKA
    Red Giant
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    May-Sept
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Face, Skinny
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #3397 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3086 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2009

Board walk top section with fast sections and tight corners. Mid section along the ridge contains some board walk and natural bed rock with small features. Lower ridge line involves steep technical sections and an optional drop some technical bed rock sections that are both steep and rough. Bottom of the track opens up into fast flowy corners with loose surface and some jumps and features.

Was called the Red Giant, has now been renamed and regraded black as of the 2018 season

Access Info

Trail is assessed from Gondola Uplift and trail head can be found next to the Quad Chair Uplift

Bike Park

More Stats for Top Chief mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,025 ft
  • Altitude min
    596 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,622 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,622 ft
  • Altitude end
    597 ft
  • Grade
    -13%
  • Grade max
    -70%
  • Grade min
    12.7%
  • Distance climb
    138 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    200 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:40:22
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Status:
on Aug 14, 2024
Very Dry
Avg: 4.17 (30 votes)
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      Top Chief Trail Reports

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      Aug 14, 2024 @ 10:48am
      Aug 14, 2024
      Jun 5, 2023 @ 3:28am
      Jun 5, 2023
      could do with a shower to tighten up the loose sections
      Jun 2, 2023 @ 4:13am
      Jun 2, 2023
      Sep 1, 2022 @ 12:56am
      Sep 1, 2022
      Aug 31, 2022 @ 6:51am
      Aug 31, 2022
      Mostly dry, some wet spots. No mud.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 7 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 124 rides
      • Last: Jul 22, 2024

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