2,590 ft
Distance
143 ft
Climb
-120 ft
Descent
00:13:19
Avg time

Train Wreck Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cheakamus
    Whistler, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Ladder Bridge, Rock Face, Skinny
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #73043 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #867 in Trail Running
    • #534 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking

Because the train wreck itself has become popular with sightseers in the last few years the area around the wreck has become a mess of braids and trampled sections of trail. You can access the Trainwreck trail from the new bridge that was installed recently but it will be a challenge finding the proper trail.
The best way to ride Trainwreck is to start on Lower Yer Seat and go South on Trainwreck from the LYS intersection. Then connect to Runaway Train and End Of The Line. Then loop back on the Sea To Sky Trail.
The section of Trainwreck going South from LYS is a newer section built a few years ago so it isn't old school technical like the original Trainwreck. There's still a few elevated bridges and skinny features on the newer section.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Train Wreck mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    23 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,831 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,904 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,881 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,904 ft
  • Grade
    0.885%
  • Grade max
    -31.142%
  • Grade min
    32.287%
  • Distance climb
    1,324 ft
  • Distance down
    1,125 ft
  • Distance flat
    141 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:58
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on Aug 2, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3 (14 votes)
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      Train Wreck Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Aug 2, 2023 @ 7:53pm
      Aug 2, 2023
      		 reporter
      Apr 13, 2023 @ 1:33pm
      Apr 13, 2023
      		 No snow. Good to go. Watch for tersts!
      Dec 15, 2022 @ 8:17pm
      Dec 15, 2022
      Oct 16, 2022 @ 2:50pm
      Oct 16, 2022
      		 reporter
      Cleared the tree
      Oct 10, 2022 @ 3:42am
      Oct 10, 2022
      		 Small tree down, pictured in previous Sept 13 report. Could get it with a hand saw.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 23 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 42 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 458 rides
      • Last: Sep 24, 2023

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      Aug 20, 2023 @ 9:23pm
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      May 21, 2017 @ 12:00am
      May 21, 2017
      357 |
      Sep 17, 2015 @ 10:43pm
      Sep 17, 2015

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