1 miles
Distance
75 ft
Climb
-204 ft
Descent
00:17:54
Avg time

Trash Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cheakamus
    Whistler, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #31955 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 50 in Hiking

Trash is great single-track trail that winds through the forest on the east side of Cheakamus river. The trail winds it way south, paralleling the Cheakamus river and offers a couple of nice viewpoints. Although rated 'blue' it has some challenging sections and could easily be upgraded to 'black'

Access Info

Make your way south of the Village to Function Junction and turn left (south) off the highway onto Chekamus Lake Road. If you need parking, there are ample spots available along this road. The start can be a little difficult to find so we have included a photo of the trailhead - it starts just past a 30km/h sign but before you enter the Cheakamus Crossing neighbourhood. The trail can be ridden in both directions (i.e. out and back) or, if you've had enough after one lap, follow the new Sea to Sky trail back towards Cheakamus Crossing.

More Stats for Trash bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -128 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,835 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,975 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,975 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,847 ft
  • Grade
    -2.135%
  • Grade max
    -24.707%
  • Grade min
    16.219%
  • Distance climb
    1,260 ft
  • Distance down
    3,513 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,234 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:54
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:48
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Status:
on Sep 30, 2019
Dry
Avg: 3.25 (8 votes)

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  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
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  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
      Directions to trash trailhead (50.081160, -123.038920)
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      Trash Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Sep 30, 2019 @ 4:36pm
      Sep 30, 2019
      		 reporter Benoit cut the tree. It’s clear!
      Sep 21, 2019 @ 7:12am
      Sep 21, 2019
      		 Tree down
      Sep 11, 2019 @ 3:48pm
      Sep 11, 2019
      Sep 11, 2019 @ 3:48pm
      Sep 11, 2019
      Jul 17, 2019 @ 4:29pm
      Jul 17, 2019
      		 Big tree down on Garburator. See photo
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 91 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 188 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      138 |
      Mar 19, 2018 @ 2:51pm
      Mar 19, 2018
      116 |
      Nov 27, 2017 @ 6:42pm
      Nov 27, 2017
      59 |
      Oct 3, 2017 @ 9:57pm
      Oct 3, 2017
      732 |
      Aug 23, 2017 @ 6:24pm
      Aug 23, 2017
      | 2 comments

      Trail Lists

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      Trail Products

      8 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      flag adamr1 (Aug 3, 2015 at 13:26)
       Great single black trail, 1 big rock roll with lots of grip for brake pumping down slowly. Awesome spot by a small waterfall to take a break and head dunk on a hot day.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag destio (Nov 6, 2015 at 17:50)
       Wet and slippery just how i like her Wink , Would advise to ride it from END to START (so opposite from trailforks). The END (or start) starts behind the Hi hostel.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag b1gd0m (May 3, 2017 at 9:22)
       me no likey
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag shelaine22 (Aug 11, 2017 at 18:51)
       This trail is actual trash. Hard to link it together without having to walk sections. Total waste of time. Thought following it with Train Wreck and Runaway Train would make it better...it did not. All of these should be classified as hiking trails that you can kinda bike.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag aaronkoenig (Oct 28, 2017 at 13:10)
       Agree that this trail rides slightly better starting at the bridge. The trail feels like 2 very different style trails though: the first half from the bridge is footy, and technically difficult with some beauty viewpoints of the river waterfalls. Second half is an easy blue through deciduous forest and is flat enough that I take my daughters as young as 4 on it
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag chubby5000 (Oct 20, 2018 at 12:17)
       Great trail with some really tough bits in it that feel great to conquer. A few beautiful spots to rest on it. Pure XC though. One mans trash is another mans gold.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag pincho (Jun 2, 2019 at 14:46)
       Don’t agree with some of the comments, related to be more like a hiking trail. It’s a great bike trail which requires some technical ability. Feels great once you can conquer different difficult spots. Also, great places to enjoy a break or some pictures along the river. Never give up, keep training, keep trying!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag Chenzone (Jul 13, 2019 at 12:23)
       Grizzly bear sight
      [Reply]

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