1.2 miles
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-826 ft
Descent
00:07:20
Avg time
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Turnstyles Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Morning Mountain
    Nelson, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, DJ
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Gap Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #1504 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking

**Upper half is closed. Rideable from Placenta junction down.**

Bike park in the backcountry. The new big brown brother of Lefty that may become a legend with an endless sequence of tall berms, big tables, and other unique jump features.

Access Info

Pedal up upper Bottoms Up, or car drop from Giveout Creek FSR.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Turnstyles mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -821 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,122 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,943 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,943 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,123 ft
  • Grade
    -12.9%
  • Grade max
    -41.4%
  • Grade min
    6%
  • Distance climb
    151 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    16 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:20
  • Avg reverse time
    00:56:18
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on Jun 27, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.9 (23 votes)
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      Turnstyles Trail Reports

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      Jun 27, 2023 @ 1:31pm
      Jun 27, 2023
      		 reporter Turnstyles remains closed while trail crew are working on the trail.Turnstyles will be back and better than ever before you know it!
      Jun 6, 2023 @ 3:11pm
      Jun 6, 2023
      		 reporter
      May 29, 2023 @ 9:07am
      May 29, 2023
      		 reporter Closed from the top. Rideable from the Placenta Junction down.
      May 20, 2023 @ 12:03pm
      May 20, 2023
      May 20, 2023 @ 12:02pm
      May 20, 2023
      		 Currently marked as closed
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 11 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 1,906 rides
      • Last: Aug 23, 2023

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