1.2 miles
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-826 ft
Descent
00:08:18
Avg time
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Turnstyles Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain 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
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Gap Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #1504 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking

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
    89 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:56:18
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Status:
on May 24, 2022
Wet
Avg: 4.85 (23 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Turnstyles Trail Reports

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      May 24, 2022 @ 8:19am
      May 24, 2022
      		 Some wet spots and water damage. Avoid riding while wet. Otherwise all good.
      May 23, 2022 @ 5:20pm
      May 23, 2022
      May 18, 2022 @ 9:10am
      May 18, 2022
      		 Downed trees in landing zones
      May 18, 2022 @ 9:10am
      May 18, 2022
      		 Down trees at bottom of jumps
      May 12, 2022 @ 10:29am
      May 12, 2022
      		 There 4-5 trees across the trail in very dangerous locations. Barely enough time to stop. This trail should not be ridden until cleared.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 14 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 74 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,579 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Jun 21, 2022 @ 5:40am
      Jun 21, 2022
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      Sep 22, 2021 @ 4:57pm
      Sep 22, 2021
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      Sep 22, 2021 @ 4:57pm
      Sep 22, 2021
      51 |
      Sep 6, 2021 @ 10:25am
      Sep 6, 2021

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      7 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      trickland (Jun 1, 2016 at 15:39)
       Turnstyles is a black diamond
      The builder
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      kippg (Jul 3, 2016 at 8:04)
       My apologies, I'll change that right now. Thanks for the feedback
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      dimitrin (Aug 17, 2017 at 9:01)
       Perfect conditions. Thank you for building these trails!!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      ericW2 (Nov 4, 2018 at 14:59)
       Amazing jump/flow line. Don't miss this if you're visiting
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      TracyR77 (Jul 7, 2020 at 21:55)
       Is TS still being worked on? There was a detour (July 6) onto Placenta about midway down. Can’t wait to ride the bottom half.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      whistlermtngal (Jul 15, 2020 at 15:47)
       More than half (bottom) closed; being worked on.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      elshadow (Jul 29, 2020 at 12:08)
       Currently closed for repairs
      [Reply]





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      10:38 | 273 | Jul 13, 2020 , Nelson
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