4,072 ft
Distance
161 ft
Climb
-233 ft
Descent
00:09:40
Avg time
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Upper Coaster Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cranbrook Community Forest
    Cranbrook, British Columbia
  • Ref Number
    #7
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Roller Coaster
  • Global Ranking
    #12576 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #22132 in E-Biking
    • #75399 in Trail Running
    • #37693 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    FLNROD

Usually used as a gateway trail to better riding, Upper Coaster is a faster, steeper version of Roller coaster.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Upper Coaster mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -72 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,355 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,552 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,427 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,356 ft
  • Grade
    -1.8%
  • Grade max
    -55.6%
  • Grade min
    38.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,667 ft
  • Distance down
    1,867 ft
  • Distance flat
    538 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:14
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on May 15, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.05 (11 votes)
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      Upper Coaster Trail Reports

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      May 15, 2025 @ 7:22pm
      1 day
      May 2, 2025 @ 9:54am
      May 2, 2025
      Sep 28, 2024 @ 11:53am
      Sep 28, 2024
      Sep 15, 2024 @ 10:20am
      Sep 15, 2024
      Aug 10, 2024 @ 10:34am
      Aug 10, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 49 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 466 rides
      • Last: May 16, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Jun 25, 2023 @ 11:04pm
      Jun 25, 2023
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      Jun 9, 2020 @ 9:23am
      Jun 9, 2020
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      Jun 9, 2020 @ 9:23am
      Jun 9, 2020
      62 |
      Aug 26, 2019 @ 8:12pm
      Aug 26, 2019

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