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1.2 miles
Distance
43 ft
Climb
-570 ft
Descent
00:20:43
Avg time
-526 ft
Altitude change
1,115 ft
Altitude min
1,652 ft
Altitude max
1,641 ft
Altitude start
1,115 ft
Altitude end
-8.7%
Grade
-68.5%
Grade max
17.9%
Grade min
676 ft
Distance climb
5,128 ft
Distance down
269 ft
Distance flat
00:20:43
Avg time
Upper Maple Syrup Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaMaple Mountain
Duncan, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (18 votes)
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in E-Biking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Face
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Land OwnerMunicipality of North Cowichan
A very technical single track trail on Maple Mountain. This trail challenges you both technically and physically as there is a fair amount of pedalling still involved that will very much please the enduro crowd. This trail is home to the Maple Mountain Enduro every year for a good reason.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 213 rides
- 19 miles avg distance
All
- 1,181 rides
- Last: Oct 22, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Very Dry
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Directions to upper-maple-syrup trailhead
(48.832062, -123.604839)
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22 Reviews & Comments
thomasmaerz
It is a slog to get down the mountain from the top. Lots of pedaling down switchbacks. It rides like old school rock tech in Utah except the rock rolls and tech climbing connected with fun little berm sections. There are some old abandoned wood features that are fun to look at but have at some point been deemed too sketchy to be worth maintaining. Like one goes uphill a ridiculous distance off camber and then a weird river bridge that has the takeoff and landing removed. Anyway, it’s a fun adventure and a good workout!
trinhchasingthrills
Rock rolls and steep loose chute, fun trail.
kphjelholt
People on here calling it a blue are about as obnoxious as whoever rated it a double. It’s a black diamond trail. There are a couple steepish chunky rock sections and a loose chute out of a corner that would have any blue rider walking and there isn’t ride arounds. There are some other techy moves where the ride around as also a tough technical blue move. It’s also quite pedaly. Don’t let the double black scare you away. Don’t expect a blue either or you’ll be walking a lot.
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