1.2 miles
Distance
43 ft
Climb
-570 ft
Descent
00:22:25
Avg time

Upper Maple Syrup Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Maple Mountain
    Duncan, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (17 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #1946 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3715 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Municipality 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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More Stats for Upper Maple Syrup mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -526 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,115 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,652 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,641 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,115 ft
  • Grade
    -8.7%
  • Grade max
    -68.5%
  • Grade min
    17.9%
  • Distance climb
    676 ft
  • Distance down
    5,128 ft
  • Distance flat
    269 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:25
  • Avg reverse time
    00:40:42
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Status:
on Jul 13, 2023
Very Dry
Avg: 4.75 (33 votes)
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      Upper Maple Syrup Trail Reports

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      Jul 13, 2023 @ 9:51pm
      Jul 13, 2023
      Steep section is super dry and kinda blown out
      Jul 1, 2023 @ 2:02am
      Jul 1, 2023
      Jun 25, 2023 @ 2:15am
      Jun 25, 2023
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      May 13, 2023 @ 8:45am
      May 13, 2023
      May 10, 2023 @ 6:31pm
      May 10, 2023
      Tree down on trail
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 14 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 380 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,901 rides
      • Last: Jun 17, 2023

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