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4,760 ft
Distance
427 ft
Climb
-201 ft
Descent
00:19:09
Avg time
226 ft
Altitude change
3,479 ft
Altitude min
3,725 ft
Altitude max
3,479 ft
Altitude start
3,704 ft
Altitude end
4.7%
Grade
-41.3%
Grade max
44.2%
Grade min
2,674 ft
Distance climb
1,385 ft
Distance down
702 ft
Distance flat
00:19:09
Avg time
Upper Tapeworm Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaCranbrook Community Forest
Cranbrook, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
- 55 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Provincial Ranking#5,277 in Mountain Biking · British Columbia [+]
- #6,184 in E-Biking
- #8,781 in Trail Running
- #11,524 in Hiking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Year Opened2020
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Land OwnerFLNROD
Built in 2020 to join the Bee-Line Climb and Bee-Line DH with a proper mountain bike trail. It is a relentlessly narrow, rocky and technical challenge that will be exasperating for some and exhilarating for others.
Trail Supporters
Andrew McLeod
since 2020Builder
John PrzeczekBuilder- Mike Walls
since 2020Builder
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 3 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
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- 62 rides
- Last: Oct 18, 2026
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7 Reviews & Comments
D-Owen
Challenging and rewarding climb if you’re heading up to b-line DH; and unlike anything else in the CCF. Coming from the coast, this isn’t the unusually hard climb like many make it out to be
tkroz
As a community we carry the responsibility of preventing the twisted human who built tapeworm from ever building another trail. If you are a fan of this trail, I am sorry but we are not cut out to be friends.
pkahlke
Unpopular opinion: this climb is challenging and fun.
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- Bee Line Hike 0 ft
- Tapeworm 1,096 ft
- Bee-line Dh 1,270 ft
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- Bee-line Climb 3,199 ft
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