593 ft
Distance
-141 ft
Descent
00:00:44
Avg time

Whet Yer Blade Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Diamond Head
    Squamish, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #18286 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Straight down trail with few corners and long steep chutes.

More Stats for Whet Yer Blade bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -141 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,234 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,375 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,375 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,234 ft
  • Grade
    -23.784%
  • Grade max
    -32.943%
  • Grade min
    -3.256%
  • Distance down
    558 ft
  • Distance flat
    35 ft
  • Avg time
    00:00:44
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Status:
on Dec 22, 2019
Wet
Avg: 3.3 (7 votes)

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  • Closed

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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Gate Gate
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  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
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  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Whet Yer Blade Trail Reports

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      Dec 22, 2019 @ 9:38am
      Dec 22, 2019
      Sep 19, 2019 @ 1:58pm
      Sep 19, 2019
      Jun 16, 2019 @ 5:22pm
      Jun 16, 2019
      		 reporter A bit overgrown on sides of trail.
      Mar 19, 2019 @ 8:06pm
      Mar 19, 2019
      Opening chute is still deep and janky. Loose rock throughout last 1/5 of trail. Trail fairy will clear up tomorrow! ;)
      Oct 27, 2018 @ 11:38am
      Oct 27, 2018
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 205 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
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      • 326 rides
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      Jul 3, 2019 @ 8:18pm
      Jul 3, 2019

      Routes with this trail

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      First Time Visitor - Morning Day 1
      		9 miles

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