Squamish trails, guides, calendar, news, shopping and lots of mountain bike links in the Sea to Sky Corridor : Squamish, BC, Canada.

  TIME TO RIDE

SQUAMISH TRAIL MAP ONLINE :: Squamish Trails online maps can now be found on Squamish's Adopt a Trail website. There is also a good current trail map available at the Squamish Adventure Centre and local bike shops. For our Trail Update blog, click here or on the TRAIL Updates button at left.

GREAT TRAIL MAPS AND VIDEOS on Squamish Tourism website. Click Here

HALF NELSON Click here for map and video
Directions: Drive (or ride) through University Heights (Quest University - Garibaldi Highlands) and take a left on the Garibaldi Park Service Road. Continue for approximately 3.3 Km and watch for the Ring Creek FSR junction on your left and a limited parking area on your right. This is also where Half Nelson ends. Park here as there is no vehicle access to the trailhead. Gradually climb up Ring Creek FSR for 2.5 Km passing a few spur road junctions and trailheads, through a perpetually muddy and rutted section of road nearing the SORCA shelter. The road then turns sharply to the right and the climb becomes much steeper. The road climbs steeply for another kilometre until you'll see a couple of significant wooden structures marking the trailhead for Half Nelson.
Description: This 2.5 Km trail is often compared to A-Line in the Whistler Bike Park and is also referred to as a downhill pump track. Don't be intimidated by those comparisons though, this trail has been built with every rider in mind. The beginner/intermediate rider will enjoy a lengthy descent crossing several wide bridge features, cruising around fun berms and rolling up and down the transitions of the many jumps (none of which are mandatory). Who knows, they may even try to get a little air onto the last few tabletops near the end of the trail. Half Nelson trys to bring out the dirt jumper in all of us.
The advanced/expert rider will pump and air their way down with giddy delight. There are doubles, triples, tabletops, step-ups and opportunities to air out of berms. Naturally, all riders should familiarize themselves with the trail before attempting to tap into the rock star flow. There are a couple of corners near the top that if unaware, a rider can find themselves in the rhubarb.

JABR jabr jabr jabr - the newest Squamish mountain bike race has now posted their course map! Ride part or all, this is a great tour of the Diamondhead trails network. Visit the Test of Metal website and click on JABR

Cheshire Cat and Wonderland :: One of my favourite rides is Cheshire Cat - Maps below. Ride up highway to turnoff to Cat Lake. Parking available right after turning off highway. Ride bike up dirt road towards Cat Lake Parking lot (keep right). Yellow cirlces on map below indicate trailhead. Finish up Cheshire Cat and ride into White Rabbit, then cross Alice Lake Road and enter Wonderland. Wow. A fantastic weekend ride - you get the cardio on the highway up, and technical down, a little more cardio on the Rabbit and some swooping fun down Wonderland to the finish.

Cheshire Cat Map | White Rabbit Map

Dump Trails, Cheekye Fan, Ray's Trail :: By whatever name, this area in Brackendale offers a well-maintained trail network. You will be treated to some beautiful forest, brilliant emerald greens, strange sounding coodle birds, and lots of roots, rocks, and logs. The climbs are not steep, but they are technical. The descents are not steep, but they are technical. An hour or two here and your riding skills will definitely have gone up a notch. The attached maps outline the 2006 Teen Test of Metal Course (provided by Jim Douglas) - following the route will give you a good feel for the area. JPEG | PDF. The OreCrusher uses this trail network, you can find OreCrusher maps at this website www.orecrusher.com

Squamish Test of Metal MAPS :: A challenging 67 kilometers through single-track, road, fsr, up and down. First half will take recreational riders 3-4 hours. Second half, expect 3-5 hours. Easy outs for those needing to cut things short.
Detail Map of First Half JPEG | PDF (Prints on 8.5 X 11)
Complete map from Test of Metal website

Alice Lake Loop : The other day I passed a couple looking for the Alice Lake Loop. They had taken a wrong turn and were about to discover the top of Thunderbird. Here, then, is a good map, from a 2004 Twoonie, of the Alice Lake Loop. Expect to be riding two hours, although grey lines show gravel roads that can help you shorten the loop significantly. Click Here for Map

Thunder and Lightening Duathlon Alice Lake, May 8, 2005 - this is a newcomer/intermediate competition with a 10k mtb course :: MTB Course Map | Run Map

SORCA Toonie MAPS :: SORCA Toonie Races are typically intermediate courses with lots of climbing as well as descent. Leaders finish in under an hour, and most riders are done in less than 1.5 hours. A season of race course maps would give anyone a great introduction to all the trail areas in Squamish : CLICK HERE

Squamish GearJammer XC Course MAPS  :: Sponsored by Cycling BC and SORCA : CLICK HERE

Beyond Valleycliffe of the Dolls MAP :: Sponsored by CynicalSunshine.com : Area Map : Closeup Map

  OTHER BIKE TRAIL WEBSITES & MAPS

CBC Trail, Mt. Seymour, North Vancouver :: Site of the The North Shore Credit Union Downhill Challenge MAP with stunts

FatBastards.com :: Mountain Biking Maps in Victoria and Nanaimo and links to others too : Click Here

Gutsploder.com :: Trails featured are The Woodlot (Maple Ridge), Seymour, Burke Mt., Eagle Mt., Sumas Mt, and Fromme. CLICK HERE

TrailPeak Website :: a database driven site that offers "Mountain Biking trails, news, and reviews in British Columbia". Only as good as the people who visit and post, the more the merrier. Website Here

Trail Solutions: IMBA's Guide to Building Sweet Singletrack: This 272-page book combines cutting-edge trailbuilding techniques with proven fundamentals in a colorful, easy-to-read format. Packed with more than 130 photos and 50 original illustrations, "Trail Solutions" is an essential tool for land managers, volunteer trailbuilders and everyone who loves trails. Click Here for more