1.2 miles
Distance
11 ft
Climb
-715 ft
Descent
00:10:46
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Half Nelson Trail
Dream Wizards
since 2009Builder
Dream WizardsMaintainer
Half Nelson Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaDiamond Head
Squamish, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (2 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular direction shown
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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SeasonMay - October
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBridge, Jump
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Ride in RainYes
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
One of Squamish's most popular trails is basically a 2km downhill pumptrack. A beginner/intermediate/advanced trail built by Big Red Ted Tempany and a cadre of local volunteers.
Not only is it Squamish’s first government-funded mountain bike trail, it is also being built with a mini-excavator and an eye for sustainability as its essential tools.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Half Nelson mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-704 ft
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Altitude min1,139 ft
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Altitude max1,843 ft
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Altitude start1,843 ft
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Altitude end1,138 ft
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Grade-11.2%
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Grade max-40.5%
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Grade min12.9%
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Distance climb177 ft
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Distance down1 mile
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Distance flat217 ft
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Avg time00:10:46
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Avg reverse time00:09:58
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
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Half Nelson Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 138 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 1,864 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
All
- 15,806 rides
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Trail Lists
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mtnranger
(Sep 12, 2021 at 15:33)
Fantastic trail. Well built, beautiful flow and well maintained
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bigredted
SORCA (Sep 6, 2020 at 7:45)
Thanks for all the positive feedback on the trail work. So many people have asked how to contribute directly to the Half Nelson improvements. This is a link to a goFundMe page. gf.me/u/ywg66u
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flipfantasia
WORCA (Sep 6, 2020 at 8:06)
done and done, thanks for all your efforts over the years and to come, Ted!
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eresc
(Aug 4, 2020 at 15:28)
(Aug 4, 2020 at 15:28)
I was there on Sunday, and there was a sign saying that the trail is closed for construction. Asked to use Recycle instead.
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whyapinkbike
(Jul 10, 2020 at 15:43)
Just when I thought it could not get any better, SORCA and Dream Wizards have added even more! IIRC it was last year when they bermed a tight turn which had, till then, a caution sign of some sort; I'd found myself slowing to a stop, on some occasions. Now, the area after that (which IIRC is near the covered bridge) has been turned into a maze of berms, a la the new additions to Pseudo Tsuga III. Great work. Positively orgasmic!
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twowheeledwanderer
(Nov 14, 2019 at 11:13)
Half Nelson is in my top 8 favorite trails in Squamish. Fast, flowy, and super fun! The other seven are:
twowheeledwanderer.com/posts/my-8-favorite-mountain-bike-trails-in-squamish-bc
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twowheeledwanderer.com/posts/my-8-favorite-mountain-bike-trails-in-squamish-bc
toriwood
(Nov 13, 2019 at 10:00)
Trueeee down !! Half way after the new section and before the big bridge
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DHscott20
(May 4, 2019 at 22:44)
Super fun hard pack fast conditions, hats off to the trails crews
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sogomtb
(Mar 21, 2019 at 2:48)
To safe time and to maximise the time that we have(4 days), what are the best trial combination?
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sogomtb
(Mar 14, 2019 at 6:38)
Does the ride up to the Half Nelson trail head takes 1 full hour?
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DMal
SHORE CORPS (Mar 14, 2019 at 7:21)
www.trailforks.com/trails/ring-creek-access-road - Average time if you climb the road looks to be about 30 minutes.
www.trailforks.com/trails/climb-trail--stl-lhalem-sintl-3075 - 40 minutes if you take the climbing trail.
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www.trailforks.com/trails/climb-trail--stl-lhalem-sintl-3075 - 40 minutes if you take the climbing trail.
sogomtb
(Mar 21, 2019 at 2:45)
Thank you so much. We’ll be there end July spending four days trailing the world renown Squamish Trails
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webermtb
(Aug 22, 2018 at 20:41)
Awesome trail! Very flowy but with some step sections. The berms si good. Recommended!
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