4,327 ft
Distance
90 ft
Climb
-335 ft
Descent
00:16:32
Avg time
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Leave of Absence Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Observed Trials
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Riding AreaAlice Lake & Highlands
Squamish, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (6 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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SeasonPreferred April to October
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBridge, Drop, Ladder Bridge, Rock Face
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Ride in RainYes
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in E-Biking
- 5 in Observed Trials
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Year Opened2017
An intermediate / blue trail with some black options.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Leave of Absence mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-245 ft
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Altitude min906 ft
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Altitude max1,168 ft
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Altitude start1,152 ft
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Altitude end907 ft
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Grade-5.672%
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Grade max-35.903%
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Grade min14.465%
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Distance climb1,286 ft
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Distance down2,424 ft
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Distance flat617 ft
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Avg time00:16:32
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Avg reverse time00:16:37
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Trail Conditions
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- 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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- 56 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
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- 12 miles avg distance
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Cowski
(Jun 19, 2022 at 7:47)
A great tech trail. Some spicier options to progress on. Recent work making it even better. Thanks to the trail builders!
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OGTallPaul
(May 31, 2022 at 18:27)
Rode this trail yesterday (May 30th, 2022) and was pretty confused, dropped in expecting a "fast and flowy Blue+ trail" and was gifted with a chunky, technical black. Its a sick trail, and well built, but certainly not a flowy intermediate trail, so rider beware.
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Edu888
(Aug 16, 2019 at 14:56)
Basically Rupert but easier with less climbs. Good as an introduction to rock rolls along with Rupert
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rphoenix
(Apr 27, 2019 at 8:14)
Previously posted on Bike Squamish as an FYI; (Photos added in photos). Cheers and feel free to vote on this trail if you liked it. Thanks RP
In case you didn’t know I built LOA a couple of seasons ago. I volunteer my time maintaining this trail and others I’ve had a hand in. I like too and don’t expect anything from it. So having said that I have made a small change to the first tech feature. This takes out that double thump feeling and doesn’t scrub your speed. It’s an improvement. I’m not dumbing it down as some will assume, I have smartened it up. I’m posting this as heads up when you roll into it. You still have the little drop at the bottom so pay attention. This feature will still be black for a lot of riders and probably quite green for others like myself. I probably had about 10 people of all levels ride it today and they quite liked the change. I’ll post some bonus time lapse of the install after this. Cheers Enjoy and somebody go get Goldie’s KOM!
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In case you didn’t know I built LOA a couple of seasons ago. I volunteer my time maintaining this trail and others I’ve had a hand in. I like too and don’t expect anything from it. So having said that I have made a small change to the first tech feature. This takes out that double thump feeling and doesn’t scrub your speed. It’s an improvement. I’m not dumbing it down as some will assume, I have smartened it up. I’m posting this as heads up when you roll into it. You still have the little drop at the bottom so pay attention. This feature will still be black for a lot of riders and probably quite green for others like myself. I probably had about 10 people of all levels ride it today and they quite liked the change. I’ll post some bonus time lapse of the install after this. Cheers Enjoy and somebody go get Goldie’s KOM!
BlueBaron97
(Sep 19, 2018 at 17:40)
The trail is simply awsome, obviously a lot lot of work and thought have been put into it, but it is a black diamond trail. There is nothing intermediate or blue about this trail. Beware.
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Flow-Ryder
(Jul 1, 2018 at 19:39)
My favourite part of this trail are the corners and fast twisties
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Jeffbourassa
(Sep 7, 2017 at 16:48)
Very dry... Some worn out spots... End of summer. Great trail
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gofishyfishy
(Sep 6, 2017 at 20:02)
This is an amazing trails! Modularsynth's description is great. As a newer rider it was nice to check out and ride some more technical areas while on a very flowy ride. Thank you builders!
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sidecut
(Apr 11, 2017 at 20:49)
Great work trailbuilders! Excellent mix of flowy trail with some optional harder features, little ups and fun downs, and beautiful scenery. A great addition to the network and so much fun to go for a ride on its opening day!
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ModularSynth
(Apr 11, 2017 at 14:09)
Wow long, fast and flowy! Despite this being a blue trail there are 4-5 spots through out the trail where you can challenge yourself with a black diamond alternate route for each technical section, i love that. Also some well crafted wood bridges and a few smallish rock slabs to roll out on.
A big thank you to Rob phoenix and all the volunteers and sponsors who whipped this trail into shape in such a short time (given the rather long cold and snow heavy winter we had).
Really a great trail for just about any level rider that was definitely needed in this part of Alice lake.
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A big thank you to Rob phoenix and all the volunteers and sponsors who whipped this trail into shape in such a short time (given the rather long cold and snow heavy winter we had).
Really a great trail for just about any level rider that was definitely needed in this part of Alice lake.
Nearby Trails
- Tazer's Alternate 400 ft
- Rupert 443 ft
- Entrails 1,339 ft
- Grinch Toes 1,860 ft
- Value Added 1,860 ft
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