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SaveNorth Vancouver Island
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
748 trails
- E-Bike
215 trails
- Horse
75 trails
- Hike
853 trails
- Trail Running
836 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
164 trails
- Observed Trials
57 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
83 trails
- Snowmobile
9 trails
- Snowshoe
25 trails
- Downhill Ski
27 trails
- Backcountry Ski
8 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 968
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 748
- Trails E-Bike
- 215
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 257
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 103
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 128
- Trails Horse
- 75
- Trails Hike
- 853
- Trails Trail Running
- 836
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 164
- Trails Observed Trials
- 57
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 83
- Trails Snowmobile
- 9
- Trails Snowshoe
- 25
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 27
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 8
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 812 miles
- Total Descent
- 110,288 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,310 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,311 ft
- Reports
- 6,388
- Photos
- 2,161
- Ridden Counter
- 89,373
Popular Trail Networks
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- Campbell River (387)
- Beaver Lodge Forest Lands (53)
- Menzies Mountain (13)
- Oyster River (37)
- Oyster River Nature Park (5)
- Quinsam River Trails (56)
- Radar Hill (55)
- Snowden Demonstration Forest (128)
- Stella Lake (1)
- Stella Lake (1)
- The Pump House (12)
- Willow Creek (2)
- Woods Creek (40)
- Gold River (7)
- Nootka Island (0)
- Port Alice (15)
- Port Hardy (27)
- Port Mcneill (76)
- Elephant Mt (3)
- Hyde Creek (28)
- Port McNeill (30)
- Schoolhouse Trails (0)
- Quadra Island (88)
- Sayward (22)
- Sointula (139)
- Malcolm Island (134)
- Tofino (9)
- Gold River (5)
- Cormorant Island (18)
- Cortes Island (18)
Popular North Island Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 3,533 ft • 42 ft • 1,161 •
New FLOW trail built in 2020 with Support from Rotary. Top 1/3 is hand built and the bottom portion is machine built. Lots of twists and turns with berms and small jumps on the sides of the trail.
• 100 ★ 4.3 • 2 miles • 150 ft • 1,141 •
Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 150 ft green climb. On average it takes 17 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 3.5 • 3,159 ft • 72 ft • 1,122 •
The trail provides a connector link in or out of the Snowden Demonstration Forest. The trail is not susceptible to wet weather like the nearby , so can be ridden pretty much year round.
• 100 ★ 4.8 • 2,359 ft • 161 ft • 900 •
This is the climb section of which is used to connect to / or continue on to full Scottys. This climb section has been reworked to make it more suitable to aMTB. Note the rest of is black diamond and not aMTB suitable.
• 100 ★ 4.8 • 1 mile • 14 ft • 897 •
This is a new adaptive flow trail built in 2024. A long over 2km descending trail that is primarily a low slope with lots of berms, small rollers and some small table top jumps. This trail is accessed from Sam Hain and drops you out on...
• 95 ★ 4.3 • 1 mile • 52 ft • 873 •
This old-school classic Snowden trail has had some fairly major upgrades done the past several year to address erosion issues. The fun factor has been cranked up according to reviews! Most of the tight, technical original trail has been...
• 95 ★ 2.0 • 1,328 ft • 39 ft • 862 •
is a short connecting trail between the parking lot and the . To access the upper Snowden trails you are very likely to be riding . starts off with a short steep descent to bridge and then a short steep climb back up. After that it's a...
North Island Mountain Bike Routes
★ 5.0 • 28 miles • 2,404 ft • 10 •
A long day at 44.5 km. a gravel road start that is flat will be tough to spread racers out so we will...
★ 4.5 • 9 miles • 1,552 ft • 23 •
Here's a good Quadra loop for you TK. Depending on the rider, "Deadfish" is a perfectly acceptable...
★ 5.0 • 12 miles • 2,218 ft • 18 • Loop •
Start at mcivor lake. Good route that emphasizes some of the lesser know, peripheral trails. And hit...
★ 5.0 • 7 miles • 1,185 ft • 22 • Loop •
This route hits all the fun descending trails close to the Morte lake parking. Very similar to So-Buff...
★ 3.5 • 4 miles • 540 ft • 7 • Loop •
A classic loop including the 7 sins climb and full classic descent.
Photos of North Island Mountain Bike
Videos of North Island Mountain Bike
trail: Pickled Jorts
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Jul 4, 2026
trail: apsčiik t̓ašii
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Feb 18, 2025
trail: apsčiik t̓ašii
0:16 |
16 |
Feb 18, 2025
trail: Frog Lake Road
0:17 |
8 |
Oct 13, 2024
trail: Frog Lake Road
0:27 |
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Oct 13, 2024
0:22 |
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Jul 25, 2023
trail: AF Line
0:03 |
278 |
Oct 20, 2022
trail: Schoolhouse Descent
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Oct 9, 2022
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagger's Junction Port Hardy | Jul 19, 2026 @ 2:54pm (America/Vancouver) 2 days | Wet | bsedola | Overgrown vegetation. | |
| Cow Trail Port Hardy | Jul 19, 2026 @ 2:52pm (America/Vancouver) 2 days | Variable | bsedola | Overgrown vegetation | |
| Pipeline Port Hardy | Jul 16, 2026 @ 10:30am (America/Vancouver) Jul 16, 2026 | Unknown | bsedola | Trail is all but unrideable due to... |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brycebee | add | report | activity #99644168 | Jul 20, 2026 @ 5:20pm 14 hours |
| conceptphoto | vote | route | activity #99630181 | Jul 20, 2026 @ 1:21pm 18 hours |
| onh4J9 | add | report | activity #99612964 | Jul 20, 2026 @ 9:09am 22 hours |
| onh4J9 | add | photo | activity #99612875 | Jul 20, 2026 @ 9:08am 22 hours |
| bsedola | add | report | activity #99571145 and 1 more | Jul 19, 2026 @ 2:53pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Looks like your trails are up, Mr. Martel :) ... | Jul 9, 2026 @ 8:46am Jul 9, 2026 | ||
| trail | Fun beginner jumps, drops and berm riding. ... | Jul 8, 2026 @ 10:52pm Jul 8, 2026 | ||
| trail | lookout to a great view on a clear day just a... | Jul 7, 2026 @ 8:07pm Jul 7, 2026 | ||
| trail | Good mix of a bit of flow and tech | Jul 6, 2026 @ 8:17pm Jul 6, 2026 | ||
| trail | off camber rock roll black in dry weather... | Jul 6, 2026 @ 8:15pm Jul 6, 2026 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails0 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k1 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Centre Jumps | skill park | Quadra Island | |
| Mountain Bike Skills Park | skill park | Campbell River |
Local Trail Association
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 748 | 589 miles | 76,959 ft | 260 miles | 3,412 ft | 2,013 | 6,331 | 37 | 63,001 | |||
| E-Bike | 215 | 263 miles | 26,939 ft | 119 miles | 3,412 ft | 18 | 5,148 | 6 | 2,446 | |||
| Gravel Bike | 257 | 323 miles | 25,515 ft | 129 miles | 3,412 ft | 706 | 7 | 892 | ||||
| Adaptive Bike | 103 | 99 miles | 7,730 ft | 38 miles | 2,972 ft | 895 | 1 | |||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 128 | 106 miles | 8,953 ft | 46 miles | 814 ft | 284 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Horse | 75 | 93 miles | 10,719 ft | 44 miles | 3,396 ft | 1,092 | 2 | 16 | ||||
| Hike | 853 | 747 miles | 94,944 ft | 313 miles | 4,747 ft | 115 | 6,286 | 8 | 10,059 | |||
| Trail Running | 836 | 690 miles | 89,915 ft | 294 miles | 4,747 ft | 3 | 6,280 | 11 | 9,293 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 164 | 233 miles | 20,554 ft | 99 miles | 3,406 ft | 1,151 | 1 | 298 | ||||
| Observed Trials | 57 | 62 miles | 5,633 ft | 28 miles | 1,178 ft | 78 | 55 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 83 | 166 miles | 15,735 ft | 75 miles | 3,406 ft | 5 | 1,109 | 1 | 110 | |||
| Snowmobile | 9 | 12 miles | 673 ft | 6 miles | 374 ft | 6 | 9 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 25 | 19 miles | 1,247 ft | 9 miles | 728 ft | 15 | 9 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 27 | 16 miles | 9,121 ft | 12 miles | 5,259 ft | 263 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 8 | 11 miles | 594 ft | 6 miles | 728 ft | 2 | 273 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 2 | 2 miles | 469 ft | 2 miles | 341 ft | 18 | 42 |
Frequently Asked Questions About North Island
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What are the best places to ride in North Island?
North Island has 28 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in North Island?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in North Island are:
- Deadfish (4.6/5)
- Morning Beer (4.6/5)
- Crikey Creek (4.5/5)
- Rock me (4.5/5)
- Tres Hombres (4.5/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in North Island?
Based on ride log data, the most popular months to ride in North Island are:
- July (619 activities)
- August (587 activities)
- May (511 activities)
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What is the longest trail in North Island?
The longest trail in North Island is apsčiik t̓ašii at 8.5 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
Activities
- North Island Mountain Biking Trails
- North Island E-Biking Trails
- North Island Horseback Trails
- North Island Hiking Trails
- North Island Trail Running Trails
- North Island Dirtbiking Trails
- North Island Observed Trials Trails
- North Island ATVing/Offroading Trails
- North Island Snowmobiling Trails
- North Island Snowshoeing Trails
- North Island Skiing Trails
- North Island Backcountry Skiing Trails
Trails
Points of Interest
- Nels Bright Campsite Camping
- Elk Falls Sight
- Elk Falls Viewing Platform Viewpoint
- Elk Falls Viewpoint
- Eternal Fountain Sight
- Village of Port Alice Municipal Office Information
- Port Alice Waterfalls Viewpoint
- Lawn Point Provincial Park Sight
- Quinsam Campground Camping
- Shelter Cabin
- Mount Sir Francis Drake (8,711 ft)
- Superb Mountain (8,091 ft)
- Galleon Peak (7,913 ft)
- By canadaka
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