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1.5 miles
Distance
778 ft
Climb
-460 ft
Descent
00:25:20
Avg time
318 ft
Altitude change
572 ft
Altitude min
899 ft
Altitude max
572 ft
Altitude start
889 ft
Altitude end
4%
Grade
-51.6%
Grade max
52.2%
Grade min
4,610 ft
Distance climb
2,480 ft
Distance down
797 ft
Distance flat
00:25:20
Avg time
Outer Ridge Details
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- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHornby Island
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Outer Ridge is a highly rated 2 km popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Hornby Island British Columbia. This mountain bike primary trail. On average it takes 25 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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- 4 rides
- 18 miles average
6 Months
- 40 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
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- 403 rides
- Last: Jun 16, 2026
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Directions to outer-ridge trailhead
(49.500290, -124.668670)
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Jun 9, 2017 , Hornby Island
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Where is Outer Ridge located?
Outer Ridge is located in Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Hornby Island trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 49.50029, -124.66867.
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How hard is Outer Ridge?
Outer Ridge is rated as Blue difficulty. The average grade is 4%.
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What is the elevation gain for Outer Ridge?
Outer Ridge has 237 m of elevation gain. The trail has 140 m of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 174 m to 274 m.
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How long is Outer Ridge?
Outer Ridge is 2.4 km long. The trail type is singletrack.
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