Get up to date on the most current trail conditions.
This section is THE place for official trail condition updates for many of the riding spots in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge (Woodlot), and Mission. Unless specifically stated, you can assume that the trails are open and running.
Please respect trail closures -- the builders spend a lot of time getting the trails running well and, occasionally, a closure gives them the time to put the trail back in great running order.
Abbotsford
- Sumas Mtn.
- Access road - October 1, 2007 - There is currently active logging on Time Killer - the trail may or may not be rideable at any given time. The middle gate is locked just above the Knob Gobbler exit. The bottom gate is always open.
- EMMA PEEL - This old trailsy trail is located on the way up Sumas mtn 1/2 way. E. side of road, go up till you see a yellow gate ,through on double track past a ugly quad trail newly cut out,till a y , go S. right on this y you will see quickly the trail will turn R. and go into the woods,keep climbing . This trail was built a long time ago by Rod/Joel makers of little amy Fisher their first ,they also did Logarythms. winding and tight in places this descends the mtn . another bit of a maze ,so better signage is coming . More work continues on this trail with the entrance now new, just continue as before and you will see the new work. OCT 31/07-- New logging section now rerouted,no hike a bike, Enjoy.. Ride rated Blue.
- Holiday Sauce - This is one of the easiest trails on Sumas,XC and newby territiory Enters E. just below the Knob Gobbler , you are on the E. side of the road ,down 50ft and take the road to the tower . go up this rd E.side- 400ft. enters on the right hand side and follow. when you come out onto a 4wheel spur head up W. look on the L. hand side for the entrance go in , signage coming. no ladders . More work continues on this trail,if you haven't rode it for a while check it out,it will be worth it. Ride rated Green. New section called Xtra Sauce completed. Great ride combo KGobbler to Holiday Sauce to Pre Peel to Emma Peel down to lower gate.
- Knob Gobbler - Sept 5th -- KNOBGOBBLER great conditions!!!-Few mosquito's,yaah. The top entrance is located 300 feet just before the top east side of Big Sumas. (New signage at top) XC or dually, old school with most everything natural. Once home to some sweet ladders, this trail is a great hike or bike area. Very pretty,and a great ride. It will take approximately 20mins. to pedal to the top from the locked gate at exit of KG. ( lower gate now open 24/7) "Playtime on the Knob" a sweet natural drop area to stop and hit---- just down from the top. SIDE SHOW is a spur on this trail which was chainsawed has made a comeback, may 20th --A new cedar laddered bridge crosses the ravine, a new smaller span is now also sporting a new bridge. This trail crosses the original KG again and if followed comes out onto the road just beside a 20ft rock drop now minus it's ladder to huck from. --At the above junction- KG continues down,( onto the chainsawed huge log which now forms the newest bridge redo) Meshed and wide. down this goes, A steep section here has been redone, with a more windy section ,a nice addition, a real fun section till it comes out by the curve in the road by the locked gate Knob is in great shape, May 20th - The latest bridging work was done in co-operation with FVRD,thanks goes to fvrd for buying$$$$ the materials for the upgrades on KG and supplying DaveD's help. official signage coming Get out and ride....
- Noah Fear - June 23/07 NoahFear getting a lot of work to repair the logging damage. Just below KGobbler exit is the---- new sweet entrance- on W side. ( 150 ft down the road W.side look down) NFear-- A new skinny entrance with a hike a bike up to the start. Either ride the log skinny at start or jump the big log to begin. Up down and around ,finally some flow to this old trail. A couple of jumps and tight singletrack. Out into a clearing ( we call it potplant landing ) You can see the rd up to the Left (E.) through this small clearing and back into the woods,down ,till the rocky STEEEEP section ,careful here. .A new bridge all cedar construction ,fairly wide this takes you onto a huge wide log ride approx. 100 feet long, sweeet. all natural good in wet. Log ride is Durioded for traction ,you come to our newest ladder roller or drop,nice tranny to stepUP (Optional) or ride around. Through the clear cut to the top (Huck the ladder drop,to stepup you will scream 3/4 up then pedal the top. Back into the canopy and down ,till soon you take a interm exit for now to the new logging road. Turn L and go back on the logging road to the locked gate and through to the road again. OR at the logging road after exiting NF go R. approx.1/8 of a mile to just before end ,and hook into TimeKiller lower half.(you are just below the cabin. Then it's backup to Time killer. big day? Knob/Noah/TimeKiller enjoy....
- Time Killer - October 27, 2007 It seems the logging company "inadvertently" started logging early. FVMBA has put in a route around the affected areas (nothing special as it's going to get logged again soon) and the trail is rideable as of this date. Look for the yellow flagging tape marking the temporary re-route.
- Clayburn
- Lost Oakleys - LOST OAKLEYS can be accessed just below Ledgeview golf course N. side Mckee rd. Enter just below the huge house on N. side singletrack,you are W. of the golf course easily seen,on the trail. it winds down towards Sandy hill
( this short section is grease if it's wet)
and as you go down past the new development the trail turns N. down over a stream
(APR17/ New bridge keeps you out of the stream)
and up till you go through the gas line allowance.(you are E. of the green gate) through the open field into the trail. Single track till a big log (dirt has been used to make this a roller ) (Lost Oakley's sign here ) and into a pretty area,you enter a large clay ravine
sept 12th-------- new bridge minus a couple of rungs is being tried to see if this works to keep a motorcycle out off this trail --
you wind around till the high spot of the trail and then it's down,down,down. (A spur off just above the high point goes down rather steeply looks like a surveyor trail exc. for a ugly gap) you go down the Oakley till the first all cedar ladder (low and sweet) which has a way around down winding
Apr 16th - Small ladder drop
then a New dirt jump 4-pak is done, still a little soft ,but should be fun.
Hit it or go around,your call
Sept 5th New stunt being tried,at the end of the 4Pak, booter to stepup platform to drop. -"Pedal2 Da Metal" Look first!!
till one of the original tettertotters (a little cedar piece) till you enter -"Choose your Poison"- where lots of drops, from little to big exist,all return to the main trail. down a ridge which steepens (LADDERS ADDED ) till at the bottom of this piece "OH MAMMA" waits for those who like to be tested. So named for the first time we looked over the drop thats what was said.
OCT 14th-- NEW meshed planked drop besides" oh mamma"called---- --"MOMMA'S LITTLE HELPER"- makes good use of a natural tranny,
- Continuing onward you come to a new cedar ladder drop not big but still technical,right around the corner "
THE DOG'S BREAKFAST on the lost oakley features many new- technical features, the first WALL RIDE /STEPUP and it's big 21x9 and growing.
right after the wall ride----
june4th-- NEW-- ladder (THE TWISTED SIS) with a 90 degree twist takes you onto another wall ride elevated to dirt tranny you are lined up for the TODO.
Young Ripper Darrell O. on Twisted Sis
-APRIL 23/ Newest drop , TODO done ! --Elevated,planked,/TETTER TOTTERED-ready ..... Just after the wall rides. Sept 5th now meshed. Continuing on you near the exit, over a small bridge(at one time this was actually a tettertotter which turned)till a large cedar bridge takes you out via a elevated board walk to the road. You are just N.E. of Clayburn village. COUGAR SIGHTING SEPT18TH It took off instantly when spotted off the trail DARWIN'S THEORY AREA this trail has been taken back for now by forest. - Soft Taco - Mar 13- Soft Taco hit by massive mud slide midpoint,to new big bridge. Aug 28/07--TACO REROUTE FINISHED new ladders to take you over the slide. New ladder's and continuing work. Mar 5/07--Newest ladder bridge midpoint done. Some fun has been added to this bridge,you should like it. ------Please try not to ride this trail on wet days.----- Those exiting the Oakley can ride up the rd E. to the only concrete corner (just before Heritage valley) where just before the corner the entrance can be seen on the S. side,go in and a bridge (really what left is two huge logs which are meshed) or walk down below the water up against the bank climb for a few hundred feet . Entrance is on the W. side and goes in. You are actually right behind Auguston subdivision. Entering this trail ,as it winds you come to a huge old stump with a commemoriative plaque, THIS TRAIL DEDICATED TO CHRIS VAN TILBORG a family friend who died early in life. Going on you reach quickly a point where you where you climb up for a little bit and then down down ,going over a meshed plank the newly redone--ZIPPER - as going over it your tires will emit a zippppp.... past a newly made optional ladder drop . Down a chute-- see the "DUCK" really a underpass of a big cedar log which your head must be down or whack... This is TacoTime-- a steep piece--- CAUTION- Grade reversals/waterbars,cribbing,just a lot of work but the newest rebuilt section here is pretty sweet as you wind down. Drop through the trees( newest ladder here) over a roller ladder or , down hard till the newest bridge ,taking you over a nasty section This was once a skinny suspension bridge which for years was a tough section. NEW-WIDE BIG BRIDGE- approx. 100ft. New pier ,big and beautiful . The trail then climbs up onto a wide ladder bridge onto a treadplate skinny to bridge to shaky cedar bridge. Continues along till you reach a drier area . A natural stone booter which takes you into a sweet jump through two large cedars. (this used to have a tetter but the jump is so much fun) next up after a while is the " BLACKPIT OF TRUTH" a elevated section which a mistake here will result in black lower legs and possibly a missing shoe. (this section has a new bridging not as tough,still you have to make the top. No lying about whether you made this section or not... As you climb over a new cedar bridge with a massive slab of cedar up you climb. A sweet widened cedar ladder drop 6ft or so with a way around to a MUST jump- GAP- bridge with another bridge down low ,your choice. The trail goes around till near the creek again the BAR NUNN so called as you try and make it through .( hint -aim the bike to the R.) Then the trail kicks up ,dry you can make it (NEW PLANKING here) ,sometimes, going on till you go THROUGH the giant cedar stump climbing up besides the road -redone-above till past a old willow and rusted car it takes you out onto the road. Oct-Taco getting longer , PLUS--new bridge near water by exit,should add to the fun and another new addition. ----NOT A BEGINNER TRAIL ! -Ride rated --single black diamond-
Chilliwack
- Vedder Mountain
- (a)General Conditions - Jan 6 lots of trees cleared from The Luge trail after Mexican Ninja.Tree cleared from Mango Mango.One big tree still down on Mango Mango and will be used as a future reroute and won't be moved until then.Please be patient.Tree removed from Femur also. Would like the riders to email us more often when they find trees down or anything that needs fixed as we don't get to all the trails all the time.
- Chain Crazy - On a scale of 1 to 10, this is a 5 on the technical level. This trail does not have much flow but your sure to enjoy getting from A-B the whole way.It's a mix of dirt-bike/mountain-bike trail until the tech section that has great skill testing skinny's without the "f'd for work factor". A great run of up hill ladders to 4-6ft drops will test out the suspension on that new bike or for the guys who havn't beaten themselfs up enough, you can rip on the hard-tail as well.
- Dilema - Fast w/flow, lots of built stunts for all levels of ability. You can easily shuttle this trail or for those without wheels, a hike or bike is not impossible (20-30min). You will find there is a way around each stunt and there will be no suprise drops or corners for the rippers who just like to go fast.
- Femur - Old school singletrack trail that has an increased fun factor with the recent addition of several berms to the sharper corners. Not many stunts but the very recent addition of a hip jump is a sign of good things to come;)
- Hidden Pleasures - Sept 25, 2006: Reports are that previously mentioned problems with woodwork and dust erosion have been repaired. Have at 'er!!
- Mexican Ninja - Mexican Ninja is a great trail, one of many built and maintained by an FVMBA member. This trail is smooth and flows well...that is, if you manage to link up some of the trails more technical stunts. Make sure your skinny's are up to par or you may have to walk some small sections of trail connected by these style of stunts.
- R.E.F.R - R.E.F.R. Or to the few who know it as, "Roach's Escape From Reality" Is a trail built and manitained by an FVMBA member. Coined as one of the "Best" trails on the mountain you will have to know someone who knows someone to get a chance at the action!! Here's a hint....."LOOK FOR THE 4x4's"
Mission
- Woodlot
- All trails - The Woodlot trails are many, and all built to very high standards. This has been accomplished through the efforts of a dedicated core of builders that have spent uncounted hours working on the trails. As a result, the Woodlot has become known far and wide as one of the best riding areas in the world. Through negotiated agreements, the FVMBA will be assisting the existing builders in their efforts to keep the trails in good shape, and assisting with the administrative tasks that will become necessary in the near future as MoTSA continues it's cataloging, approval and funding of Mountain bike and other recreational trails in BC. Trails descriptions to follow shortly
- Red Mountain
- Arduum - The trail "Arduum" itself started out as two trails built "back in the day" We hiked these trails, looking for a good DH training course. When we realized that the combination of the two would give us everything we wanted (steep, techy, off-camber, rooty, and some flow) we built a connector and started reworking them. The finished product was this trail.
- Big Red - The trail is in good shape right now except for a couple trees down as of Sunday March 4th. Will be clearing them hopefully this week.
- Red Mountain XC course - March 2, 2007 Update coming soon.
- Bear Mountain
- Bear DH course - March 2, 2007 Anyone riding the Bear Mountain DH course will be able to notice that there is a lot of work going on. Berms are being rebuilt, the old doubles are gone and new ones are framed in, drainage work and reverse grades are being done. Please watch for builders and loose soil and rocks. When we are working we try to leave the trail rideable BUT after a 12 hour day out there, mistakes happen and a rock or two will get missed. If you want to help, please pile rock near the newly framed in doubles as we will need it to fill in the jumps. Thanks.
- Bigguns - March 2, 2007 This all natural trail is for Intermediate and above riding levels. Some technical traversing with roots and rocks, but well worth the effort. Same for the downhill part of the trail. 'Old school' all the way! Update coming soon.
- Jolly Rancher - March 2, 2007 Update coming soon.