Squamish Mountain Biking

 

This page is going to be a quick summary of the mountain bikes routes around Squamish starting April 2025. I have been doing sessions of only about 2 hours and enjoying the trips out there exploring new terrain. Some of the trails are the classics which I am sure I will get more familiar with while others I am content just riding once. This morning I spent a while on trailforks adding multiple routes to my list.

I am still very new to this sport and can ride blues with confidence and a select blacks (barely). I had a few over the bar falls and oh boy is this a dangerous sport. I enjoy finding flow and exploring new areas instead of tech and jumps. 

Chilling at a bench. A good and long first spot to break from the parking lot. 

On the climb trail near the start of Full Nelson

Half Nelson is one of the classic trails at Diamond Head. Nice flow.

A central hub where a few trails merge

View of the Cheekeye River valley area with Cat Lake further right. At the start to Mad Hatter. 

The traverse to the start of Mad Hatter. 

Leave of Absense felt like an all rounder and easier than the popular Ruperts with some rock slabs but it still takes concentration and some luck on your first few tries to get your line right. 

Viewpoint from above the cut block on the XC trail called recycle