Biking
Family biking in grasslands (Picture BC photo)
With terrain that covers cross country adventure and careening slopes, Abbotsford is a mountain biker's Nirvana.
It inaugurated world championships in pit biking and, with a unique indoor facility (open November - February), BMX racing enables bikers to ride, compete and train year round.
Clayburn
Located between Straiton Rd and McKee Rd, these two trails are considered technical rides with plenty of drops, wall rides and bridges.
Lost Oakleys (intermediate/expert)
From its access point just below Ledgeview Golf Course, on the north side of McKee Road, the course winds down towards Sandy Hill, over a stream and through an open field before the single track trail starts in earnest. It's a steep and winding descent with plenty of technical challenges, especially at Oh Mamma, The Dog's Breakfast and The Twisted Sis, a ladder with a 90 degree twist that takes the rider from one elevated wall to another.
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Soft Taco (expert)
Rated a single black diamond trail, Soft Taco is not for the faint of heart. It's a relatively quick ride to where the drop begins and then it's a freefall over ladders, shaky plank crossings and heads-down passes beneath fallen logs. TacoTime is a steep section full of grade reversals, water bars, and cribbing for taking off from a natural stone booter for a great jump through two humungous cedars. It leads directly into the Black Pit of Truth, an elevated section where jumping the gap is the only option.
Ledgeview (all levels)
The mountain bike community has transformed McKee Hill into a park networked with snakey, smooth, single track rides for all ability. Access the summit via a mixture of old double track and 4x4 roads; park above Ledgeview Golf Course near the water tower.
The Buttafuoco Trail (intermediate/expert)
This main artery splits into several different trails, mainly Little Butt and the more difficult Main Butt which starts with a plunge of several metres over a conglomerate overlap. Both Butts converge into Upper Paper Route where there's an excellent viewpoint of Mount Baker and the Sumas Prairie. Be careful, though, not only can this rooty trail get slick, it's directly below a chute and faulty brakes could mean an airborne descent of more than 200m/656ft.
Sumas Mountain
This wilderness jewel has a myriad of trails, many of which are shared with horses and hikers. Top rides include:
Knob Gobbler Combo (intermediate)
Knob Gobbler starts about 91.4m/300ft from the summit on the east side of Big Sumas and provides a picturesque, fun ride down in about an hour, not including any spur trails. Holiday Sauce lies just below the Gobbler, and is one of the easiest trails on Sumas and the Emma Peel, one of the original trails is like a winding maze through the forest. It starts about halfway down the mountain and ends at the lower gate.
Time Killer (expert)
A downhill race practice course, it's a fast ride down natural terrain save for a few ladders and an 80ft bridge that leads into the canopy. Freeway Bob is the fastest section and is short enough to do several times, depending on the rider's tolerance of adrenaline. Noah Fear, just below Time Killer, is another DH course including a very rocky and steep section as well as a 100ft log ride.
For more information on current trail conditions, contact the Abbotsford Visitor Centre.
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