Name: Whistler's Alta Lake Technical Tour
Rating: 5.0

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“A tour the best singletrack in and around Alta Lake.”

— Chris Wandervans

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Can be snow covered in the winter.

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This ride puts together a number of trails in the Whistler system including A River Runs Through It, High Society, Three Birds, Danimal, and Sprout. Since this is Whistler, be aware that double black actually involves advanced bike skills.

Description

This ride begins at the small parking lot at the end of Lorimer Rd, but there are a number of other ways to begin the ride. Using the Valley Trail, this ride would be easy to access from the Whistler Village.

The ride begins with a ride on an old logging road Emerald Forest Connector) which takes you to the start of A River Runs Through It. A River Runs Through It is the first technical trail in this loop and is a good introduction to the system. The trails only get harder from here so make sure you are comfortable with A River Runs Through It before moving on.

There is some water fountains in Alta park at the end of A River Runs Through It so fill up if you need to. From here you'll climb on the Scotia Creek Climb and then up some pavement to the water tank. Go beyond the water tank and you'll find Darwin's Trail and the last section of serious climbing. Once at the top you'll come to the Rainbow-Sproat Flank trail.

Now you'll traverse for a short while and then drop into High Society. From here down the trails are very challenging with lot of long rock faces and nasty roots. Take breaks and enjoy as you flow from High Society to Three Birds and then Danimal Middle finally finishing up with Danimal North. There are lots of combinations to mix things up before heading back to town on the Valley Trail.

Contacts

Local Club: WORCA

Sep 22, 2018: Trails Update: Sep 17-21, 2018

Sep 14, 2018: Trails Update: Sep 10-14, 2018

Sep 14, 2018: Sep 13th 2018 Toonie Results

Land Manager: Whistler Blackcomb

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One of the MANY fun sections of A River Runs Th…

Lunch time stop on Danimal North Trail

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11.3 Miles 18.2 Kilometers 70% Singletrack	1,581' 482 m Ascent -1,581' -482 m Descent
5% Avg Grade (3°) 48% Max Grade (26°)	3,303' 1,007 m High 2,105' 642 m Low

Whistler's Alta Lake Technical Tour

11.3 Miles 18.2 Kilometers

70%

1,581' 482 m

-1,581' -482 m

5%

48%

3,303' 1,007 m

2,105' 642 m

Shared By Chris Wandervans

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“A tour the best singletrack in and around Alta Lake.”

Dogs Unknown

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