Mountain Biking

A few of our favourite trails

• Angry Beaver

  Distance: 1.2 km
  Best for: technical biking (down only)
  Trail network: Wonderland Trail Network

  This new trail offers a twisty, rocky down line for biking, hiking or running. The narrow hand-built trail hugs the ridge, gradually falling away through rock gardens (all with simple go-arounds) broken up by smooth bench-cut alleys to catch your breath. If you can take your eyes away from the trail for a moment, you’ll get some big views over Dragon Lake.

  View the trail map.

• Mucho Oro

  Distance: 1.9 km
  Best for: fast and flowy (down only)
  Trail network: Wonderland Trail Network

  Ride this one and ask yourself: “where am I?” You’ll feel like you’re in a ski resort bike park. This one is wide and creamy as it flows from berm to berm. As expected, you can get some major speed here, so it’s only for bikes going downhill. Expect to catch some air as you finesse the twists and turns of this machine-built wonder. If you like to hold on, catch air and not pedal, you’ll probably do laps on this all day long.

  View the trail map.

• Sluice Box

  Distance: 630 m
  Best for: technical (down only)
  Trail network: Wonderland Trail Network

  Any skier knows that the words Gully Run mean that it’s the most fun run on the mountain and Sluice Box perfectly translates that into dirt. This one really takes advantage of the landscape, twisting back and forth across a broad gully and rolling over ladder bridges into the next turn.

  You’ll feel like you can fly on Sluice Box, swooping (and sometimes soaring) across the gully. From the top, you get into the excitement right away: a ladder bridge leads to a twisting bermed corner and there’s no stopping, but you probably won’t want to. It’ll be over fast, so hop back onto “What the Huck” (the climbing trail next door) to get back to the top and do it all over again.

  View the trail map.

• Walk in the Park / Rock in the Park

  Distance: 7.1 km combined
  Best for: family rides and new mountain bikers
  Trail network: Dragon Mountain Provincial Park

  Dragon Mountain has always been the shuttling destination in Quesnel. Trails like Rockasaurus and Seven Dwarves are fast and technical down lines and their only access was by driving or a long pedal up the access road. This new trail offers a gradual 7.1 km climb to the top and is the best trail on Dragon Mountain to bring kids or to get new riders hooked on the thrill of biking.

  The first three kilometers provide a smooth, wide machine-built surface that will put a smile on everyone’s face. As it ascends, it gets gradually more technical and tight, so challenge yourself to go a little further every time, gently pushing your limits. You’ll cross the road at 1.6 km, and a few laps on the lower section could easily fill the attention span of your littles.

  View the trail map.

Biking events

• Quesnel Bike Festival

  Come join the city of Quesnel & the Gold Rush Cycling Club in the inaugural 3-day mountain bike festival that includes a Jump Jam, Pump Track Challenge, 6-stage Enduro and a beginner-friendly 2-stage downhill event. Bring the whole family out to participate in the entire weekend or select the events best suited for you.

  Great riding, live music, beer garden, BBQ dinners, evening socials, food trucks, and prizes await you and your family at the inaugural 2023 Quesnel Bike Festival, August 25-27.

   https://www.tourismquesnel.com/events/calendar/quesnel-bike-festival

Bike rentals

• Adult Enduro

  7 hour rental	$84
  4 hour rental	$52.50
  Refundable damage deposit	$500

• Junior Performance (5 – 11 yrs)

  7 hour rental	$73.50
  4 hour rental	$47.25
  Refundable damage deposit	$500

• Junior regular (5 – 11 yrs)

  7 hour rental	$47.25
  4 hour rental	$31.50
  Refundable damage deposit	$500

• Child (2 – 6 yrs)

  7 hour rental	$26.25
  4 hour rental	$10.50
  Refundable damage deposit	$150

• Equipment

  Bike Helmet – Mandatory	Free
  Elbow pads	$5.25
  Shin pads	$5.25
  Bike lock	$10.50
  Tailgate pad – small	$10.50
  Tailgate pad – large	$10.50

• Adult Enduro

  Trek Fuel Ex 5

  • Small fits riders 5’2” to 5’6”
  • 140 mm/130 mm suspension

  Marin Rift Zone 1

  • medium fits riders 5’6” to 5’10”
  • large fits riders 5’10” to 6’
  • 130 mm/120 mm suspension
• Junior Performance (5 – 11 yrs)

  Norco Fluid FS 2

  • Fits riders 3’11” to 4’3”

  Scott Ransom 400 FS

  • Fits riders 4’2” to 4’8”
• Junior Regular (5 – 11 yrs)

  Giant STP Hard Tail

  • Fits riders 3’11” to 4’3”

  Trek Roscoe Hard Tail

  • Fits riders 4’2” to 4’8”
• Child (2 – 4 yrs)

  Norco Runner

  • Fits riders 2’8” to 3’3”

  Norco Roller

  • Fits riders 3’5” to 4’