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Hot Tuna Ride
Mountain Biking Trail
Hard
9.54 mi
1,847 ft
One of the best advanced-level jump trails in Squamish.
If you're looking for an advanced-level jump trail in Squamish, Hot Tuna is one of two trails that belong on your hit list!
Hot Tuna is located way out in the northwestern corner of the Alice Lakes trail system, further up the mountain from the now-famous Miki's Magic and Slippery Salmon. The route mapped here also includes a wide selection of fantastic trails at Alice Lake, including Miki's Magic, Man Boobs, and Pamplemousse. While it might be possible to reach Hot Tuna more quickly than this route shows, you might as well ride the rest of these iconic trails along the way!
To get there, begin by grinding your way to the top via 50 Shades of Green, some gravel access roads, Upstream, and more. After over 1,500 vertical feet of climbing, you'll arrive at the main attraction.
This black diamond jump trail is set on a steep slope with steep sections of singletrack in between the hits. Many of these jumps are mandatory double black diamond-sized gap jumps, so be sure to scout them first!
All of the gaps can be bypassed, but doing so can really jam up the flow of the trail. Hot Tuna is designed to be sent. If you can't send it, try working up to the speed and size of these jumps by first perfecting the hits on trails like Half Nelson, Miki's Magic, and Slippery Salmon. However, due to the ride-around options, this entire route only warrants a "Severe" FATMAP rating.
Next up is Miki's Magic. Miki's Magic is a superbly-crafted jump trail with massive berms, tabletops, and a few step-ups and hips. While Miki's Magic could be called a flow trail, it's more accurately labeled a jump line. It's sometimes difficult to parse the difference between the two, but where some flow trails feature plenty of jumps interspersed with high-speed flowing singletrack in between, on Miki's Magic, you're either taking off, landing, or whipping through a berm to set up for the next take off. There's no time to waste between hits!
Even so, all of the jumps can be rolled over if you're not feeling them or if you want to scope the line on your first run through. On some of the tables, you'll find two lip options, creating small and medium-sized jumps. Unlike Hot Tuna, nothing on Miki's Magic is massive.
Man Boobs, aka "Mannequin Boobs," has puns for days! This long-time classic Squamish trail is still a local favorite. It's a fairly flowy intermediate trail with some ups and downs along the way. When you drop in, you'll find some swoopy descents punctuated by rocks, roots, and a few blown-out holes from the near-constant trail traffic.
Unlike many of the popular flow trails in Squamish, Man Boobs consists of classic singletrack that offers a mixed bag of technical challenge, flowy trail, and deep, dark forest.
Finally, this ride wraps up on Pamplemousse, a fast, flowy black diamond descent. While this trail definitely isn't an intermediate flow trail, it was still designed to be fast enough to flow but well-designed enough to keep you from riding the brakes. It's filled with berms and jumps and swooping singletrack. This high speed descent is always a great way to finish a ride!
Source:
[Remy Metailler]( Written by Greg Heil
If you're looking for an advanced-level jump trail in Squamish, Hot Tuna is one of two trails that belong on your hit list!
Hot Tuna is located way out in the northwestern corner of the Alice Lakes trail system, further up the mountain from the now-famous Miki's Magic and Slippery Salmon. The route mapped here also includes a wide selection of fantastic trails at Alice Lake, including Miki's Magic, Man Boobs, and Pamplemousse. While it might be possible to reach Hot Tuna more quickly than this route shows, you might as well ride the rest of these iconic trails along the way!
To get there, begin by grinding your way to the top via 50 Shades of Green, some gravel access roads, Upstream, and more. After over 1,500 vertical feet of climbing, you'll arrive at the main attraction.
This black diamond jump trail is set on a steep slope with steep sections of singletrack in between the hits. Many of these jumps are mandatory double black diamond-sized gap jumps, so be sure to scout them first!
All of the gaps can be bypassed, but doing so can really jam up the flow of the trail. Hot Tuna is designed to be sent. If you can't send it, try working up to the speed and size of these jumps by first perfecting the hits on trails like Half Nelson, Miki's Magic, and Slippery Salmon. However, due to the ride-around options, this entire route only warrants a "Severe" FATMAP rating.
Next up is Miki's Magic. Miki's Magic is a superbly-crafted jump trail with massive berms, tabletops, and a few step-ups and hips. While Miki's Magic could be called a flow trail, it's more accurately labeled a jump line. It's sometimes difficult to parse the difference between the two, but where some flow trails feature plenty of jumps interspersed with high-speed flowing singletrack in between, on Miki's Magic, you're either taking off, landing, or whipping through a berm to set up for the next take off. There's no time to waste between hits!
Even so, all of the jumps can be rolled over if you're not feeling them or if you want to scope the line on your first run through. On some of the tables, you'll find two lip options, creating small and medium-sized jumps. Unlike Hot Tuna, nothing on Miki's Magic is massive.
Man Boobs, aka "Mannequin Boobs," has puns for days! This long-time classic Squamish trail is still a local favorite. It's a fairly flowy intermediate trail with some ups and downs along the way. When you drop in, you'll find some swoopy descents punctuated by rocks, roots, and a few blown-out holes from the near-constant trail traffic.
Unlike many of the popular flow trails in Squamish, Man Boobs consists of classic singletrack that offers a mixed bag of technical challenge, flowy trail, and deep, dark forest.
Finally, this ride wraps up on Pamplemousse, a fast, flowy black diamond descent. While this trail definitely isn't an intermediate flow trail, it was still designed to be fast enough to flow but well-designed enough to keep you from riding the brakes. It's filled with berms and jumps and swooping singletrack. This high speed descent is always a great way to finish a ride!
Source:
[Remy Metailler]( Written by Greg Heil
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Strava Routes
Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Shades | 0.64 mi | 430 ft | 12.7% |
| 50 Shades of Green pt 1 | 0.58 mi | 404 ft | 13.1% |
| Fifty Shades of Green | 0.54 mi | 318 ft | 11.1% |
| Tuna Climb | 2.05 mi | 906 ft | 8.4% |
| Up Track | 0.27 mi | 95 ft | 6.5% |
| Upstream | 0.28 mi | 92 ft | 6.1% |
| **upchuck** | 1.39 mi | 653 ft | 8.8% |
| SORCA Shelter to Lumbar | 0.91 mi | 456 ft | 9.4% |
| Hot Tuna Climb | 1.52 mi | 814 ft | 10.1% |
| Alice Lake Rd Climb | 0.69 mi | 367 ft | 9.9% |
| 1/2 Can Tuna To Stump | 0.71 mi | 443 ft | 11.7% |
| the pot starts to boil | 0.50 mi | 292 ft | 11.0% |
| Full hot tuna + top bit | 0.84 mi | -794 ft | -17.5% |
| Upper Hot Tuna | 0.43 mi | -505 ft | -21.9% |
| Full Tuna to Miki's | 1.30 mi | -909 ft | -13.2% |
| Hot Tuna Miki’s Man Boobs Link | 1.88 mi | -1,178 ft | -11.8% |
| Hot Tuna | 0.71 mi | -774 ft | -20.5% |
| Full Hot Tuna | 0.84 mi | -653 ft | -14.6% |
| bottom hot tuna to Mikis | 0.90 mi | -436 ft | -9.1% |
| Hot TUNA2 | 0.34 mi | -256 ft | -14.1% |
| Hot tuna corrected | 0.40 mi | -266 ft | -12.4% |
| Mikayla's | 0.49 mi | -141 ft | -5.4% |
| Learning to fly (BT) | 0.20 mi | -69 ft | -6.3% |
| Miki's to Man Boobs | 1.16 mi | -358 ft | -5.8% |
| Man Boobs | 0.65 mi | -259 ft | -7.6% |
| Rabbits Feet! (upper Manboobs before climb) | 0.39 mi | -226 ft | -10.6% |
| Man Boobs to Bob McIntosh | 0.56 mi | -253 ft | -8.5% |
| Boneshaker 2019 Stage 2 Mandible Boobs | 0.66 mi | -259 ft | -7.4% |
| Man Boobs in Forest | 0.57 mi | -272 ft | -9.0% |
| small boobs | 0.44 mi | -246 ft | -10.5% |
| French Grapefruit | 0.77 mi | -443 ft | -10.9% |
| Pamplemousse | 0.46 mi | -384 ft | -15.8% |
| Pamplemousse | 0.53 mi | -472 ft | -16.5% |
| Toronja | 0.90 mi | -436 ft | -9.2% |
| pamp main | 0.31 mi | -285 ft | -17.1% |
| just a sour taste | 0.33 mi | -417 ft | -23.5% |
| sour grapefruit or pomelos ??? | 0.38 mi | -436 ft | -21.8% |
| Pamplemousse | 0.57 mi | -367 ft | -12.3% |
| Pumplamouse | 0.45 mi | -364 ft | -15.1% |
| Will The Real Pomp Please Stand Up- GPS Drifter | 0.62 mi | -417 ft | -12.6% |
| Full Pamplemousse | 0.41 mi | -312 ft | -14.4% |