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Numbskulls and Blockheads
Mountain Biking Trail
Extreme
8.88 mi
1,679 ft
A fantastic single black leads into a more challenging double black trail.
This top-to-bottom tech run is anchored by the Blockhead and Numbskull trails, but it also incorporates Lost Wood, Gravity, and the bottom half of DCDH.
After climbing to the top and getting warmed up on Lost Wood, Blockhead is a challenging single black diamond trail that begins fairly moderate with some berms, launches, and drops. But in the middle, the gnar ramps up, with some rock moves leading up to a substantial rock roll down a dirty, rippled slab. Below the rock roll, the chunder continues to the bottom.
After pedaling through a few connector trails, you'll pick up Numbskull to continue the double black diamond descent. Numbskull begins with some rock features but then funnels into a series of fairly flowy berms, in between which you'll find some gnarly features, some more rock, and quite a few mandatory log drops. All of the log drops are fairly small—in the 2-3 foot range (potentially bigger if you're rolling fast)—but many of these features are unavoidable with no ride arounds. When the big gap jumps do crop up, they do include ride arounds, but be prepared to huck a lot of log drops into steep landings with catch berms at the bottom.
The Gravity trail changes the ride style substantially, incorporating a fantastic series of rippled rock slabs, ledge drops, and a few more catch berms into the mix. Gravity is one of the rockiest, slabbiest trails in Cumberland Forest, making for a fun, unique ride style.
Finally, this technical challenge wraps up on the lower half of DCDH, which is designed as a true downhill race track. This wide track features multiple lines through all the features, and advanced riders can manage to pick a rollable line through all of it. However, expert riders will find plenty of drops and gaps to link—there are some big features and challenging lines to be found on DCDH. Written by Greg Heil
This top-to-bottom tech run is anchored by the Blockhead and Numbskull trails, but it also incorporates Lost Wood, Gravity, and the bottom half of DCDH.
After climbing to the top and getting warmed up on Lost Wood, Blockhead is a challenging single black diamond trail that begins fairly moderate with some berms, launches, and drops. But in the middle, the gnar ramps up, with some rock moves leading up to a substantial rock roll down a dirty, rippled slab. Below the rock roll, the chunder continues to the bottom.
After pedaling through a few connector trails, you'll pick up Numbskull to continue the double black diamond descent. Numbskull begins with some rock features but then funnels into a series of fairly flowy berms, in between which you'll find some gnarly features, some more rock, and quite a few mandatory log drops. All of the log drops are fairly small—in the 2-3 foot range (potentially bigger if you're rolling fast)—but many of these features are unavoidable with no ride arounds. When the big gap jumps do crop up, they do include ride arounds, but be prepared to huck a lot of log drops into steep landings with catch berms at the bottom.
The Gravity trail changes the ride style substantially, incorporating a fantastic series of rippled rock slabs, ledge drops, and a few more catch berms into the mix. Gravity is one of the rockiest, slabbiest trails in Cumberland Forest, making for a fun, unique ride style.
Finally, this technical challenge wraps up on the lower half of DCDH, which is designed as a true downhill race track. This wide track features multiple lines through all the features, and advanced riders can manage to pick a rollable line through all of it. However, expert riders will find plenty of drops and gaps to link—there are some big features and challenging lines to be found on DCDH. Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRAVAAA! 🔶 | 0.19 mi | -30 ft | -1.3% |
| Dogshit Alley | 0.43 mi | 157 ft | 6.9% |
| AH there goes my DERAILLEUR $@!#% | 0.25 mi | 115 ft | 8.5% |
| Unnamed Rd Climb | 0.85 mi | 279 ft | 6.2% |
| YGate to Sykes on **NEW** climb trail | 2.37 mi | 623 ft | 4.5% |
| just another boring road | 0.82 mi | 207 ft | 4.4% |
| Uppity Uppity. | 4.28 mi | 1,112 ft | 4.9% |
| Stand Up | 0.43 mi | 131 ft | 5.8% |
| Yellow gate to Sobo summit | 3.99 mi | 1,099 ft | 5.2% |
| The Full & Fun Climb | 2.18 mi | 587 ft | 5.1% |
| 🔝 | 5.02 mi | 1,368 ft | 5.1% |
| Spanker Up | 0.36 mi | 69 ft | 3.3% |
| Climb trail 1st section | 0.31 mi | 148 ft | 8.9% |
| Climb trail #1 and #2 | 1.22 mi | 410 ft | 5.6% |
| Sobo to last exit | 2.34 mi | 702 ft | 5.7% |
| climb to end Midway | 1.34 mi | 443 ft | 6.2% |
| The Full Climbing Trail | 1.04 mi | 371 ft | 6.7% |
| Sobo No Michi | 2.81 mi | 886 ft | 5.9% |
| Entire Climb Trail😅/Sobo No Michi (Broadway to Old Bucket Access) | 2.84 mi | 883 ft | 5.9% |
| Climb trail First half to 🪧 | 1.10 mi | 348 ft | 6.0% |
| Sobo just the climb | 2.64 mi | 725 ft | 5.2% |
| Climbing Party Pt.2 | 0.71 mi | 236 ft | 6.2% |
| Climbing Trail 2nd Section | 0.69 mi | 223 ft | 5.8% |
| Climbing Trail - Top Half | 1.46 mi | 531 ft | 6.9% |
| Climbing upper half | 1.54 mi | 558 ft | 6.6% |
| Climbing Trail - Mid Section | 1.02 mi | 318 ft | 5.9% |
| A&B hill repeat | 0.58 mi | 256 ft | 8.1% |
| Above & Beyond | 0.78 mi | 341 ft | 8.2% |
| Above & Beyond to Blueprint | 0.74 mi | 272 ft | 6.9% |
| Lost Wood | 0.38 mi | -95 ft | -3.6% |
| Duces Wild | 0.32 mi | -131 ft | -7.7% |
| Super Block Head | 0.36 mi | -177 ft | -9.1% |
| Blockhead | 0.66 mi | -246 ft | -7.1% |
| Blockhead + Numbskull | 1.60 mi | -827 ft | -9.7% |
| Blockheed | 0.53 mi | -213 ft | -7.6% |
| BottomBlock | 0.20 mi | -157 ft | -17.4% |
| Numbskull | 0.59 mi | -371 ft | -11.8% |
| Numbskull & Gravity | 0.73 mi | -636 ft | -16.1% |
| numbskulls dh1 | 0.19 mi | -240 ft | -21.4% |
| DCE 2021 Stage 5 | 0.92 mi | -830 ft | -17.0% |
| numbskulls dh2 | 0.22 mi | -233 ft | -19.2% |
| Numbskulls DH2 to Gravity | 0.42 mi | -456 ft | -20.3% |
| numbskulls, gravity, dcdh | 1.03 mi | -814 ft | -14.9% |
| full gravity | 0.27 mi | -217 ft | -15.0% |
| Actual Gravity... | 0.22 mi | -184 ft | -15.9% |
| Gravity | 0.15 mi | -141 ft | -17.7% |
| Fireroad to DCDH | 0.33 mi | -384 ft | -21.4% |
| Lower DCDH | 0.31 mi | -374 ft | -22.4% |
| Shock Therapy | 0.12 mi | -131 ft | -20.0% |
| Comox Lake Sprint Returning | 0.55 mi | -7 ft | -0.0% |