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View of Nanaimo Harbour – Extension Ridge Trail loop from Nanaimo—Ladysmith

Mountain biking trails

British Columbia

View of Nanaimo Harbour – Extension Ridge Trail loop from Nanaimo—Ladysmith

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5

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View of Nanaimo Harbour – Extension Ridge Trail loop from Nanaimo—Ladysmith

01:02

10.5km

190m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

2.01 km

View of Nanaimo Harbour

Highlight • Viewpoint

2

3.17 km

Extension Ridge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Extension Ridge Trail is a moderate to challenging trail following a sandstone ridge defined by mossy floors, forests of Douglas firs, and bright orange arbutus trees. Walking or riding along the ridge gives way to views of the Salish Sea, the Coast Mountains, and Mount Benson. The higher you climb, the better the views. The trail's most famous highlight is “The Abyss,” a dramatic 50-centimetre-wide fissure in the earth that draws curious hikers right to its edge, and further up the trail is a rock labyrinth and the mystical Fairy Circle.

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10.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.56 km

961 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.79 km

734 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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