Name: Blue Mountain - DH MTB Trail
Rating: 4.8 (2 reviews)

Spring 2022 Update – Due to the pandemic, Blue Mountain decided to transition into a more mellow bike riding experience last year. This appears to be the same status this summer. There is Fatbiking in the winter.

From their website, I see only a few trails listed for trail riding (the easy ones) and no map was found?? You can rent bikes, e-bikes and get a guided tour. A location now better suited for novice riders and tourists to get some exercise and nothing like its former downhill mountain bike glory.

That said it still is a primer vacation spot in Collingwood to enjoy yourself for the weekend.

I will make my way there this summer to write a new review…

Length − 25 km

20% MTB singletrack
80% DH singletrack

Elevation − 220 metres (720 ft) , easy descents to extreme verticals on ski hill slopes

Terrain − Clay/sandy base with limestone outcrops, loose stones, roots, off-camber sections, drops, bermed & twisty track, large dirt and wooden jumps, wood walls and bridge overpasses

Skill − Intermediate to Advanced Proline levels

Traffic – MTB riders, hikers and tourists at base and top of the hill

Maps − Good signage at the trailheads, paper map available

Facilities – Full-service resort, bike & gear rentals, lessons, large base village for food and lodging

Highlights − Best DH ride park in the province, lift access, fast descents, jumps, extreme technical riding, lookouts

Trail Fee − Ride park + lift ticket, season pass available, expensive

Phone − 1 833 583 2583

Website − Blue Mountain Resort

Similar Trails − Horseshoe Valley, Three Stage, Copeland Forest

Local Clubs − Team Van Go, Collingwood Offroad Cycling

Access − The main parking lot for summer activities is at 108 Jozo Weider Blvd., Blue Mountain Resort, Collingwood You can park at the top (at 221 Swiss Meadows Blvd.) if you have a ride pass.

Downhill MTB riders who feel the “need for speed” come from near and far to Collingwood. The slopes of Blue Mountain bring avid DH riders for the best Ontario has to offer. Here you can taste a little bit of the action that otherwise can only be found on the west coast or in Quebec.

Blue Mountain is a large ski resort on the side of the Niagara Escarpment. Just about 220 metres (720 ft.) of vertical is all nature left us—hardly a mountain. Regardless, it’s got plenty of thrills packed in for you to conquer, or break bones trying.

An open gondola takes you to the top in no time. Or haul yourself up on the long 2.3 km Grind switchback, which can be done in 20 minutes. Though there are a few trails on the top to get you around, and the 3 km Cagey loops at the far end are decent, everyone is here for the wicked descents…

This sounds great as I was there in the fall just before Covid hit. It was the best DH MTBing in the province. Now no more. Unfortunately as a business decision, Blue has decided to cater to the tourists at Blue Mt. and trails are few and easygoing.

I have yet to return to write a new review.

As for the previous addition in my 2020 MTB book, well I will have to replace this in the next edition. What else can one do, I never thought covid would shut down the DH trails…so sad, will they ever come back? Anythings possible…

Blue Mountain – DH MTB Trail