Mountain Biking on Vancouver Island-Hartland Dump Classics-GoPro Hero6 Karma Grip

The trails featured in this video are considered to be staple runs at Victoria's local Bike Park. Most trails at Hartland go up and down with small climbs after each bit of fun that you found. These are a few that are primarily down. The way I like it.These were all ridden in a loop in the order they are displayed. There are small 5 minute climbs between some of the trails which is mentioned in the video.

[@mwulder]

Nice riding and video. Very cool at about 10:03 there are eagles in the field of view, just before you do the rock face at C-Section (end of Snakes and Ladders).

[@gregmerner3632]

Did the Devinci demo day on Tuesday and hit a few of these trails. Lots of variety, I was impressed. Thanks for putting up this video, it's helping me quickly figure out the most fun trails. Might make a Trailforks route from all of this for next time I ride the dump. Cheers

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

Greg Merner No problem man, that's why I post. Love to hear that you are enjoying your rides. These videos are often shot in a loop, but I am often pushing up the climbs. I am not in very good aerobic shape. Also I am only interested in the "down" and try to conserve all my energy for it. I will earn my turns but I don't believe it has to be done spinning the pedals.

[@gregmerner3632]

ThisIsGoingDownHill Kevin Vanderhorst I'll be hitting up Duncan on Saturday, any must do trail recommendations?

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

Greg Merner That's funny, I am also going to Duncan Saturday. I am going to Tzouhalem. There are 3 main options for mountains there. Tzouhalem, Prevost and Maple. Tzouhalem is a single track flow trail heaven. Prevost is steep , shuttled world class downhill. Maple is a 20 km pedal fest. Tzouhalem is the best bang for your buck in accordance to fun. Most islanders favourite ride spot. Prevost is best ridden on a downhill bike and I highly recommend a full face. Can be ridden up but you won't do that to often. My DH bike is so old and too small for me by today's standards that I rarely get to ride there sadly. It will kick the living shit out of your trail bike to bang off 8 laps of Prevost. Maple is very scenic with a beautiful 10 km climbing trail. My least favourite riding spot that is super popular. The down has a 20 minute climb right in the middle of it that pisses me off. A lot of work for an okay ride down. But you should check it out while here. If you are riding the Zoo let me know. I can show you some trails if you are interested.

[@gregmerner3632]

ThisIsGoingDownHill Kevin Vanderhorst Great rundown, thanks.Yes, show me the Zoo! My wife and I are headed to Squamish / Whistler / Van via Nanaimo for three weeks and stopping into Duncan along the way. I'd say we'll be there around lunchtime, but we can be flexible on time. If you're free then, I'd love to meet up and ride. Hit me up on Instagram: @gregmerner or @adventuredorks. Cheers

[@brenbascos]

Nice vid! My friends and i are all beginners and were doing mt work trails for the month of december 2018. We ddnt know any other trails other than mt work and so we struggled going up for about 45mins to 1hr to ride downhill of 10-15mins. Lol We started branching out on to many different trails eventually and tried out some part of the black trails and blue trails. Had we known this trail sooner, we wouldve gone here. This is so much better and fun looking trails. We'll try this on sunday morning. We go rain or shine.

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

Bren Bascos That’s awesome. Don’t trust trail difficulty rating. It’s just someone’s opinion. Always check them out for yourself! Good luck out there!

[@willbell9642]

⁠@@ThisIsGoingDownhilldon’t trust trail rating…: this may be the worst advice I’ve ever seen given to someone claiming beginner status 😅

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

@@willbell9642 It goes both ways. It can be more difficult or easier than the rating. There is no exact science to it and it varies a lot from region to region. That is the point I was making. The key word in my response was “check” it out. There’s no harm in deciding for yourself. 😀

[@garrylarose1506]

holy moly those trails were beautiful last march, been riding lots recently and everything pretty chewed up and in need of some love!

[@garrylarose1506]

and a side note, i had that exact same year remedy 9. i found super steep rock faces scary as hell on that bike! you're killing it tho

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

Garry Larose Thanks man! That is a Slash. A little slacker with a little extra forgiveness too. The Dump sees a lot of action compared to the other local spots. It must be hard to keep up with for the SIMBS crew.

[@garrylarose1506]

@@ThisIsGoingDownhill for sure, tons of respect to them for doing what they do. and the slash is sweet! much better for that gnarly stuff!

[@brenbascos]

So finally my group of beginner mtb'ers have lost its way and found this place. We loved it. But needless to say, this is hard... and so I went to check this video back in again and all I can say is "are you kidding me?" you didn't even take the regular trail lines.. you were being unorthodox, giving it some spice. The more I get exposed to these trails the more I respect your rides! lol Awesome vid! Even more so now that I've been to this trail.

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

Bren Bascos Riding has a lot to do with skill , but more to do with confidence in your abilities. If you are mentally strong and good at focussing these features will be no problem to you. I personally struggle with confidence. My abilities don't quite reach my desire yet surpass my confidence. I have found it difficult to challenge new stunts that scare me. Scaring my self used to be the reason to ride now I seek comfort on the trails. Recently I pushed myself a little to try some stuff on the scarier side and that sparked a little fire inside me to push the boundaries of my abilities. So either expect a slight improvement in the thrill factor or more crashes in the videos from now on! Glad to hear that you and your buddies are upping your game as well!

[@brenbascos]

ThisIsGoingDownHill Kevin Vanderhorst word!!! yes, the feature terrifies us at this point.. i'll Keep your advise in mind all the time.

[@TheLevandenbossche]

yikes, I'm just *watching* this and the hairs on my neck are standing up.

[@marcocvitanovic3459]

Would these trails be good for hardtails as well

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

Marco Cvitanovic Yes definitely. Many people ride hard tails here. It's very pedally at the Dump. The trails featured in this video are mostly down. These trails are still fine for a hard tail.

[@mktunes1763]

Nice vid. I love riding these trails...which one was the trail at the 8:00 mark? I didn't recognize it...

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

M&K Tunes That was Snakes and Ladders. The part you were talking about is a really fun section.

[@brenbascos]

what's that drink @1:48?

[@ThisIsGoingDownhill]

Bren Bascos It's a Japanese energy gel. Unfortunately you can't buy it here. My gf brings it back from Japan when she goes there. I was hoping this page would blow up with subscribers and the company would start sending it to me...😂Neither of those things happened.

[@brenbascos]

who knows.. just keep posting and perhaps more subscribers will follow u.. social media can be so unpredictable..