Cheshire Cat

Cheshire Cat is an old-school cross-country mountain bike trail in the Cat Lake area just north of Squamish. It’s built around twisting singletrack with plenty of wooden bridges and rocky descents that add punch without turning into a pure downhill line.

Plan for a short, fast session: about 2.5–2.9 km, typically ridden in ~20–30 minutes. It’s often linked into broader cross-country loops in the Cat Lake/Alice Lake theme trail network (with names like Cheshire Kitten, White Rabbit, and Wonderland).

Expect a light-to-moderate technical feel rather than a full-on roughness fest: rolling singletrack, wooden bridges/stunts, and technical rocky sections. The mapped difficulty here is kept at a mid range for confident riders who want XC with some bite.

A key practical factor is how it rides when wet. The area’s broader Cat Lake network is actively maintained by volunteer groups, and local trail work has included improvements to low spots/rail-bed areas and drainage-friendly routing—so after rain, line choice around muddier low points matters.