4.5 miles
Distance
1,133 ft
Climb
-1,130 ft
Descent
1,479 ft
High Point
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Ride like King with Giant Bicycles.

Small change to the maps and course release this year. You can see the full route, but stage starts and finishes are going blind. There will still be the same three stages as all past years, they will be of the same variety and flavour. No we won't be adding in any massive amounts of uphill timed climbing, but they might just be a wee bit.

Apres will be located at Giant Bicycle Canada Offices located at: #100-2255 Dollarton Hwy, North Vancouver.

Reminder of our 200 rider cap. See the event page linked to this route for the full sponsor and event details.

Detailed Description
2019 FWS -3 is a 5 mile expert race route located near North Vancouver British Columbia. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 14 trails. This route climbs 1,133 ft with a max elevation of 1,479 ft then descends -1,130 ft.
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  • Race Course
  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • eBike Allowed
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Ridelogs
    16
More Stats for 2019 FWS -3 mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    52 min 55 sec
  • Altitude min
    346 ft
  • Altitude start
    346 ft
  • Altitude end
    348 ft
  • Grade max
    -33.8%
  • Grade min
    40.2%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,293 ft
Avg: 2 (1 votes)
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