Mountain Bike

9.2 miles

Distance

2,336 ft

Climb

-2,263 ft

Descent

1,724 ft

High Point

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This is a permitted race course, not all trails can be ridden 365 days a year. Please respect Land Managers and Ride at Your Own Risk.

The BC Bike Race is happy to announce that North Vancouver, home of the infamous North Shore trails, will host the stage 5 for 2015. The Legendary North Shore is back, with it's regular ladder bridges, roots and rocks but now with an all new flavour "pump flow".

source: BC Bike Race

Detailed Description

BCBR 2016 Day 5 - North Vancouver is a 9 mile intermediate race route located near North Vancouver British Columbia. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 28 trails. This route climbs 2,336 ft with a max elevation of 1,724 ft then descends -2,263 ft.

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North Shore Mountain Bike Association (nsmba.ca)

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Trails in Route

	Parkgate Community Park Trail				1,995 ft
	Old Buck				1,024 ft
	Powerline Access Trail				361 ft
	Pingu				1,572 ft
	Baden Powell (Bikeable)				1,362 ft
	Mushroom Trail				367 ft
	Incline				558 ft
	Mushroom Connector				118 ft
	Upper Dale's Trail				699 ft
	Dale's Connector				915 ft
	Upper Severed				394 ft
	BP to Powerline Connector				256 ft
	Forever After				2,995 ft
	Bridle Path				699 ft
	High School League				1,056 ft
	Lower HSL Exit				459 ft
	Hyannis Trail				404 ft
	Water Towers Access				741 ft
	Cardiac Bypass				272 ft
	Academy Climb				666 ft
	Rapid Transit				374 ft
	RT Connector				13 ft
	Lower C-Buster				302 ft
	Pussyfoot				223 ft
	Penny Lane				686 ft
	Good Sir Martin				2,677 ft
	John Deer
	Empress Bypass				951 ft

Route POI

Aid Station

Details

Race Course
Riding area

Mount Seymour
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
AKA

BC Bike Race North Vancouver
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

26

More Stats for BCBR 2016 Day 5 - North Vancouver mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 32 min
Altitude min

362 ft
Altitude start

362 ft
Altitude end

436 ft
Grade

0.1%
Grade max

-70.1%
Grade min

84.7%
Distance climb

5 miles
Distance down

4 miles
Distance flat

1,578 ft

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trail	date	description
Old Buck	May 19, 2025 @ 12:37pm May 19, 2025
Empress Bypass	May 19, 2025 @ 12:37pm May 19, 2025
Pingu	May 18, 2025 @ 2:48pm May 18, 2025	A few wet sections, but otherwise running great!
Good Sir Martin	May 10, 2025 @ 2:37pm May 10, 2025
Baden Powell (Bikeable)	May 10, 2025 @ 10:23am May 10, 2025	Terrifying widowmaker just east of Severed.