9.2 miles
Distance
2,336 ft
Climb
-2,263 ft
Descent
1,724 ft
High Point
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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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  • Race Course
  • Riding area
  • 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
Avg: 3.25 (4 votes)
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