Mountain Bike

14.4 miles

Distance

3,453 ft

Climb

-3,439 ft

Descent

1,960 ft

High Point

A big Seymour lap looping multiple trails into figure 8's that allows you to make some substitutions if you want. The route has easy and tech climbing and some easy and challenging descending. It offers a good mix of riding and is a good way to spend about 3 hours on the mountain.

Detailed Description

Crazy 8's is a 14 mile popular expert 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 38 trails. This route climbs 3,453 ft with a max elevation of 1,960 ft then descends -3,439 ft.

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North Shore Mountain Bike Association (nsmba.ca)

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North Shore Trail Map - Updated Second Edition
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Trails in Route

	Fisherman's Trail (South)				3,609 ft
	Bridle Path - Fisherman's to Hyannis				2,041 ft
	Hyannis Trail				653 ft
	Bridle Path				2,746 ft
	R & R Climb				837 ft
	Lower C-Buster				554 ft
	Penny Lane				1,043 ft
	Good Sir Martin				3 ft
	Baden Powell (Bikeable)				384 ft
	Mushroom Trail				1,949 ft
	Incline				988 ft
	Powerline Access Trail				1,322 ft
	Upper Severed				394 ft
	Severed D				4,272 ft
	Bridle Path				2,779 ft
	Bridle Path - To Empress Bypass				89 ft
	Rocky McRockface				243 ft
	Empress				325 ft
	Empress Bypass				571 ft
	Empress Bypass Connector				325 ft
	Old Buck				2 miles
	Around the Corner				1,394 ft
	Pinch Flat Alley				689 ft
	Cabin Trail				1,509 ft
	Cabin Trail				2,589 ft
	Mushroom Connector				331 ft
	Upper Dale's Trail				797 ft
	Dale's Trail				2,507 ft
	Forever After				4,508 ft
	High School League				1,050 ft
	Ridge Trail				387 ft
	Hyannis Trail				3,750 ft
	Powerline Access Trail				154 ft
	Ned's Powerline Connector				364 ft
	Ned's Atomic Dustbin				33 ft
	Greenland				1,594 ft
	Bottletop				3,140 ft
	Fisherman's Trail (South)				5,108 ft

Details

Riding area

Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

6

More Stats for Crazy 8's mountain bike route

Avg time

2 hr 17 min
Altitude min

248 ft
Altitude start

248 ft
Altitude end

262 ft
Grade max

-66.4%
Grade min

41%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

2,815 ft

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trail	date	description
Lower C-Buster	Jun 17, 2025 @ 10:43am 19 hours
High School League	Jun 15, 2025 @ 10:48am 3 days
Mushroom Trail	Jun 15, 2025 @ 10:48am 3 days
Forever After	Jun 15, 2025 @ 10:48am 3 days
Dale's Trail	Jun 15, 2025 @ 8:56am 3 days	Work on the corner is complete reporter