Mountain Bike

6.9 miles

Distance

1,966 ft

Climb

-1,964 ft

Descent

1,587 ft

High Point

One of my Seymour favorites routes. You are in for a treat - legs will burn a little in the first up section.
Includes a ton of Seymour's top favorites such as Dale's Trail, Forever after, Pingu and Finishes off at John Deer

Detailed Description

Taste the Spring MT. Seymour is a 7 mile popular intermediate 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 25 trails. This route climbs 1,966 ft with a max elevation of 1,587 ft then descends -1,964 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Old Buck				397 ft
	Powerline Access Trail				2,100 ft
	Pingu				1,558 ft
	Baden Powell (Bikeable)				1,165 ft
	Mushroom Trail				1,558 ft
	Mushroom Connector				220 ft
	Upper Dale's Trail				794 ft
	Dale's Trail				2,507 ft
	Forever After				4,449 ft
	Bridle Path				1,801 ft
	Baden Powell (HIKE ONLY)				7 ft
	Bridle Path				26 ft
	Lower C-Buster				135 ft
	R & R Climb				525 ft
	Applicator				249 ft
	Lower C-Buster				39 ft
	Pussyfoot				223 ft
	Lower C-Buster				302 ft
	Shorn Scrotum				331 ft
	Penny Lane				679 ft
	Good Sir Martin				3 ft
	John Deer				3,333 ft
	Bridle Path				2,674 ft
	Empress Bypass				1,496 ft
	Old Buck				397 ft

Details

Riding area

Mount Seymour
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

132

More Stats for Taste the Spring MT. Seymour mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 41 min
Altitude min

416 ft
Altitude start

416 ft
Altitude end

417 ft
Grade max

-56.3%
Grade min

49.8%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

1,982 ft

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Empress Bypass	Apr 26, 2025 @ 6:20pm 5 hours	Gravel sweeping in the final corners. It’s dry like July! reporter
Upper Dale's Trail	Apr 26, 2025 @ 10:00am 13 hours
Forever After	Apr 26, 2025 @ 10:00am 13 hours
Old Buck	Apr 25, 2025 @ 4:48pm 1 day
Penny Lane	Apr 25, 2025 @ 4:48pm 1 day