Mountain Bike

20.9 miles

Distance

3,567 ft

Climb

-4,189 ft

Descent

2,090 ft

High Point

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The Gryphon presented by Giro Sport Design

Detailed Description

The Gryphon 2016 by Squamish Enduro is a 21 mile expert race route located near Squamish British Columbia. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 31 trails. This route climbs 3,567 ft with a max elevation of 2,090 ft then descends -4,189 ft.

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Route Sections

1	Stage 1 - Angry Midget 4,048 ft distance 4 ft climb -829 ft descent
2	Stage 2 - Sponsored by OneUp Components - IMBA / Fred 1 mile distance 107 ft climb -874 ft descent
3	Stage 3 - Entrails 3,485 ft distance 92 ft climb -597 ft descent
4	Stage 4 - Icy Hole of Death 2,251 ft distance 44 ft climb -362 ft descent
5	Stage 5 - Crouching Squirrel / Kiki 5,191 ft distance 75 ft climb -739 ft descent

Trails in Route

	Garibaldi Park Road				4,426 ft
	Operation Panda Climb				3,087 ft
	Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl'				1,486 ft
	Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' (mid)				2 miles
	Cakewalk - Full Nelson Access				131 ft
	Climb Trail - Stl'lhalem Sintl' (mid)				1 mile
	Angry M				4,055 ft
	Ring Creek Access Road				1 mile
	Access2				3,045 ft
	Lower Skookum				2,582 ft
	Skookum				2,382 ft
	IMBA Smart				3,760 ft
	Lower Skookum				404 ft
	Fred				3,576 ft
	Ring Creek North FSR				3 miles
	Mashiter				807 ft
	Alice Lake Access				2,218 ft
	Edith Lake Access				1,224 ft
	Four Lakes				262 ft
	Mikes Loop				899 ft
	50 Shades of Green Part 2				1,611 ft
	Of Mice and Men				2,733 ft
	Entrails				5,095 ft
	Access2				2,372 ft
	Icy Hole Connector				381 ft
	Icy Hole of Death				2,740 ft
	Jacks				1 mile
	Debeck's Grind				2,625 ft
	Crouching Squirrel Hidden Monkey				3,848 ft
	Kiki				1,253 ft
	Crouching Squirrel Hidden Monkey				1,568 ft

Details

Race Course
Riding area

Diamond Head
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Bike type

AM
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

14

More Stats for The Gryphon 2016 by Squamish Enduro mountain bike route

Avg time

56 min 7 sec
Altitude change

-621 ft
Altitude min

52 ft
Altitude start

695 ft
Altitude end

75 ft
Grade

-0.6%
Grade max

-92.5%
Grade min

68.5%
Distance climb

10 miles
Distance down

9 miles
Distance flat

2 miles

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trail	date	description
Icy Hole of Death	Sep 11, 2024 @ 4:58pm 1 day	reporter
Jacks	Sep 10, 2024 @ 5:07pm 2 days	reporter
Crouching Squirrel Hidden Monkey	Sep 10, 2024 @ 5:07pm 2 days	reporter
Mikes Loop	Sep 9, 2024 @ 11:11am Sep 9, 2024	no tree in the way
Mashiter	Sep 9, 2024 @ 11:11am Sep 9, 2024