2.0 miles
Distance
277 ft
Climb
-527 ft
Descent
00:22:47
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Fromme
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (29 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Year round
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Ladder Bridge, Rock Garden
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #49652 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #227 in Trail Running
    • #1256 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in E-Biking
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    District of North Vancouver

The well known Baden Powell trail is named after Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting Movement and was built in honor of British Columbia's 100th anniversary as a Canadian province. Much of the trail was built by Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and officially opened in 1971. The building of the trail was led by Dirk Oostindie, North Vancouver's first Parks Manager (1959-1993) and Boy Scout leader.

Over the years sections have been improved to the point where it can be ridden West to East. The trail can be ridden East to West but is more challenging in this direction as there are some hike-a-bike sections for the mere-mortals amongst us.

The trail is used to connect the various trails on Fromme, or as a cross-mountain transport. Mostly a blue trail but there are some black if not double black sections that take a few tries to master and those new to riding should check out before attempting to ride.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Baden Powell (Fromme Section) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -250 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,129 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,605 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,380 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,129 ft
  • Grade
    -2.4%
  • Grade max
    -45.2%
  • Grade min
    24.5%
  • Distance climb
    4,744 ft
  • Distance down
    4,970 ft
  • Distance flat
    715 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:34:19
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on Dec 15, 2024
Wet
Avg: 2.9 (57 votes)
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      Baden Powell... Trail Reports

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      Dec 15, 2024 @ 3:55pm
      Dec 15, 2024
      		 Tree down near Cripller
      Nov 28, 2024 @ 11:46am
      Nov 28, 2024
      		 No issues eastbound from lower expresso to mountain highway. Running great!
      Nov 24, 2024 @ 8:46am
      Nov 24, 2024
      		 reporter
      Nov 17, 2024 @ 10:18am
      Nov 17, 2024
      Nov 6, 2024 @ 7:47am
      Nov 6, 2024
      		 tree down at Baden and skull intersection
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