3.3 miles
Distance
1,552 ft
Climb
-16 ft
Descent
00:43:46
Avg time

BLT Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cypress Mountain
    West Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    year round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    BPP

Old access road that makes for a good climb. Not a regular downhill trail.

Access Info

Accessed off the Eagle Lake access road towards the power station to the right of the hydro line. Ends at the Cypress Bowl ski area.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for BLT mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,536 ft
  • Altitude min
    988 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,524 ft
  • Altitude start
    988 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,523 ft
  • Grade
    8.9%
  • Grade max
    -6.6%
  • Grade min
    46.4%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    909 ft
  • Distance flat
    741 ft
  • Avg time
    00:43:46
  • Avg reverse time
    00:48:43
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on Apr 7, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 2.6 (5 votes)
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      BLT Trail Reports

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      Apr 7, 2023 @ 12:52am
      Apr 7, 2023
      		 It’s fine and clear to Fifth Horseman
      Mar 16, 2023 @ 3:47pm
      Mar 16, 2023
      		 Patches of snow from bottom of Dirty Harry up. Below that all clear.
      Jan 2, 2023 @ 6:40am
      Jan 2, 2023
      		 Clear above fifth horseman
      Dec 31, 2022 @ 10:47am
      Dec 31, 2022
      Dec 27, 2022 @ 12:20pm
      Dec 27, 2022
      		 Snow pretty much gone up to the parking lot, will all be gone after rain today.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 248 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,315 rides
      • Last: Dec 7, 2023

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      Oct 7, 2022 @ 10:33am
      Oct 7, 2022
      421 |
      Mar 31, 2022 @ 7:25am
      Mar 31, 2022
      393 |
      Jan 21, 2022 @ 9:25am
      Jan 21, 2022
      583 |
      Jan 13, 2021 @ 4:48pm
      Jan 13, 2021
      | 2 comments

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