324 ft
Distance
-99 ft
Descent
00:02:38
Avg time
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Empress Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Seymour
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1192 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #13625 in Trail Running
    • #14345 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    DNV/BC Parks

Consists of steep rock faces and loose dirt terrain. Short but contains high consequence natural terrain.

Access Info

Accessed from Bridle Path and finishes on Empress Bypass trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Empress mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -99 ft
  • Altitude min
    575 ft
  • Altitude max
    674 ft
  • Altitude start
    674 ft
  • Altitude end
    575 ft
  • Grade
    -30.651%
  • Grade max
    -37.061%
  • Grade min
    -26.359%
  • Distance down
    324 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:13
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Status:
on Jan 23, 2023
Wet
Avg: 4.4 (44 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
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  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Empress Trail Reports

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      Jan 23, 2023 @ 8:25am
      Jan 23, 2023
      		 Very wet but running great
      Jan 1, 2023 @ 3:24pm
      Jan 1, 2023
      Dec 21, 2022 @ 3:52pm
      Dec 21, 2022
      Dec 17, 2022 @ 3:51am
      Dec 17, 2022
      Nov 30, 2022 @ 1:14pm
      Nov 30, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 7 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 204 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 14,914 rides
      • Last: Feb 8, 2023

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      189 |
      Jun 1, 2020 @ 12:21am
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      819 |
      Sep 9, 2014 @ 4:47pm
      Sep 9, 2014
      794 |
      Sep 9, 2014 @ 4:46pm
      Sep 9, 2014
      876 |
      Apr 6, 2010 @ 8:09pm
      Apr 6, 2010
      | 11 comments

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      5 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      l0nglivechainsaw (Feb 5, 2023 at 10:38)
      One of the most underrated sections of gnar on the shore. Old school EPICLANDIA Wink
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      bboyshredder (Mar 20, 2020 at 8:16)
      A year ago I road empress on a hardtail and it was hard. But I got a new bike and its way easier.
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      Nonsmoker (Feb 17, 2020 at 18:47)
      Had not ridden Empress in a while & that tree down really changes the left turn. Had to reset & have another look at things.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      bboyshredder (Sep 14, 2019 at 16:59)
      Should be a pro line very steep all rock. If you don't ride Seymour a lot bring trailforks the trail is not marked.
      [Reply]
      • - 1
      Patsplit (Dec 29, 2018 at 16:12)
      Not signed. Starts on the rock slabs.
      [Reply]





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