357 ft
Distance
-89 ft
Descent
00:00:57
Avg time
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Empress Details

  • Riding Area
    Mount Seymour
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #232 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Manager
    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.

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More Stats for Empress bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -89 ft
  • Altitude min
    576 ft
  • Altitude max
    665 ft
  • Altitude start
    665 ft
  • Altitude end
    576 ft
  • Grade
    -24.922%
  • Grade max
    -37.887%
  • Grade min
    -5.348%
  • Distance down
    344 ft
  • Distance flat
    13 ft
  • Avg time
    00:00:57
  • Avg reverse time
    01:53:04
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Status:
on Jan 15, 2019
Avg: 4.3 (29 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction

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  • > 80%
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Trail Ridden Direction

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  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction

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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed or Major Issue / Red

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • region Riding Area
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  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • Directions Directions
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • Gate Gate
  • Camping Camping
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Other Other
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      Empress Trail Reports

      datedescription
      Jan 15, 2019 @ 2:42pm
      Jan 15, 2019
      		 reporter Trail Closed for major repairs. Please use Bridle Path to Old Buck. Thank you! NSMBA Trail Crew
      Jan 13, 2019 @ 11:20am
      Jan 13, 2019
      Dec 30, 2018 @ 2:09pm
      Dec 30, 2018
      Dec 29, 2018 @ 4:11pm
      Dec 29, 2018
      		 Entrance a bit hidden. Starts on the rocks.
      Nov 29, 2018 @ 10:39am
      Nov 29, 2018
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 31 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,220 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 8,456 rides
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      194 |
      Aug 19, 2017 @ 3:34pm
      Aug 19, 2017
      Empress, Vancouver
      553 |
      Sep 15, 2015 @ 6:59pm
      Sep 15, 2015
      Empress, North Vancouver
      550 |
      Sep 9, 2014 @ 4:46pm
      Sep 9, 2014
      Empress, North Vancouver
      680 |
      Apr 6, 2010 @ 8:09pm
      Apr 6, 2010
      | 11 comments Empress, Vancouver

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      1 Review & Comments

      • - 1
      flag Patsplit (Dec 29, 2018 at 16:12)
       Not signed. Starts on the rock slabs.
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