338 ft
Distance
-80 ft
Descent
00:02:18
Avg time
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Empress Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Seymour
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (5 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • 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.

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More Stats for Empress mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -80 ft
  • Altitude min
    588 ft
  • Altitude max
    668 ft
  • Altitude start
    668 ft
  • Altitude end
    587 ft
  • Grade
    -23.8%
  • Grade max
    -35.3%
  • Grade min
    -8.1%
  • Distance down
    338 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:00
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on Jan 26, 2025
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Avg: 4.39 (50 votes)
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Empress Trail Reports

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      Jan 26, 2025 @ 11:27am
      Jan 26, 2025
      Dec 2, 2024 @ 7:58am
      Dec 2, 2024
      Trail is wet, but riding well. No issues!!
      Aug 17, 2024 @ 2:35pm
      Aug 17, 2024
      Jun 21, 2024 @ 3:49am
      Jun 21, 2024
      Jan 22, 2024 @ 1:15pm
      Jan 22, 2024
      Ice down the last section. You can’t see it until it’s too late
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 27 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,605 rides
      • Last: Feb 1, 2025

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      Sep 9, 2014 @ 4:46pm
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      Apr 6, 2010 @ 8:09pm
      Apr 6, 2010
      908 |
      Sep 9, 2014 @ 4:47pm
      Sep 9, 2014
      278 |
      Jun 1, 2020 @ 12:21am
      Jun 1, 2020

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