520 ft
Distance
-71 ft
Descent
00:01:14
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Fromme
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (5 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #119 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 55 in Trail Running
  • Land Owner
    Grouse (entire old entry) + DNV (rest of trail)

This trail is one of the more "moderate" of the black diamond (advanced) trails on Fromme. There are plenty of steeps, small drops, and ramps, all the standards that make Fromme such an awesome place to ride. It drops you out on the Baden Powell Trail.

Access Info

The entrance is a not far past the entrance to Pipeline, and is a little over halfway between the fifth and sixth switchback on Mountain Hwy.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Expresso (Original Entrance) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -71 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,944 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,015 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,015 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,944 ft
  • Grade
    -13.65%
  • Grade max
    -25.248%
  • Grade min
    -5.859%
  • Distance down
    520 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:14
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:13
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on Apr 19, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.4 (56 votes)
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      Expresso... Trail Reports

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      Apr 19, 2025 @ 11:04am
      Apr 19, 2025
      		 The new features are great! Thanks to the builders!
      Nov 27, 2024 @ 5:52pm
      Nov 27, 2024
      		 Tree broke a piece of skinnie by the end of this entrance
      Aug 31, 2024 @ 8:52am
      Aug 31, 2024
      		 Tree down Small tree down across trail, can navigate over or around. Between chicken wire skinny and new entrance merger.
      Aug 1, 2024 @ 4:07am
      Aug 1, 2024
      May 12, 2024 @ 1:10am
      May 12, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 10 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 55 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,020 rides
      • Last: Apr 27, 2025

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      Mar 29, 2021 @ 11:28am
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      Feb 1, 2021 @ 3:19pm
      Feb 1, 2021
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      Feb 1, 2021 @ 3:17pm
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