4,170 ft
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-702 ft
Descent
00:09:39
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Expresso Trail
  • MEC
    MEC
    since 2012

  • Digger
    since 2012
    Builder
  • Trevor Hansen
    Builder

Expresso Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Mount Fromme
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • AKA
    Espresso
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (22 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #3 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Manager
    Grouse (top 150m) + District of North Vancouver

Thanks to a huge community effort over the span of 4 years led by Digger & the NSMBA, MEC & nsmb.com Expresso now represents a new era of North Shore flow. A golden ribbon of dirt filled with bermed corners from top to bottom, both intermediate and expert riders alike will enjoy the trail with optional tables, roll downs and of course, the big smooth rock ride. Some mandatory woodwork will put this into the category of a black diamond trail for most riders but hey, this is the Shore and is a blue as far as locals are concerned.

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More Stats for Expresso bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -697 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,289 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,986 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,986 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,289 ft
  • Grade
    -16.708%
  • Grade max
    -32.442%
  • Grade min
    9.241%
  • Distance climb
    98 ft
  • Distance down
    3,998 ft
  • Distance flat
    75 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:39
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Status:
on Nov 29, 2019
Dry
Avg: 4.5 (162 votes)

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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
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      Expresso Trail Reports

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      Nov 29, 2019 @ 12:30pm
      Nov 29, 2019
      		 reporter Trail itself pretty much clear of snow, small amounts on side of traio. Rode at night and didn't slide on any woodwork or the rock roll.
      Nov 19, 2019 @ 5:52pm
      Nov 19, 2019
      		 reporter Corner explosion has been fixed. New work is still soft.
      Nov 17, 2019 @ 3:51pm
      Nov 17, 2019
      		 reporter One of the lower corners has completely blown out. Consider walking around the new work or riding a different trail until things dry out.
      Nov 16, 2019 @ 4:14pm
      Nov 16, 2019
      		 New gold in lower corners/berms is pretty soft cause of the moisture.
      Nov 13, 2019 @ 3:13pm
      Nov 13, 2019
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 57 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 4,264 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 10,206 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Nov 13, 2019 @ 6:11pm
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      Oct 13, 2019 @ 5:24pm
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      172 |
      Jul 3, 2019 @ 1:48pm
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      1,496 |
      Jul 17, 2014 @ 5:39pm
      Jul 17, 2014

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      Trail Events

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      8 Reviews & Comments

      • + 3
      flag Ledski (Aug 16, 2017 at 19:27)
       Fun mostly flow downhill with optional built up features.
      [Reply]
      • + 3
      flag Ledski (Aug 16, 2017 at 19:27)
       Pretty soft black as far as I'm concerned.
      [Reply]
      • + 4
      flag JacksonThack (Sep 3, 2018 at 10:00)
       Awesome trail. Best bet for intermediate riders looking to explore higher up the mountain
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag crashelman (Sep 14, 2018 at 11:27)
       Great trail with good flow for the shore
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag MBFC (Mar 25, 2019 at 8:51)
       Hi Guys, I was riding Saturday around 4:00 and saw couple of guys on eBikes riding cross country through the woods (maybe crossing between Crippler and ESpresso)...
      Unfortunately I did not manage to talk to them - but if anybody knows who they were or sees them again, please highlite that riding off trails with ebikes especially will cause damage to our sport and the fantastic location on the northshore.

      btw. I am a eMTB rider as well... and there is more then enough fun on the perfect existing trails!

      Please respect and share this attitude!!!!

      Marty
      [Reply]
      • - 1
      flag Coach3232 (Jul 7, 2019 at 15:15)
       Marty, who posted about EMTB bikers back in March- I’m looking for EMTB riding partner on NS can you contact me if you know of riding clubs?
      steveg3232@gmail.com
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag Sunnylarson (Jul 30, 2019 at 7:01)
       Super fun. Great North Shore flava.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag thierrym (Sep 28, 2019 at 18:09)
       Funand and pretty fast, with lots of kickers.
      [Reply]

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