3,015 ft
Distance
1,787 ft
Climb
-19 ft
Descent
3,476 ft
High Point

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  • Activities
    • Hike
  • Riding Area
    Grouse Mountain
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T4 Alpine Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Grouse Mountain Resorts
  • OSM Way
    #39996509

The lesser known harder alternative to the Grouse Grind & BCMC. Situated between the 2 trails it follows a steep ridge with a creek on the right most of the way up. The trail is not a high traffic engineered trail like the Grind or much of the BCMC, its very primitive and a bit hard to follow in a few spots.

At about the 80% mark the trail gets really fun or scary depending on how you like scrambling and exposure. You will have to navigate up some rock cliffs but be rewarded by some amazing views, which you don't get on the other 2 trails until you reach the top. It takes longer than the Grind, but is a great alternative to the Grouse Grind for those seeking more of a challenge and less crowds.

Disclaimer

I wouldn't recommend this trail in wet conditions.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Flint and Feather Trail hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,768 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,708 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,708 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,476 ft
  • Grade
    58.649%
  • Grade max
    -1.317%
  • Grade min
    134.59%
  • Distance climb
    2,895 ft
  • Distance down
    117 ft
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on Oct 14, 2022
Very Dry
Avg: 4.01 (1 votes)
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      Flint and... Trail Reports

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      Oct 14, 2022 @ 3:46pm
      Oct 14, 2022
      Aug 9, 2022 @ 4:49pm
      Aug 9, 2022
      		 If accessing from BCMC marker 8 there is significant tree debris in gully blocking usual routes in and across gully
      Oct 1, 2019 @ 7:01pm
      Oct 1, 2019
      Sep 3, 2019 @ 7:01pm
      Sep 3, 2019
      		 Large wasp nest as the trail climbs on to the ridge. The trial splits, and the nest is on the left hand trail beside a large tree stump.
      May 5, 2019 @ 3:38pm
      May 5, 2019
      		 reporter
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