2,105 ft
Distance
13 ft
Climb
-467 ft
Descent
00:10:07
Avg time
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Lower Crippler Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Fromme
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (16 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Rock Face, Roller Coaster
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #920 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #10817 in Trail Running
    • #4337 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    District of North Vancouver

A quick little trail near the bottom of Fromme. The trail features some jank, including some reasonable rock faces, a roller-coaster and a big bridge that extends across a small valley. A very fun trail when combined with Upper Crippler or Grannies.

Access Info

From Grannies, make a left turn (East) onto the Baden and the trail is on your right within a very short ride.

The trailhead is fairly obvious and is identifiable by the mostly granite entrance.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lower Crippler mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -453 ft
  • Altitude min
    937 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,390 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,390 ft
  • Altitude end
    937 ft
  • Grade
    -21.521%
  • Grade max
    -52.822%
  • Grade min
    14.965%
  • Distance climb
    115 ft
  • Distance down
    1,967 ft
  • Distance flat
    23 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:07
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:15
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on Jan 9, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.51 (63 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Lower Crippler Trail Reports

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      Jan 9, 2025 @ 7:56pm
      Jan 9, 2025
      		 Trail closed about halfway down in the section below saint Mary’s due to bridge being out. It is an easy walk over to lower digger from the...
      Nov 19, 2024 @ 1:33pm
      Nov 19, 2024
      		 Only rode the upper half, but it was all clear as of last night. We'll see what the storm does.
      Nov 7, 2024 @ 12:02pm
      Nov 7, 2024
      		 reporter
      Nov 6, 2024 @ 8:39pm
      Nov 6, 2024
      		 tree down, 30m after the st Mary crossing
      Mar 12, 2024 @ 5:34pm
      Mar 12, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 61 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 816 rides
      • Last: Jan 9, 2025

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      Oct 9, 2023 @ 8:06am
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