3,157 ft
Distance
321 ft
Climb
-15 ft
Descent
00:09:51
Avg time

Lower Sidewinder Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Burnaby Mountain / SFU
    Burnaby, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    year round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #1653 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3892 in Trail Running
    • #3051 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2015
  • Land Owner
    City of Burnaby
  • OSM Way
    #772273025

Machine built trail with gradual incline connecting Pipeline Trail from bottom of Nicole's to Sidewinder Trail along the South flank of Burnaby Mountain.

source: Burnaby Mountain Map
Access Info

Access via Pipeline Trail or bottom of Upper Sidewinder (via Gaglardi Way).

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lower Sidewinder multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    305 ft
  • Altitude min
    305 ft
  • Altitude max
    626 ft
  • Altitude start
    305 ft
  • Altitude end
    610 ft
  • Grade
    9.674%
  • Grade max
    -5.796%
  • Grade min
    23.323%
  • Distance climb
    2,756 ft
  • Distance down
    401 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:51
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:24
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Status:
on Mar 17, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.05 (15 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Lower Sidewinder Trail Reports

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      Mar 17, 2023 @ 7:17pm
      Mar 17, 2023
      Mar 9, 2023 @ 12:12am
      Mar 9, 2023
      Jan 1, 2023 @ 2:07am
      Jan 1, 2023
      Dec 28, 2022 @ 2:00am
      Dec 28, 2022
      		 Lots of water running down trail. Needs water control measures.
      Oct 9, 2022 @ 7:52am
      Oct 9, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 22 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 501 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 9,084 rides
      • Last: Mar 30, 2023

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      May 23, 2019 @ 6:01pm
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      May 23, 2019 @ 6:00pm
      May 23, 2019
      315 |
      Jul 22, 2016 @ 6:20pm
      Jul 22, 2016
      188 |
      Jul 22, 2016 @ 6:20pm
      Jul 22, 2016

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