1,332 ft
Distance
-136 ft
Descent
00:02:55
Avg time
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Middle Griffen Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Fromme
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (5 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #408 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #620 in Trail Running
    • #2835 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    District of North Vancouver

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Middle Griffen is a 406 m popular blue singletrack scenic trail located near North Vancouver British Columbia. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 0 m black diamond climb. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Middle Griffen multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -136 ft
  • Altitude min
    972 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,108 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,108 ft
  • Altitude end
    971 ft
  • Grade
    -10.2%
  • Grade max
    -28%
  • Grade min
    -3.4%
  • Distance down
    1,332 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:55
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:06
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on Nov 26, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.45 (37 votes)
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      Middle Griffen Trail Reports

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      Nov 26, 2023 @ 9:09pm
      Nov 26, 2023
      Nov 18, 2023 @ 7:27pm
      Nov 18, 2023
      Sep 25, 2023 @ 7:56pm
      Sep 25, 2023
      		 reporter Cleared drains all good. Didn’t notice any issues from the last report
      Aug 29, 2023 @ 9:23pm
      Aug 29, 2023
      		 reporter I think this is the same as the last report. Looks like two slats have fallen out on a bridge
      Aug 1, 2023 @ 8:07am
      Aug 1, 2023
      		 Slats have fallen out in middle of bridge
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 8 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 611 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 11,474 rides
      • Last: Dec 10, 2023

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      Aug 29, 2023 @ 9:23pm
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      Jan 15, 2022 @ 4:54pm
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      Jan 13, 2022 @ 2:25pm
      Jan 13, 2022
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      May 7, 2018 @ 1:51pm
      May 7, 2018

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