1,337 ft
Distance
17 ft
Climb
-164 ft
Descent
00:02:27
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 (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #398 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    District of North Vancouver

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Middle Griffen is a 408 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 5 m black diamond climb. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Middle Griffen bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -147 ft
  • Altitude min
    966 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,113 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,113 ft
  • Altitude end
    966 ft
  • Grade
    -10.993%
  • Grade max
    -72.686%
  • Grade min
    46.68%
  • Distance climb
    121 ft
  • Distance down
    1,071 ft
  • Distance flat
    145 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:27
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:54
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Status:
on Oct 18, 2020
Wet
Avg: 3.6 (29 votes)

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  • White
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  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Middle Griffen Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Oct 18, 2020 @ 2:17pm
      Oct 18, 2020
      Oct 17, 2020 @ 4:15pm
      Oct 17, 2020
      		 reporter Fine
      Oct 4, 2020 @ 9:03am
      Oct 4, 2020
      Sep 28, 2020 @ 6:49pm
      Sep 28, 2020
      		 reporter All good
      Sep 17, 2020 @ 11:02am
      Sep 17, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 39 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,379 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 5,805 rides
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      Dec 21, 2018 @ 10:08am
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      Dec 20, 2018 @ 10:02pm
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      Aug 11, 2018 @ 8:58pm
      Aug 11, 2018
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      May 7, 2018 @ 1:51pm
      May 7, 2018

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