Mountain Bike

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4 miles

Distance

1,761 ft

Climb

-63 ft

Descent

00:44:40

Avg time

Mountain Highway Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Mount Fromme
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Difficulty Rating

Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
Voted Difficulty

Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
Trail Type

Dirt/Gravel Road
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Uphill Primary
Popular direction shown
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Moderate
Season

year round
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Ride in Rain

Yes
Local Popularity
90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking

Mountain Highway is the main access to almost all the trails on Mount Fromme. It is a gravel road past the yellow gate. The steepness is a nice grade and even heavy downhill bikes can ride up with a bit of work.

There are 6 switchbacks, most the trailheads are after the 5th switchback with 4 upper trails after the 6th.

Access Info

The gravel road starts at the end of the paved city street. There is a large parking lot between the first and second gates, a few hundred metres from where the paved road ends. There is a three hour parking limit and hours vary seasonally, so be sure to check the sign at the first gate when you arrive for current closure times.

More Stats for Mountain Highway bike trail

Altitude change

1,698 ft
Altitude min

979 ft
Altitude max

2,677 ft
Altitude start

979 ft
Altitude end

2,677 ft
Grade

7.459%
Grade max

-22.3%
Grade min

46.256%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

1,328 ft
Distance flat

829 ft
Avg time

00:44:40
Avg reverse time

00:09:22
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Status:

on Nov 29, 2019

Dry

Avg: 3.05 (19 votes)

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
White
Green
Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

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

Past Week

14 rides
10 miles avg distance

6 Months

1,223 rides
11 miles avg distance

All

10,791 rides

Photos

57 |

Jan 20, 2019 @ 5:03pm

Jan 20, 2019

63 |

Jun 29, 2018 @ 5:02pm

Jun 29, 2018

289 |

Dec 25, 2017 @ 11:09pm

Dec 25, 2017

191 |

Dec 6, 2017 @ 10:26pm

Dec 6, 2017

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Kickin It Old School		6 miles
Classic Adv-Intermediate Loop		7 miles
Mt. Fromme Sampler		7 miles
7th Secret, Leppard, Crinkum Crankum, Griffen		8 miles

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status	date	description
	Nov 29, 2019 @ 12:28pm Nov 29, 2019	reporter Small layer of icey snow at 3rd and 4th switchbacks. Then continuous shallow snow/ice cover starting after Pipeline entrance.
	Oct 14, 2019 @ 12:36pm Oct 14, 2019
	Oct 5, 2019 @ 5:17pm Oct 5, 2019
	Sep 15, 2019 @ 8:00am Sep 15, 2019
	Aug 8, 2019 @ 1:35pm Aug 8, 2019	reporter Crews are working during the week to re-surface the road. Watch for machines!

Mountain Highway