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3,377 ft

Distance

13 ft

Climb

-608 ft

Descent

00:06:00

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Nicoles Trail

Burnaby

Nicoles Details

Riding Area

Burnaby Mountain / SFU
Burnaby, British Columbia
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular direction shown
TTFs on Trail

Berm, Bridge, Drop, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Skinny
Global Ranking

#466 in Mountain Biking

Fairly technical and worn with sharp turns and steep sections

Access Info

Follow Mels from the main trail head.

Local Trail Association

Burnaby Mountain Bike Association
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More Stats for Nicoles bike trail

Altitude change

-595 ft
Altitude min

298 ft
Altitude max

893 ft
Altitude start

893 ft
Altitude end

298 ft
Grade

-17.633%
Grade max

-33.793%
Grade min

5.48%
Distance climb

318 ft
Distance down

2,948 ft
Distance flat

111 ft
Avg time

00:06:00
Avg reverse time

00:05:45
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Status:

on Nov 14, 2018

Wet

Avg: 4.1 (38 votes)

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Directions to nicoles trailhead (49.271710, -122.908750)

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Nicoles Trail Reports

	date	description
	Nov 14, 2018 @ 7:56pm Nov 14, 2018
	Nov 9, 2018 @ 12:11am Nov 9, 2018	Tree gone, all clear
	Nov 4, 2018 @ 4:17pm Nov 4, 2018	It’s a flipping river cruise and as mentioned massive tree down at the first steep bit with the new wooden bridge
	Nov 3, 2018 @ 11:53am Nov 3, 2018
	Nov 2, 2018 @ 4:54pm Nov 2, 2018	Large tree down across trail, blocking trail. Just after the wood ramp on the first steep section of trail. Smaller debris in other areas.

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Technical Trail Features (TTF)

Photos

252 |

Jan 21, 2018 @ 8:50pm

Jan 21, 2018

Nicoles, Coquitlam

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Jan 21, 2018 @ 8:48pm

Jan 21, 2018

Nicoles, Coquitlam

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Nov 3, 2017 @ 1:46pm

Nov 3, 2017

Nicoles, Vancouver

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Dec 22, 2014 @ 12:57pm

Dec 22, 2014

Nicoles, Vancouver

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Cardiac Classic XC Race		10 miles
Quick Rip on SFU		4 miles
Burnaby Mountain Super Lap		15 miles

Trail Events

(3) past events on this trail

9 Reviews & Comments

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marcelos81 (Sep 11, 2016 at 21:56)

The trail it's perfect !!!

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Cellardoor73 (Jul 7, 2017 at 23:25)

Amazing trail. Thanx to Steve, the local who showed me around. So fun!

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boyblue1973 (Jul 25, 2017 at 14:21)

First time riding both Poplar and Nicole's trails last July 22, 2017, so stoked, I never taught this is a black diamond trail and rode it with only a road helmet for protection, so good to ride this at SFU. I'm from Alberta and located this trail on my own. BTW this trail destroyed my GoPro Mount due to constant shaking and impacts on drops.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNt8Xa_bBI8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aMSDH5O3R8

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Shokunin (Sep 13, 2017 at 20:11)

I really like this trail! The first time I went it was still a bit wet and the woodwork, rocks and roots were slippery, but still really enjoyable. Definitely easier in the dry.

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Vancouverbike12 (Oct 31, 2017 at 16:39)

Trail is covered in fallen leaves. Ground visibility reduced but still ridable Oct 30,2017.

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satanlovesyou (May 9, 2018 at 0:50)

great trail. super fun

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KevinStafford (Jul 3, 2018 at 18:09)

Little jewel of a trail.

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breaderino (Aug 8, 2018 at 17:50)

This is contructive criticism for safer trail building, and by no means have hate against the builder/volunteers

There were some changes this year to the trail, some bad and alot of good. There is a huge flaw with the new drops and I suppose the safety of it. The piece of plywood at the start (first drop) is seriously poorly designed. As you're lead to speed down a trail only to find the lip of the plywood is severely sticking out making a last minute ditch effort to pump your front to get over it and allowing yourself to drop safely. At the bottom of the drop has a huge ditch that has been ruined by Grommies in their DH bikes and is seriously unsafe to land on. A group of my friends have crashed all together going down this section. Along with the new changes and improvements, you guys seriously need to create small burms by the new exposed plywood. If someone hits that, they will be sent off the edge. Please make as much breaking room as possible or create a safe crash enviroment. Exposing sharp wood can seriously injure some new comers to this mountain.

Every other additional changes like the bridges and walkways have been very good! But this trail will seriously hinder any new Black Diamonder's to help support this mountain as means of learning this trail.

PS: The bottom of this trail is very fun

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ladygravity BMBA (Aug 8, 2018 at 18:07)

Hi, and thanks for your comments. We actually don't build drops, the City of Burnaby does not approve of them as there are liability issues. If however riders choose to drop off rocks or bridges that is their decision and they accept the consequences. I believe the section you are referring to is actually meant to direct riders to the right around a tree. We chose not to block off the gully and allow riders to make their own decision as to whether to attempt to drop or ride the trail as intended. We do create berms where possible but as all of the trails are used by both hikers and bikers adding in a slew of berms is not always feasible.
We welcome your input and would invite you to attend one of our trail days where you can discuss your ideas.
Glad you like the trailwork. Enjoy the ride.

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