1,432 ft
Distance
21 ft
Climb
-281 ft
Descent
00:21:48
Avg time

Pile of Rocks Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Fromme
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #21240 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Grouse Mountain

Old skidder road that is natural and unmaintained.

Access Info

Accessed off Moutain Hwy just past the 6th switchback, exits back on Mountain Hwy.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Pile of Rocks bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -260 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,190 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,450 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,450 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,190 ft
  • Grade
    -18.13%
  • Grade max
    -39.972%
  • Grade min
    29.814%
  • Distance climb
    75 ft
  • Distance down
    1,306 ft
  • Distance flat
    51 ft
  • Avg time
    00:21:48
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Status:
on Jul 15, 2019
Variable
Avg: 2.7 (18 votes)

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  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • One Direction
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  • 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
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Gate Gate
  • Camping Camping
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
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      Directions to pile-rocks trailhead (49.361055, -123.062770)
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      Pile of Rocks Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jul 15, 2019 @ 1:18pm
      2 days
      New bridge over the creek near the exit
      Jun 25, 2019 @ 6:02pm
      Jun 25, 2019
      Jun 12, 2019 @ 8:32pm
      Jun 12, 2019
      		 Raked out and running great!
      May 26, 2019 @ 9:00am
      May 26, 2019
      		 Bit wet in spots but generally running well.
      May 3, 2019 @ 7:58am
      May 3, 2019
      		 Tree hung up just down from Pile of Rocks entrance. With the right amount of wind it's long enough to drop across the road.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 8 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 159 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,575 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      3 |
      Jul 15, 2019 @ 1:18pm
      2 days
      178 |
      Jul 6, 2017 @ 11:14pm
      Jul 6, 2017
      537 |
      Jul 20, 2015 @ 10:38am
      Jul 20, 2015
      668 |
      Nov 19, 2014 @ 7:53pm
      Nov 19, 2014

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      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 2
      flag Wcskinner (May 24, 2019 at 13:46)
       In good conditions, surprisingly more fun than you might expect for an old natural trail like this. This is a fun challenge if you're getting too complacent with the highly manicured stuff over on espresso.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag bboyshredder (19 hours ago)
       Not worth the climb it sucks .
      [Reply]

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      NORTH SHORE GRAVEYARD // PILE OF ROCKS // MT....
      10:22 | 83 | Feb 27, 2019 , North Vancouver
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      3:35 | 730 | Nov 4, 2016 , North Vancouver

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