815 ft
Distance
-94 ft
Descent
00:01:32
Avg time

Poplar Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Burnaby Mountain / SFU
    Burnaby, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    year round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #13613 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking
  • Year Opened
    2014

A short flowy trail that takes you to Nicole's.

Access Info

Trail head located on the gravel sidewalk of University Drive E.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Poplar Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -94 ft
  • Altitude min
    892 ft
  • Altitude max
    987 ft
  • Altitude start
    987 ft
  • Altitude end
    892 ft
  • Grade
    -11.579%
  • Grade max
    -19.128%
  • Grade min
    -2.507%
  • Distance down
    815 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:32
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:03
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Status:
on Mar 25, 2023
Wet
Avg: 3.35 (18 votes)
Your vote: 0

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3D
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      Poplar Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 25, 2023 @ 5:55pm
      3 days
      Mar 9, 2023 @ 12:12am
      Mar 9, 2023
      Nov 5, 2022 @ 8:20am
      Nov 5, 2022
      		 Three trees down in the mid section. Pretty thick trees, too. Will need a saw.
      Oct 24, 2022 @ 8:42am
      Oct 24, 2022
      		 Recent rains should help the overall condition. Starting to get a little loose.
      May 31, 2022 @ 6:32pm
      May 31, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 14 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 202 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,405 rides
      • Last: Mar 27, 2023

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      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Burnaby Mountain Super Lap15 miles
      Burnaby Long Loop10 miles
      Quick Rip on SFU4 miles

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      Videos

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      Nicoles & Poplar - 2022
      5:18 | 92 | Mar 6, 2022 , Burnaby
      Burnaby Mountain, Poplar trail, Rainy day
      1:02 | 132 | Apr 19, 2021 , Burnaby
      Nicole's via Poplar || Burnaby Mountain | ...
      5:48 | 656 | Nov 23, 2018 , Burnaby
      Poplar and Nicole's Trails, July 22, 2017
      8:27 | 134 | Jul 23, 2017 , Burnaby

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