3,593 ft

Distance

3 ft

Climb

-305 ft

Descent

00:07:55

Avg time

Thornstar Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Thornhill
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Voted Difficulty

Black Diamond (1 vote)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM
Direction

Downhill Only
Popular direction shown
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
TTFs on Trail

Berm, Bridge, Jump, Gap Jump, Log Ride
Global Ranking
#895 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #18686 in Trail Running
- #17634 in Hiking
Local Popularity
100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 45 in Hiking
Land Manager

City of Maple Ridge

The trail itself is a blue, but there is many gap jumps of various sizes making the trail a black diamond if you're hitting the jumps. Ride arounds for all features.

A horse trail crosses Thornstar. Please make noise at the crossing and yield to horses.

Local Trail Association

Fraser Valley Mountain Bikers Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Thornstar mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-304 ft
Altitude min

771 ft
Altitude max

1,080 ft
Altitude start

1,075 ft
Altitude end

771 ft
Grade

-8.5%
Grade max

-28%
Grade min

3.2%
Distance climb

167 ft
Distance down

3,209 ft
Distance flat

200 ft
Avg time

00:07:55
Avg reverse time

00:19:58
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Status:

on May 7, 2022

Variable

Avg: 4.65 (41 votes)

Your vote: 0

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Directions to thornstar trailhead (49.200110, -122.511680)

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Thornstar Trail Reports

status	date	description
	May 7, 2022 @ 1:48pm May 7, 2022	Tiny bit of mud left but overall almost perfect
	Apr 22, 2022 @ 2:04pm Apr 22, 2022
	Apr 10, 2022 @ 5:28pm Apr 10, 2022	A blast. I’m really good condition.
	Apr 3, 2022 @ 9:56am Apr 3, 2022
	Mar 7, 2022 @ 7:39pm Mar 7, 2022	12 man hours today repairing horse damage done this morning. Damage to some areas was so significant that spots had to be completely reworked.

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

43 rides
7 miles avg distance

6 Months

881 rides
7 miles avg distance

All

6,458 rides

Photos

245 |

Feb 13, 2018 @ 10:11am

Feb 13, 2018

205 |

Oct 31, 2017 @ 10:37pm

Oct 31, 2017

204 |

Oct 31, 2017 @ 10:15pm

Oct 31, 2017

212 |

Oct 31, 2017 @ 10:15pm

Oct 31, 2017

Routes with this trail

title	distance
SD43 Practice Enduro #2	4 miles

Trail Products

Fraser Valley Guide
Book

15 Reviews & Comments

Score Time

Rhino73 (Jan 16, 2016 at 9:15)

Still soft and loamy,

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bigredride (Feb 14, 2016 at 7:15)

nice trail. Way to go builders!

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mulletator (Mar 18, 2016 at 19:14)

Good trail. Lots of small-medium gap jumps. The trail is a bit soft so in some spots its hard to get all the speed that you need. What it really needs is a lot of riders to pack it down.

There is one section that is poorly thought out. It's about 1/2 way down where some fallen trees are used. Do not jump this straight on. I did and ended up off my bike into a stump.

The access is not obvious. You have to follow gap in the fence between the two antenna compounds. Straight up from the road. Then Follow the fence to your right and you'll see the cool metal Thorn Star sign.

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Rhino73 (Apr 28, 2016 at 21:48)

Going to start fixing that jump mulletator. Rerouting trail slightly from the landing of that jump so it is a straight on . Some hikers have taken it personally about the progression on that side of the hill and have been sabotaging the trail. Rerouting slightly might make them happier. Rode it today and is riding quite well, I understand what you mean about the jump. spent more time building it and now that I am riding it can work out the little kinks.

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axlotl (Mar 29, 2016 at 15:11)

Very nice trail, but it's still super soft which can make it a chore to ride.

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R7upJordan

(Aug 6, 2018 at 19:44)

I love this trail. It’s got something for everyone. I did find it difficult to see some or the ride arounds for a couple of the jumps but that’s prob cuz I was going a little quick for a trail I don’t know that well.

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benP1254

(May 3, 2019 at 21:13)

Trail crew was just there last weekend buffing everything out. Trail is mint!
Awesome work!

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sidecut

(Jun 27, 2020 at 18:16)

Wicked fun trail!

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italianjob777

(Aug 29, 2020 at 9:51)

Lots of updates including a side trail that loops you around. Good condition.

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SHREDWORX

TORCATrailFan (Sep 13, 2020 at 18:05)

Has the GPS end marker been moved to across the fire road?!? My track time didn't stop until I reached the gate! Can someone fix that, please??

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Gofarthertrd

(Jan 29, 2021 at 8:17)

Large Tree down on sidetrack just after to branch off.

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gabrielmedd1 (Feb 20, 2021 at 19:47)

Just some responsible and relaxing flow

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Chesttoufa9

(Aug 15, 2021 at 15:14)

So grateful for this awesome run so close to home!

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Jamzbund

(Sep 10, 2021 at 22:14)

Mint, optional jump features marked with orange flags. Great time blasting through this trail.

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Caedmonkovacs (Oct 12, 2021 at 22:53)

An amazing trail. It's a black jump trail with a little tech but could easily be a blue if you avoid certain features. Really fun trail and once you ride it a couple of times and get it down, you will be flying down it. Thank you so much to the trail builders.

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