1,892 ft
Distance
30 ft
Climb
-577 ft
Descent
00:08:12
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Upper Elevator Trail
BC ParksLand Manager
Upper Elevator Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBurke Mountain
Coquitlam, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyDouble Black Diamond (3 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking#29540 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 60 in Hiking
Steep, mostly fall line, old school trail.
This trail is unsanctioned, use at your own risk!
More Stats for Upper Elevator mountain bike trail
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Altitude change-547 ft
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Altitude min1,528 ft
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Altitude max2,075 ft
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Altitude start2,075 ft
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Altitude end1,528 ft
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Grade-28.916%
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Grade max-57.245%
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Grade min12.198%
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Distance climb174 ft
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Distance down1,718 ft
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Avg time00:08:12
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Avg reverse time00:16:14
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- White
- Green
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- Black
- Double Black Diamond
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- 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
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Directions to upper-elevator trailhead
(49.316160, -122.734910)
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Upper Elevator Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 88 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
All
- 151 rides
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Trail Products
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DIYsandvich
(May 21, 2019 at 10:33)
Trail is full of ruts and erosion since it's built on the fall line. I'd recommend taking deliverance instead, which is right next to upper elevator but is better maintained.
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Tortoise2
(May 22, 2019 at 9:13)
If there are specific spots you are concerned about with this trail please PM and let us know what you feel needs attention. This is an old school trail which is very different from the style of Deliverance. Was doing some clean up on Upper Elevator the other day and am unsure where you are getting the "full of ruts and erosion" from.
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DIYsandvich
(May 27, 2019 at 10:54)
I'll try to get some photos of the erosion in the next week or two. If things are better than I remember then i'll change my rating.
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Tortoise2
(May 29, 2019 at 9:00)
builders inspected and attended trail. No significant issues at this time. Not concerned about how you rate the trail. If you read my original response to you I am asking if something is noted on a trail to be specific as it is of far more help to us as maintainers/builders. ie: "tree fallen at ......." . If you want to help do the work volunteers are always welcome to join us as well. Just contact us and we can make arrangements. Thanks
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Bikedude666
(May 22, 2019 at 12:19)
What kind of crazy comment is this? Please provide photographic evidence to back up this report.
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joe-chainbrothers-mtb
(Jun 23, 2019 at 8:08)
Was there yesterday. Amazing new builds and features. Thank you to the builders and maintainers!!! Harder than upper oil can in Fromme!
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Tortoise2
(Jun 30, 2019 at 18:50)
More work put in over past while. Old school steep and challenging as ever but subtle adjustments helping it flow better.
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gregmowat
(Jul 16, 2019 at 22:21)
Ran down both Elevators today rode that is. Fast way down thats for sure. Great trails you know you cant please all the riders all the time.
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mangochaos
(Dec 1, 2019 at 17:34)
Great trail! So fun, steep technical and natural. Loved it. The negative feedback from @Diysandwhich is likely due to being a poorly skilled and soft rider.
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Tortoise2
(Feb 10, 2020 at 0:21)
See the battle we had with changing the rating for deliverance and you will have the answer
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LongLiveChainSaw
(Apr 6, 2020 at 16:20)
Anyone else feel like this is harder then deliverance?
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Tortoise2
(Apr 7, 2020 at 23:02)
We debate that one all the time. Definitely old school, steep and technical. As the builders on this trail we would like to see it rated the same as Deliverance. We see many riders on this expecting another Six or BBT because of the rating being the same as those.
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Salokachu
(May 17, 2020 at 9:00)
This is one of my favourites on Burke! So fun and challenging! Thanks for all the hard work put into the trail!
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buckeye74
(Jun 5, 2020 at 21:06)
Sick trail with recent trail work. Not eroded in the least.
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