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1,188 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-115 ft
Descent
00:00:56
Avg time
-112 ft
Altitude change
940 ft
Altitude min
1,055 ft
Altitude max
1,052 ft
Altitude start
942 ft
Altitude end
-9.4%
Grade
-29.2%
Grade max
3.1%
Grade min
115 ft
Distance climb
817 ft
Distance down
259 ft
Distance flat
00:00:56
Avg time
Upper Gearjammer Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBurnaby Mountain / SFU
Burnaby, British Columbia -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (3 votes)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Provincial Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Physical RatingModerate
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Seasonyear round
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBridge
This trail offers many different style of riding. Entering with a more flowy vibe,soon after you encounter some rough DH terrain with some non mandatory drops.
Access Info
It starts by cutting right off Mel's just after the old entrance to Gear Jammer. This is just before Mel's starts to drop down to the Trans-Canada.
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 14 rides
- 7 miles average
6 Months
- 294 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
All
- 2,893 rides
- Last: Oct 13, 2026
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to upper-gearjammer trailhead
(49.275060, -122.905980)
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Routes with this trail
★ 3.0 • 4 miles • 814 ft • 14 •
It takes about 50 minutes to do the loop with a couple stops along the way. I would much rather take this...
4 miles • 558 ft • 21 •
This is a route I planned for a few beginners as an intro to Burnaby Mountain. Park on Gagliardi and head...
3 Reviews & Comments
Mcyeetus
Flowy upper section to Gearjammer with a few optional drops and some rollers/jumps. All flow and no tech.
LikeAKid
Some mud (to be expected) but nice. A fallen tree close to the end of this trail.
MrCerulean
Leaves are all gone and it's drying up decently after two days of sunshine. Still wet though.
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