1,239 ft
Distance
18 ft
Climb
-143 ft
Descent
00:01:13
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Upper Gearjammer Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Burnaby Mountain / SFU
    Burnaby, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    year round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #772 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #4035 in Trail Running
    • #3060 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

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
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Upper Gearjammer mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -126 ft
  • Altitude min
    927 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,063 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,053 ft
  • Altitude end
    927 ft
  • Grade
    -10.152%
  • Grade max
    -50.611%
  • Grade min
    9.114%
  • Distance climb
    258 ft
  • Distance down
    859 ft
  • Distance flat
    123 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:33
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Avg: 4.2 (64 votes)
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      Upper Gearjammer Trail Reports

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      Jan 11, 2025 @ 12:34pm
      Jan 11, 2025
      Jan 11, 2025 @ 9:09am
      Jan 11, 2025
      Jan 6, 2025 @ 6:38pm
      Jan 6, 2025
      		 Running well despite a few muddy spots near the top.
      Oct 23, 2024 @ 2:57pm
      Oct 23, 2024
      		 Needs a few buckets to fill the small bit of damage just after the final bridge before Mel’s.
      Sep 20, 2024 @ 3:11pm
      Sep 20, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 186 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,062 rides
      • Last: Jan 14, 2025

      Photos

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      453 |
      Sep 30, 2016 @ 6:43pm
      Sep 30, 2016
      1,061 |
      Feb 18, 2011 @ 10:51pm
      Feb 18, 2011
      27 |
      Nov 11, 2023 @ 2:33pm
      Nov 11, 2023
      21 |
      Aug 18, 2023 @ 12:02pm
      Aug 18, 2023

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