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1,529 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-214 ft
Descent
00:02:14
Avg time
-211 ft
Altitude change
720 ft
Altitude min
931 ft
Altitude max
931 ft
Altitude start
722 ft
Altitude end
-13.8%
Grade
-30.4%
Grade max
10%
Grade min
121 ft
Distance climb
1,234 ft
Distance down
174 ft
Distance flat
00:02:14
Avg time
Upper Lower 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 (18 votes)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 100 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 RatingEasy
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SeasonAll season
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerCity of Burnaby
Starts at the intersection of Mel's, it has some decent flow with some berms. Generally windy and not too steep but you can still manage to get some decent speed. The trail brings you to a junction where you can choose to ride uppercut or continue down lower gearjammer where it is a steeper, loose and rocky descent with a few rollable drops in the mix. Quite rutted and short but good fun. Please note that if you ride this section it is marked as being closed by the land manager.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 17 rides
- 15.4 km average
6 Months
- 338 rides
- 14.7 km avg distance
All
- 3,144 rides
- Last: Oct 17, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Very Dry
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Directions to upper-lower-gearjammer trailhead
(49.275670, -122.901830)
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mtb
4:18 |
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May 19, 2026 , Burnaby
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6:10 |
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Jan 18, 2026 , Burnaby
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4:17 |
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Jul 7, 2023 , Burnaby
Routes with this trail
3 miles • 693 ft • 9 •
It takes about 50 minutes to do the loop with a couple stops along the way. I would much rather take this...
★ 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...
5 Reviews & Comments
Mcyeetus
Windy middle section to Gearjammer. Easy to get speed with big berms and easy tech. More like a hard blue, not really a black trail.
KingFuzzles
The lower section is still closed. The city of Burnaby does not support or maintain these trails and the BMBA is rarely allowed permission from the city to maintain them. It's sad.
Vrmadd
Top half is open, but the bottom half still says closed, but no barrier. I didn't ride it but I'm guessing others may have.
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- Upper Snake 472 ft
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