2,159 ft
Distance
1 ft
Climb
-377 ft
Descent
00:13:05
Avg time

Upper Oilcan Details

  • Riding area
    Mount Fromme
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • TTFs on trail
    A-Frame, Rock Face, Skinny
  • Ride in rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1289
  • Land Manager
    Grouse Mountain

Double black stunts not for the faint of heart. Elevated skinnies, committing rock rolls & ramps will test your cojones. Armoured trail offers ride arounds on every structure. If you continue to Lower Oilcan, don't expect anything of the same as L.O. is primarily an All Mountain trail devoid of structures.

Access Info

Accessed off Mountain Hwy exits back onto Mountain Hwy.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Upper Oilcan mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -375 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,084 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,459 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,459 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,084 ft
  • Grade
    -17.385%
  • Grade max
    -30.333%
  • Grade min
    -1.149%
  • Distance climb
    111 ft
  • Distance down
    2,020 ft
  • Distance flat
    27 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:05
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Status:
on Apr 18, 2018
Wet
Avg: 3.95 (25 votes)

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Trail Style
  • ?
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to upper-oilcan trailhead (49.361750, -123.061016)
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Upper Oilcan Trail Reports

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Apr 18, 2018 @ 6:42pm
Apr 18, 2018
 reporter All clear. No snow on the way up. Generally the trail is wet at the top half and the woodwork is pretty slippery. Still fun. Snow on the road just...
Apr 14, 2018 @ 6:31pm
Apr 14, 2018
 reporter All clear as of today, 5pm. I just cleaned it up. Had to shorten the ramp by about 2 feet, but it's good to go. Giv'er!
Apr 14, 2018 @ 2:42pm
Apr 14, 2018
 All clear except for old snag across the trail one third of the way down.
Apr 14, 2018 @ 2:36pm
Apr 14, 2018
 Exploded tree about 1/2 way down trail.
Apr 10, 2018 @ 8:02pm
Apr 10, 2018
 Just past the woodwork the trail basically disapears. Lots of blow down and very hard to find the trail. Before that it's old school burley and...
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Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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Apr 14, 2018 @ 5:31pm
Apr 14, 2018
Upper Oilcan, Langley
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Apr 14, 2018 @ 5:31pm
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Upper Oilcan, Langley
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Apr 9, 2018 @ 7:06pm
Apr 9, 2018
| 4 comments Upper Oilcan, North Vancouver
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Nov 22, 2017 @ 12:41pm
Nov 22, 2017
Upper Oilcan, North Vancouver

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Trail Products

1 Review & Comments

  • + 2
flag leelau Plus (Jun 6, 2016 at 20:32)
 What a gem. Another trail that's stood the test of time. Props to Peter for rockwork that lasts. And to Daniel Lui and to Jorn for the ace work on woodwork restoration - even going to the trouble of matching the look and feel of old stunts
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