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MEC trail tips: Newbie to Fromme and Seymour

Oct. 10, 2017, 1:02 p.m.
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Looking for some guidance if, the MEC trail tips for North Shore are a good primer for someone whos never been to the shore, but has ridden most of the Trails on SFU/BURKE/Eagle

They have Beginner and Int routes for both Fromme and Seymour, with the Intermediate route on Fromme of most interest to me

https://www.mec.ca/en/article/trail-tips-where-to-mountain-bike-in-north-vancouver

Looking for a good mix of technical singletrack and fast, flowy trails? Begin your ride from the Mount Fromme parking lot, and climb up Mountain Highway. Once you pass the fifth switchback, you’ll notice a picnic bench on your left that was installed to recognize the efforts of the infamous Todd “Digger” Fiander. Continue riding 200m further and follow this sequence of trails: Leppard, Crinkum Crankum, Kirkford and Cedar Trail. Start your climb back up Mountain Highway, and at a similar elevation to Leppard, take a left into Expresso, a flow trail that MEC has helped revitalize over the past few years. Follow the Baden Powell back to Mountain Highway, and clean your bike up at the new fancy wash station.

Oct. 10, 2017, 2:46 p.m.
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This is a good loop.  Enjoy!

Oct. 11, 2017, 5:52 a.m.
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Posted by: rnayel

This is a good loop.  Enjoy!

Great!  Thanks

Oct. 13, 2017, 1:38 p.m.
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If you want to get in a great climb at the start, park at McNair, go in via Mountain View and ascend using Griffin Uphill -> Lower Griffin -> King of The Shore -> Watertowers Connector->Roadside Attraction

That can become a whole loop in itself using Natural High/Immonator/Griffin Switchbacks as the descent portion

Oct. 15, 2017, 4:21 p.m.
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Posted by: stinky_dan

If you want to get in a great climb at the start, park at McNair, go in via Mountain View and ascend using Griffin Uphill -> Lower Griffin -> King of The Shore -> Watertowers Connector->Roadside Attraction

That can become a whole loop in itself using Natural High/Immonator/Griffin Switchbacks as the descent portion

Added this route to trailforks!

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