3,127 ft
Distance
-541 ft
Descent
00:10:04
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of 7th Secret Trail
  • Peter Morin
    Builder

  • Caleb Holonko
    Builder
  • Sean Gerke
    Builder
  • past supporters

7th Secret Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Fromme
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (14 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Skinny
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #10 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1428 in Trail Running
    • #2694 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Grouse (upper/lower) & DNV (middle) combinatio

Seventh Secret is one of the north shore classic mountain bike trails. It's an all weather, heavily armoured bike trail flowing from just before the seventh switch-back on mountain hwy back to the sixth switch back between Pipeline and Expresso. The few ladders, bridges, jumps and log rides are easier than you might at first expect, but sometimes come at you by surprise, so you may want to go easy on your first descent. The more difficult stuff mostly has easier work arounds.

This trail is probably one of the most enjoyable mixed rides on the north shore, and a must do for intermediate riders. It connects up with Crinkum Crankum (via Leppard/Kirkford) by heading left at the boardwalk T-intersection, or can be followed on with Pipeline or Expresso by heading right to the road. If heading towards Crinkum, you will probably not want to ride the optional long log ride at the bottom, but continue down the trail instead to the boardwalk.

Access Info

Accessed off Mountain Hwy before the 7th switchback

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 7th Secret mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -541 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,999 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,540 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,540 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,998 ft
  • Grade
    -17.3%
  • Grade max
    -39.6%
  • Grade min
    -6.1%
  • Distance down
    3,127 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:21
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Status:
on Jun 27, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.5 (183 votes)
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      7th Secret Trail Reports

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      Jun 27, 2022 @ 8:34am
      Jun 27, 2022
      		 Overall pretty good, last few days of high temps have dried out the standing puddles. Some larger rocks have become dislodged so be careful in...
      Jun 15, 2022 @ 11:09pm
      Jun 15, 2022
      		 Outside of a few puddles, it's good. Rocks are still grippy, roots are a little meh so we'll see for the Fiver!
      Jun 14, 2022 @ 3:54pm
      Jun 14, 2022
      		 Rock armouring coming loose, lots of rocks gone, creating multiple holes. Nail heads exposed on much of the woodwork ready to slice sidewalls.
      Jun 14, 2022 @ 9:54am
      Jun 14, 2022
      Jun 11, 2022 @ 9:48pm
      Jun 11, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 116 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 2,044 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 28,489 rides
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      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      61 |
      Jan 21, 2022 @ 9:23am
      Jan 21, 2022
      60 |
      Jan 21, 2022 @ 9:23am
      Jan 21, 2022
      1,165 |
      Jul 26, 2017 @ 5:38pm
      Jul 26, 2017
      1,540 |
      Jul 4, 2015 @ 9:35am
      Jul 4, 2015

      Trail Lists

      Routes with this trail

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      Classic Adv-Intermediate Loop7 miles
      Fromme Classic 7th and Friends6 miles
      7th Secret, Leppard, Crinkum Crankum, Griffen8 miles
      No Quarter Classic Loop6 miles

      Trail Products

      16 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      northshoregurl (May 30, 2022 at 1:23)
       It is soooo worth the climb. What a sweet trail.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      Jake451mx (Oct 19, 2021 at 12:53)
       As above have mentioned great amount of effort with rock armouring to make this a true all weather trail credit to the builders, I favour pile of rocks for more natural rooty tech however
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      Mcyeetus (Sep 25, 2021 at 16:40)
       My favorite trail on fromme. Such a good mix of tech, features, and flow. Awesome trail worth the climb for sure!
      [Reply]
      • + 3
      colchilibeck (Aug 21, 2021 at 11:39)
       Really amazing trail. I Ben in the wet there is still lots of grip.
      A note to fast riders, don’t try passing slower riders while they are moving through techy/rocky steep turns. It ruins the experience when you bail because someone decides to blow by you. Just give a shout and pass when safe to do so!! We are all there to have fun. Keep those maneuvers for a race day!
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      Wesmacaulay FVMBA - ADMIN (Jun 5, 2021 at 23:44)
       Rock work is astonishing. I can’t even think of all the hours of work put into the construction of this trail. Epic.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      Dannyjean (Aug 3, 2020 at 11:50)
       Absolute stellar trail. Worth that little extra climb FOR SURE
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      bboyshredder (Jul 16, 2019 at 8:57)
       Awesome rocky trail . worth the climb , but some berms are beat up.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      crashelman (Sep 14, 2018 at 11:25)
       Awesome trail in wet weather! Epic amount of armour and nothing too sketchy. Great start to Crinkum and Kirkford
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      georgeshumway (Jun 30, 2018 at 20:00)
       Anyone know how this trail compares in terms of difficulty with expresso?
      [Reply]
      • + 5
      nwareing (Jan 26, 2019 at 18:08)
       Expresso is easier
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      MKBERGEY1 (Jun 28, 2018 at 14:01)
       7th is running so sweet ! ????????
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      chris-mcintyre (Sep 24, 2017 at 16:44)
       One of the most if not the most amazing trail on the mountain! Definitely worth going up and shredding all the way down to Kirkford! This trail is a must when visiting Mt. Fromme!
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      Ledski (Aug 16, 2017 at 19:29)
       Accessible North Shore style trail that flows well through its fortified rocky technical sections. Really well built and loads of fun.
      [Reply]
      • + 5
      j-tommy (Mar 22, 2015 at 16:54)
       Beauty of a trail! First ride today, my first ride on the Shore... and it lived up to the hype. Even got to meet Pete, who I understand is the master builder on this beauty. The rock work is amazing! It was pretty busy up there, but everyone was in a good mood and very friendly. Overall a great ride.
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