4,441 ft

Distance

431 ft

Climb

-40 ft

Descent

00:14:57

Avg time

Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Good Sir Martin Trail

Accent Inns
Sponsor
Martin Newman
since 2014
Builder
Penny Deck
since 2014
Builder

Good Sir Martin Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Mount Seymour
North Vancouver, British Columbia
AKA

GSM, Good Sir
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Direction

Uphill Only
Popular direction shown
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Season

Year Round
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Bridge
Ride in Rain

Yes
Global Ranking
#33 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #672 in Trail Running
- #2656 in Hiking
Local Popularity
100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
Year Opened

2015
Land Manager

CMHC

Single track trail, bike traffic is uphill only; foot traffic is either direction.

Access Info

Starts on Severed D, opposite the top of Penny Lane and climbs to Baden Powell trail just above the Boogieman entrance

Local Trail Association

North Shore Mountain Bike Association
IMBA Canada
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Good Sir Martin mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

391 ft
Altitude min

993 ft
Altitude max

1,384 ft
Altitude start

993 ft
Altitude end

1,384 ft
Grade

8.805%
Grade max

-14.808%
Grade min

26.524%
Distance climb

3,457 ft
Distance down

605 ft
Distance flat

379 ft
Avg time

00:14:57
Avg reverse time

00:19:39
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Status:

on Jul 2, 2022

Ideal

Avg: 4.7 (71 votes)

Your vote: 0

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Good Sir Martin Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Jul 2, 2022 @ 10:27am Jul 2, 2022
	Jul 2, 2022 @ 9:28am Jul 2, 2022	reporter Running great, no major issues. A little loose in places.
	Jul 1, 2022 @ 2:50pm Jul 1, 2022
	Jun 20, 2022 @ 4:17pm Jun 20, 2022
	Jun 11, 2022 @ 6:41pm Jun 11, 2022	Removed a log that just fell from a tree. It was blocking the trail just past John Deer.

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

148 rides
8 miles avg distance

6 Months

4,615 rides
8 miles avg distance

All

39,593 rides

Photos

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Nov 3, 2016 @ 2:32pm

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Jun 13, 2016 @ 12:36am

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Routes with this trail

title	distance
Dales, Forever After, High School - Intermediate/Advanced Mountain Bike Route	4 miles
Seven Dwarfs Climb	2 miles
After Work Special - Seymour	6 miles
Seymour Climb Trail To Corkscrew	6 miles

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12 Reviews & Comments

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Mcyeetus (Oct 20, 2021 at 19:37)

Fun and enjoyable climb.

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liamdubs

(Jul 17, 2021 at 21:28)

Please make sure to ring the bell at the intersection of John Deer and Good Sir Martin. If you don't ring the bell your strava/trailforks ride will NOT record this trail. It's real important to ring the bell.

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pinker001

(Aug 26, 2020 at 10:31)

Challenging and enjoyable. The trail is pretty steep in some sections with tight switchbacks at steep grade with some rocks to traverse coming through the switchbacks. Physically and technically challenging. I find myself clipping rocks with my pedals and have yet to ride the whole thing without putting a foot down, but I’ll keep trying.

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bboyshredder (Aug 28, 2019 at 17:50)

I love this trail . if you hate climbing stick to the old buck because its way shorter. but its awesome and smooth but penny lane isn't witch is before good sir Martin. not good for bigginer climbers .

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MKBERGEY1 (Mar 30, 2019 at 17:27)

Ride well and Sheeeessssss nice!! ????????

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crashelman

(Sep 14, 2018 at 11:29)

Nice technical climbing alternative

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meloroast

(Oct 15, 2015 at 13:44)

this trail rides like a dream. absolutely love it! great work!!

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CRich78

(Aug 10, 2015 at 16:03)

Phenomenal climbing trail. Thanks for all the beautiful work Martin and Penny. Rode GSM for the first time today and enjoyed every inch of it. It's so great to be able to loop back to Baden without having to head over to Old Buck or Hyannis. Awesome. I'll definitely be heading up to ride some Seymour loops more often. Thanks again!

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bikejunky

(Jul 23, 2015 at 10:10)

Stung. Twice. Ouch. Great trail nonetheless.

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DMal

SHORE CORPS (Jul 13, 2015 at 10:20)

Great climbing trail. It climbs through a beautiful part of the forest, and the grade is nice and moderate.

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moballa

(Jul 12, 2015 at 21:01)

My son and I rode Good Sir this morning which allowed us to do a couple of laps up there which doesn't happen often for us. The trail meanders beautifully through pristine forest and feels like it's been there forever - a testament to the fantastic engineering and careful planning that went into this right down to the precise fern transplanting! "Isn't this awesome!" was echoed by many of the other excited riders we encountered along the trail today. Congratulations Martin and Penny and to all the other volunteers! Good Sir Martin will be one of the most enjoyed trails on the north shore.

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