1,742 ft
Distance
-363 ft
Descent
00:04:53
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Kirkford Trail
  • Peter Morin
    since 2012
    Builder
  • Joe Woywitka
    Builder
  • past supporters

Kirkford Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Fromme
    North Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (20 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #57 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #698 in Trail Running
    • #3417 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Greater Vancouver Regional Dictrict

What used to be a steep, trenched trail has been completely rerouted by Ol' Man Pete to create an intermediate trail easily accessed off the third switchback. Tight, twisty turns flow at you one after the other. Optional wood roll downs and even a log ride at the end offers a little extra to the advanced rider. So many turns it'll make you dizzy

Access Info

Accessed from the 3rd switchback on Mountain Hwy or Crinkum Crankum. It ends at the cedar Trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Kirkford mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -363 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,235 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,599 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,598 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,234 ft
  • Grade
    -20.8%
  • Grade max
    -57.9%
  • Grade min
    0.7%
  • Distance climb
    95 ft
  • Distance down
    1,411 ft
  • Distance flat
    240 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:53
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:56
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Status:
on Jun 21, 2022
Wet
Avg: 4.05 (84 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Kirkford Trail Reports

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      Jun 21, 2022 @ 8:50am
      Jun 21, 2022
      		 reporter
      Tidied up a few of the bad spots. Still rough and loose overall.
      Jun 14, 2022 @ 4:04pm
      Jun 14, 2022
      		 Being loved to death. Too many riders and too much rain. Switchbacks blown out, general erosion, corners being cut to avoid the holes.
      Jun 8, 2022 @ 6:39pm
      Jun 8, 2022
      		 Need some work done. Erosion of soil has left some baby heads exposed and pits at the bottom of drops.
      Jun 8, 2022 @ 6:39pm
      Jun 8, 2022
      		 Lots of erosion on the trail, boulders sticking out where they shouldn’t be, hard to keep flow.
      Jun 5, 2022 @ 2:40am
      Jun 5, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 65 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,918 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 24,341 rides
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      Mar 28, 2021 @ 8:52pm
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      Jun 25, 2017 @ 4:44pm
      Jun 25, 2017
      | 4 comments
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      May 2, 2014 @ 9:24am
      May 2, 2014

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      Routes with this trail

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      titledistance
      Fromme parking lot to Leppard,Crinkum Crankum,Kirkford back to parking lot. 2 hours total.4 miles
      Fromme Novice Route5 miles
      7th Secret, Leppard, Crinkum Crankum, Griffen8 miles
      Fromme Climb Loop6 miles

      Trail Products

      9 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      Superepicguy264 (May 3, 2022 at 14:33)
       This trail had some REALLy tight berms that felt like they were dug into the ground
      the dirt walls go up near your shoulders at some parts
      [Reply]
      • - 3
      corerider (Oct 11, 2021 at 18:18)
       How this is still rated a black diamond is beyond me. The endless switchbacks are a waste of good vertical that the old trail had in spades.
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      Mcyeetus (Sep 26, 2021 at 12:09)
       Tight switchbacks. Good trail to learn bike control on and is a pretty chill trail excluding the log ride.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      liamdubs (Jun 4, 2021 at 23:02)
       I rode this trail a lot before I saw the optional line just before the log ride. I recommend you keep your eye out for it!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Chenzone (Apr 8, 2021 at 17:02)
       The start of the trail is a lot of fun why so many switchbacks? That's just a waste of terrain.
      [Reply]
      • + 3
      JTJ10 (Apr 24, 2020 at 19:59)
       Awesome trail, some steep and techy parts but also alot of really nice flow and LOTS of tight corners. Great front break and cornering practice and honestly cant wait to ride it again!
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      ridestuff (Nov 11, 2019 at 21:39)
       F*cking crazy trail! I’ll be dizzy till I ride it again...
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      bboyshredder (Jul 16, 2019 at 8:48)
       This is a good trail to learn to corner on a bike. And its awesome.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      KevinStafford (Jul 19, 2018 at 19:50)
       I think I just found my new favorite trail
      [Reply]





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      youtuber KIRKFORD: North Shore: Trail Review
      5:55 | 237 | Nov 6, 2021 , North Vancouver
      Corners Corners Corners | Crinkum to Kirkford...
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      Kirkford Trail - North Vancouver - Canada
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      Kirkfoard // Mont.Fromme // dh // gopro9 test
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