Being from the midwest US, I found this to be a lot of uphill boring gravel fireroad climbing. I would have really appreciated some singletrack routes that were graded for uphill climbing instead of the grind. Roadside Attraction was really the only one and it was short. The downhill descents were quite technical for the most part. Bobsled was recommended as a flowy machine-made trail that anyone could handle, and it was fun. The Griffen trails were ok - not anything I'd spend time on again. Climbing higher, it was recommended we do Expresso and were told it was the epitome of North Shore riding. It was quite technical and I was very slow at it, but I was able to handle nearly all features. It was a bit easier than some of the other blacks I encountered in BC. My favorite combo that I rode twice was Leppard to Crinkum Crankum. I'd recommend that for anyone who considers themselves an expert rider in the midwest, as it was 100% rideable, but challenging.
Being from the midwest US, I found this to be a lot of uphill boring gravel fireroad climbing. I would have really appreciated some singletrack routes that were graded for uphill climbing instead of the grind. Roadside Attraction was really the only one and it was short. The downhill descents were quite technical for the most part. Bobsled was recommended as a flowy machine-made trail that anyone could handle, and it was fun. The Griffen trails were ok - not anything I'd spend time on again. Climbing higher, it was recommended we do Expresso and were told it was the epitome of North Shore riding. It was quite technical and I was very slow at it, but I was able to handle nearly all features. It was a bit easier than some of the other blacks I encountered in BC. My favorite combo that I rode twice was Leppard to Crinkum Crankum. I'd recommend that for anyone who considers themselves an expert rider in the midwest, as it was 100% rideable, but challenging.
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