Rides

The club offers multiple types of rides. To attend any sanctioned club ride, you need to be a member of the Muddbunnies Riding Club in the current year.

Date	Level	Style	Locatoin	Details
Wednesday night north shore rides	Various levels	All mountain / downhill	Fromme or Seymour	On the forum
Monday night SFU rides	Beginner	All mountain	SFU lower trails	On the forum
Tuesday night Cypress rides	Advanced / Expert	Downhill	Cypress	On the forum
Thursday night XC rides	Various	Cross country	Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve (LSCR)	On the forum

Note: In order to view the forum ride schedule, you must be a Muddbunnie Member.  Once you sign up as a member, your forum account will be activated by Muddbunnies volunteers.  If you have any questions, please email club@muddbunnies.com .

Mt Seymour/Different Bikes Parkgate

From Highway 1 take the “Mt. Seymour Parkway exit” coming from either direction on Highway 1. When coming from the west, this is exit 22B, coming from the east it is exit 22.

Turn right onto Mt. Seymour Parkway, Turn left onto Mt. Seymour Road (follow signs to Mt. Seymour Park) Turn left into Parkgate Mall and park near the Different Bikes shop.

Mt Fromme – yellow gate

From Highway 1 west, take exit 21 Mountain Hwy, Turn Right onto Mountain Highway.

From Highway 1 East, take exit 19 Lynn Valley Rd. Turn Right on to Lynn Valley Rd. Turn Left onto Mountain Highway.

Follow Mountain Hwy most of the way up and look for a non-regulated place to park on or below Coleman street and ride the rest of the way up Mountain Hwy. Meeting point is at the yellow gate at the end of the paved road. Allow for 10 minutes to walk/ride up after you park!

Cypress – works yard

From Highway 1 West , take exit 8 Cypress Bowl Rd toward the Ski area. Drive up Cypress Bowl Parkway approximately 2km from highway. You will come to the West Vancouver works yard on your right with an antique road grader on the side of the road and a small gravel parking lot on the left. Park in the small lot on the left.

SFU/ Burnaby Mountain

Take the Lougheed Highway to Burnaby and turn left on Gaglardi Way or Highway 1  and take exit 37 to merge onto Gaglardi Way. Turn right on Broadway Ave, then left on North Road. At the top of the hill, lmost at the end of the road, park in any of the gravel parking areas on the left side of the road.

MuddBunnies offers rides in various ride levels, defined as:

• Beginner: – A network of XC trails. Mainly flat with some rolling hills, low to the ground optional structures and some double track trails
• Beginner to Intermediate: – Minimal climbing and some descending. A mixture of single and double track trails ranging from nice smooth trails to tricky, flat winding trails with assorted front wheellifts over logs and rooty climbs to test your technical skills.
• Intermediate to Advanced: Some steep sections with occasional technical rocky sections and optional stunts.
• Advanced: More higher consequence stunts and log rides, most with ride arounds. Longer and steeper winding technical descents. Optional jumps!

The trails which each level rides varies, as follows:

SFU Based: Lower trails

Fromme: Roadside

XC rides generally last at least two hours. Start times vary from 6:00 – 6:30 pm. The ride focus is to just get out and spin our legs, while tootling around in the woods. Please check the ride schedule for details. Example trails:

Seymour: Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve

Intermediate to advanced rides take place evenings (start time varies from 5:30 – 6:30), & designated weekends; please check ride schedule for details.

Intermediate Trails:

Seymour: Bridal Path

SFU: Nicoles

Fromme: Floppy Bunny, Lower Griffin, Lower Oil Can, Bobsled

Intermediate/Advanced Trails:

Fromme: Natural High

Seymour: Severed, Neds

Seymour: CBC (main trail), Pingu, Pangor

Fromme: Pipeline, Seventh Secret

Advanced/Expert:

Seymour: CBC (structures), TNT, Dales, Empress

Fromme: Upper Oil Can, Espresso, Boundary

Cypress: Roaches, Sexboy, Firehose

Riders must have membership card with them for Club Rides (for insurance purposes).

bike in GOOD condition

extra tube

any food or water you perceive to need.

layers of clothing is always a good idea in case something comes up in the trails.

small light (if you have one)…leaders will also have.

membership card

We are looking for ride leaders and sweeps. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill this form out and we will get back to you shortly!