Bottle Top
49°21′ N 123°00′ WMore Difficult Trail (Metro Vancouver)Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve
Bottle Top is a mountain bike trail in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve in North Vancouver that Metro Vancouver marks More Difficult, and it suits intermediate riders who want a step up from Fisherman's Trail. The trade-off in winter is daylight, because the reserve closes at 5 pm from November to February.
Photo Sébastien Launay · Flickr · CC BY 2.0
Metro Vancouver's trail map marks Bottle Top More Difficult. That puts it one grade above Fisherman's Trail, which Bottle Top meets near the Seymour River. The District of North Vancouver's layer runs it between Fisherman's Trail and the Powerlines, and Ned's Atomic Dustbin drops into it partway along.
Velocio funds Bottle Top through the Trail Adoption Program of the North Shore Mountain Bike Association (NSMBA), and Metro Vancouver's 2026 permit lets the NSMBA maintain it on approved trail days. Every trail day starts with a walkthrough between reserve staff and the lead builder, and the work follows Metro Vancouver's own trail standards.
Worth knowing
- Metro Vancouver opens the reserve at 6 am all year and closes it at 5 pm from November to February, and every vehicle has to be out through the lower gate at the bottom of Lillooet Road by the posted closing time.
- Only Class 1 pedal-assist e-bikes may ride in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, and Metro Vancouver asks their riders to stay under 30 km/h and yield to everyone else.
- Metro Vancouver tells its own trail crews to expect no phone signal in most of the reserve's trail areas, so leave a trip plan with a friend and carry North Shore Rescue's 10 essentials.
Quick answers about Bottle Top
How hard is Bottle Top in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve?
Metro Vancouver marks Bottle Top More Difficult on its Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve trail map. That is one grade above Easy.
Is it Bottle Top or Bottletop?
Both spellings are in use. Metro Vancouver's trail map and OpenStreetMap print Bottletop, and the District of North Vancouver's layer and Metro Vancouver's work permit print Bottle Top.
How hard is Bottle Top?
Metro Vancouver rates Bottle Top More Difficult Trail.
Where is Bottle Top?
Bottle Top is on Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve.
Can you hike Bottle Top?
Bottle Top is listed for riding only.
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