Dale's Trail
49°21′ N 122°59′ WVery Difficult Trail (Metro Vancouver)Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve
Dale's Trail is a Very Difficult mountain bike descent in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve in North Vancouver, and it suits experienced riders coming off Mount Seymour Road. Metro Vancouver closes the reserve at 5 pm from November to February, which leaves short winter afternoons for it.
Photo Jeff Hitchcock · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Metro Vancouver's trail map marks Dale's Trail with a black diamond as Very Difficult. It starts near the top of Mushroom and Cabin Trail just inside the reserve's eastern edge and runs west along the boundary. The District of North Vancouver's layer draws it in an upper and a lower section and gives no grade.
Comor and NS Ride back Dale's through the NSMBA's Trail Adoption Program, and Metro Vancouver's 2026 permit lets the NSMBA maintain it on approved trail days. A summer 2026 session raked it out, cleared the drains and re-armoured a corner that was eroding.
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 Dale's Trail
How hard is Dale's Trail?
Metro Vancouver marks Dale's Trail Very Difficult on its Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve map, the hardest of the map's four grades.
Who sponsors Dale's Trail?
Comor and NS Ride sponsor Dale's Trail through the NSMBA's Trail Adoption Program, and the NSMBA maintains it under Metro Vancouver's 2026 work permit.
Where is Dale's Trail?
Dale's Trail is on Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve.
Can you hike Dale's Trail?
Dale's Trail is listed for riding only.
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