John Deer
49°20′ N 122°59′ WMount Seymour
John Deer is a well-used mountain bike descent on District of North Vancouver land on Mount Seymour's lower slopes, and it suits riders who know Seymour's ungraded trails. No land manager publishes a difficulty for it, so you have to read the trail yourself.
The District of North Vancouver's layer tags John Deer for mountain biking only and splits it into Upper John Deer and a long lower section. The lower section ends at the Bridle Path south of the reserve boundary. Neither the District nor BC Parks gives it a grade.
The NSMBA calls John Deer a trail that gets hammered, and it ran several community trail days on it in 2026. In June volunteers worked above the feature riders call the Buck Huck and laid 20 feet of cribbed rock armour on the steep slope below it.
Worth knowing
- Park at BC Parks' Old Buck trailhead on Mount Seymour Road and climb Lower Old Buck, which BC Parks names as the route mountain bikers take uphill. Empress Bypass carries no uphill traffic.
- On District of North Vancouver land the trailhead signs decide whether an e-bike may ride, and the North Shore Mountain Bike Association (NSMBA) asks e-bike riders to yield to everyone on a regular bike.
- Leave a trip plan with a friend and carry North Shore Rescue's 10 essentials, because the District of North Vancouver warns that many of its forest and mountain areas get no phone signal. North Shore Rescue charges nothing for a rescue, so call 911 early.
Quick answers about John Deer
How hard is John Deer on Mount Seymour?
No land manager grades John Deer. The District of North Vancouver's trail layer tags it mountain biking only with no difficulty value.
Where does John Deer finish?
The District of North Vancouver's layer runs John Deer down to the Bridle Path on Mount Seymour's lower slopes.
Where is John Deer?
John Deer is on Mount Seymour.
Can you hike John Deer?
John Deer is listed for riding only.
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