Ned's Atomic Dustbin
49°21′ N 122°59′ WVery Difficult Trail (Metro Vancouver)Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve
Ned's Atomic Dustbin is a Very Difficult mountain bike descent in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve in North Vancouver, and it suits experienced riders who want the reserve's top grade. The trade-off is the way back, since it ends low in the reserve on Bottle Top and you ride out from there.
Photo Jeff Hitchcock · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Metro Vancouver's trail map marks Ned's Atomic Dustbin with a black diamond as a Very Difficult Trail. That is the highest of the map's four grades. Its top meets Cabin Trail and Mushroom Trail on the lower slopes of Mount Seymour. The District of North Vancouver's layer runs it west and down to Bottle Top, which leads on to Fisherman's Trail by the Seymour River.
Metro Vancouver's 2026 permit names Ned's Atomic Dustbin among the reserve trails the North Shore Mountain Bike Association (NSMBA) may maintain. The District of North Vancouver's layer gives the trail no grade of its own. Before each trail day the lead builder walks the worksite with reserve staff, and the work follows Metro Vancouver's trail building 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 Ned's Atomic Dustbin
How hard is Ned's Atomic Dustbin?
Metro Vancouver marks Ned's Atomic Dustbin Very Difficult on its Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve trail map. Very Difficult is the highest of the map's four trail grades.
Where does Ned's Atomic Dustbin end?
Ned's Atomic Dustbin ends on Bottle Top in the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, by the District of North Vancouver's trail layer.
Where is Ned's Atomic Dustbin?
Ned's Atomic Dustbin is on Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve.
Can you hike Ned's Atomic Dustbin?
Ned's Atomic Dustbin is listed for riding only.
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