Best expert MTB trail in North Vancouver, BC - Cambodia

Cambodia is a recently refurbished, formerly unsanctioned, expert level MTB trail in the Mount Seymour region of North Vancouver, BC. It now provides optional ride arounds on a half dozen or more challenging rock slab/rolls. There are also a few new bermy segments that will add to the fun factor of this trail. But the main line on Cambodia still challenges with "old school" rooty, steep, rocky gnar. So, it is a solid black trail, and the optional harder sections are also legitimate double black. But the new trail design makes this trail more rideable to a wider range of skills. The trail is best matched up with the CBC trail which is slightly further up Mount Seymour and will make for a hugely fun day!
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[@MINIMALmtb]

Nice one! Just rode it today, it's running awesome. Props to everyone involved in the refresh!

[@ronsanderson99]

Thanks! Yes, many thanks to NSMBA!

[@dougdewar7896]

Ron - keep up the good work!

[@ronsanderson99]

Thanks for the compliment! I’ve just completed a MTB trip to the West Kootenays and have just embarked on a trip to Alaska so lots of new, fresh content coming! Thanks for watching!

[@shaunoleary8740]

Nice rip there Ron!

[@ronsanderson99]

Thanks...that's a nice rip for sure...a couple of lines much beyond my skill level though! Thanks for watching!

[@StephenGray-v1f]

Great video Ron.

[@ronsanderson99]

Thanks! It helps to have a great trail to work with!

[@Saelenkmith]

Thanks for showing us the trail, looking forward to riding it this weekend.

[@ronsanderson99]

Thanks for watching! Enjoy!!

[@Denizz._]

Best video on this trail thank you. You earned a subscribe.

[@ronsanderson99]

Thank you very much…glad you’re along for the ride!

[@thewoodlandrider]

Great riding again, Ron! Thanks for the preview of the new trail. I'll definitely be hitting this one soon. Subbed!

[@ronsanderson99]

Thanks for joining along. The Seymour region of North Van has really upped its game the past year! NSMBA has really done a great job…be sure to make a contribution! And thanks for watching!

[@MTB_Corbin]

Great ride, Ron! I'll have to add this to the list next time I visit BC

[@ronsanderson99]

Yup, the Seymour region of North Van now has some pretty great trails! Thanks for watching!

[@AGMTB.]

Wow, those trails look incredible! 🤩

[@ronsanderson99]

Yup, very sweet…steep and fresh berms!

[@NorminkoDH]

Nice one Ron! Are you bases in BC or Oregon?

[@ronsanderson99]

I live in North Vancouver BC, but I ride all over the western states as well. Oregon has great flowy trails and Utah and Arizona have very scenic trails. So many awesome places to ride! Thanks for watching!

[@pixelc9560]

Nice that we’re legal! How was the entrance? That first move is tricky

[@ronsanderson99]

Nice it’s now legal! I didn’t ride the harder entrance…they were still working in the area. It’s a pretty challenging line! But what an awesome trail!

[@andyeunson270]

I used to live in North Van. I rode in that area every now and then on a trail that I called Lumpy Gravy. Someone told me it was called that but I think it was this trail. That has to be 15 years ago now.

[@ronsanderson99]

Cool! There are a lot of unsanctioned trails on Seymour…this one has recently become sanctioned by the NSMBA! Thanks for watching!

[@TheNoseman1]

WIth all of the grooming they have done to dumb the trail down to placate Metro this trail is no longer a black.

[@ronsanderson99]

Maybe…but it’s harder than Expresso, Floppy Bunny or Kirkford - which are all black. So if you are going to re-rank Cambodia, then you’ve got to look at them all. But Cambodia is no longer the rough, janky original trail it once was.

[@robrider838]

Do you ride all the double black main lines on Cambodia? Must be 6 of them with various levels of blackness.

[@ronsanderson99]

@@robrider838 I think I rode about 4 of the 6...there are two that are probably "hard" double black or even triple black. One doesn't even look like a line but I've see other riders actually ride it!! Thanks for watching!

[@bravo2zeroCAN]

So Vietnam and Cambodia are not “secret” trails anymore? 20+ yrs ago, you had to be a regular, local rider or no one would tell you where the put-ins were.

[@ronsanderson99]

Nope no secrets anymore but so many improvements! Great trails to ride once again! Thanks for watching!

[@jasonwolfe9934]

Very diff than 20 years ago. It is smoothed out a lot, with the exception of the rock rolls. The rock rolls are still tough, especially a couple side hits. But the rest of the trail is NSMBA’d (with direction from Metro), with berms (🤮). In other words, smoothed out. Drops are gone. Very different trail. If you want trails like Cambodia was only a few years ago, you will have to go elsewhere.

[@bravo2zeroCAN]

Thanks. Yeah it looks slick. I rode pretty much every weekend from 1999 to 2010, winters and all. Me & my riding buddy were told how to find it in 2005 or 2006, I think. It was epic. Grateful I had a Monster Triple up front. But I’m old & done. I loved it so much but it killed my knees and neck.

[@ronsanderson99]

@@jasonwolfe9934 yea it’s not the same trail…but if you want the challenging Jank you can still find it at the bottom of Boogieman or on Cypress or Fromme!

[@robrider838]

@@ronsanderson99That’s right. 10 double blacks on Fromme. But no one rides them because they are too busy complaining about one trail Expresso (which is now a work of art) being “dumbed down”.

[@jasonmarshall5593]

At 3:33 there's an optional role/slab on the right. Coincidentally you mention optional lines right after you passed it!

[@ronsanderson99]

Yea, I realized a missed one of the double segments…worth a do over! thanks for watching!

[@kevstringer01]

Awesome trail preview Ron and good to see the various options and ride arounds on the trail - looks like CBC/Cambodia then back up for Neds is a must do lap on my next Seymour visit!

[@ronsanderson99]

Yup that would make for a pretty great day! Thanks for watching!

[@pixelc9560]

Ned’s has lots to offer ;)

[@ronsanderson99]

@@pixelc9560 Neds has also been refurbished!

[@robrider838]

CBC to Cabin to Cambodia. CBC is the warmup. Oh how things change. No complaints for me tho. Variety is the spice of life.

[@ronsanderson99]

@@robrider838 Yup, CBC is the warm up!