Cypress Mtn - S-- Boy & S-- Girl

1 km
3hours
difficult
Mountain Biking
Spring, Fall, Summer
North Vancouver, BC

trailpeak

S-- Boy has a gentler entry than S-- Girl, although both depart from essentially the same area and end up on essentially the same part of the lower Cypress Mountain.

To get to Sex Boy, take the Cypress Parkway up the mountain to the third switchback, where there is Provincial Park parking. This is one switchback past the lookout that many drive by. The Provincial Park lot also has a lookout, but you have to pull off the road and drive through the trees a bit.

If shuttling, park here; if riding up, it is this corner, on the far side of the road, behind the concrete barrier that S-e-x Boy starts. Starting from above the switchback, enter in behind the barrier, and follow the thin sandy trail right snug against the barrier. With a keen eye on the right, you will see two trails more than halfway around the switchback, but while still behind the barrier. The first is Sex Girl, the second, Sex Boy.

Rocky trails, steep descents, definitely advanced, with lots of switchbacks.

My wheel pancaked half way down, so I hope you can take these directions, and the attached GPS points if you have a GPS unit, and you'll have no problem finding the trails. Sex Boy dumps out on the road; ride or shuttle back up. Sex Girl intersects another trail at its end; turn left and follow it out to rejoin Sex Boy, or keep going and you'll eventually hit the road. Click on GPS download above to see a rough entry map (only of the parking and entrance area). Point 002 is Sex Girl, and just past that you'll see two overlapping tracks heading off the switchback (and some single dots down the switchback - ignore) , and this is Sex Boy. Waypoint 003 was marked in a clearing just into Sex Boy, so that may help you also. Again, my wheel broke, so you see a very short GPS track but enough to get you on the trail. Steep, rocky and fun!

Trail Descriptions for Cypresss Mountain trails for moutain biking can be found here.

Directions from Vancouver

• Take the Lions Gate Bridge, and head to West Vancouver (or follow the signs to Whistler).
• After looping around the bridge exit to head West on Marine Drive, just a few hundred meters along, you turn right and drive up Taylor Way
• Up the hill, stay left and get on the Upper Levels highway (99) heading in the Whistler direction
• Now, just a few kilometres along, and you'll see the turn off to 'Cypress Bowl Ski area'; take this. This also leads to Cypress Provincial Park, which is a large part of the mountain.
• It's flat for a bit, and then as you pass the maintenance yards on the right, you are essentially entering the park.
• Start counting switchbacks
• Park at the third switchback. As you turn the corner, there is a large parking lot on the right, don't miss it.