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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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SaveYeah, we get it, we're not BC and we don't have as much terrain to work with but what we do have is a huge rider base and keen communities embracing bike culture. We're growing and tourism is following. What you'll find is an amazing diversity of trail types and styles from Hinton to Crowsnest Pass. From the insane amount of river valley trails in Edmonton to the jaw dropping vistas and historic trails of Jasper. Look around every community and you'll find something to ride, even if it's just the imagination of the kids dreaming big.
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 6,153
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 4,776
- Trails E-Bike
- 1,925
- Trails Hike
- 4,625
- Trails Trail Running
- 4,572
- Trails Horse
- 488
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 607
- Trails Observed Trials
- 6
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 237
- Trails Snowmobile
- 39
- Trails Snowshoe
- 512
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 370
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 129
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 431
- Total Distance
- 5,922 miles
- Total Descent
- 864,931 ft
- Total Vertical
- 11,423 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,427 ft
- Reports
- 56,604
- Photos
- 16,789
- Ridden Counter
- 888,573
Articles
Video: A Rowdy, Stoke-Inducing 2020 Recap from the Flannel Crew
Jan 6, 2021 from pinkbike.com
2020 was very good to some.
Winner announced for Calgary Cycle X Devinci Giveaway 2019
Oct 17, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Race Report: Plenty of New Stages at the MooseDuro 2019
Sep 24, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Blue skies, sunshine, and tacky dirt at Moose Mountain, Alberta
Race Report: Furious Racing and Footdown in Alberta at the Canadian Enduro Series
Jul 24, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Following in the footsteps of rum runners and thieves in Alberta, Round 5 of the Norco Canadian Enduro Series presented by LTP Sports took place...
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Banff National Park (66)
- Central Alberta (145)
- Cochrane Area (16)
- County of Northern Lights (0)
- Crowsnest Pass (158)
- Allison-Chinook (8)
- Cypress County (56)
- Donalda (6)
- Jasper Area (175)
- Kananaskis Country (442)
- Bow Valley (236)
- Elbow Valley (132)
- Evan-Thomas (7)
- Peter Lougheed (1)
- Lakeland (21)
- Municipal District of Greenview (66)
- Northern Alberta (76)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch Royal Oak (2)
- Yellowhead County (194)
Popular Alberta Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Braggin Rights West Bragg Creek | |||
Merlin View West Bragg Creek | |||
Ranger Summit West Bragg Creek | |||
Strange Brew West Bragg Creek | |||
Orchid Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
The Odyssey Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
Mad Handler Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
Hey McLeod Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
7-27 Moose Mountain | |||
Reconnect West Bragg Creek | |||
Soft Yoghurt Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
EKG East Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
FYI Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
Bobcat West Bragg Creek | |||
Long Road to Ruin Canmore Nordic Centre |
Alberta Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Prairie View to Jewell Pass Loop Barrier | 10 miles | |
Big climbs and cross country rides Cypress Hills Provincial Park | 9 miles | |
Elkwater Campground Great Greens Loops Cypress Hills Provincial Park | 5 miles | |
YEG Epic Edmonton | 25 miles | |
Braggin Rights and two lopsided of merlin West Bragg Creek | 12 miles | |
Braggin Wizard West Bragg Creek | 8 miles | |
WBC - Braggin' Merlin Classic West Bragg Creek | 8 miles | |
Goldilocks West Bragg Creek | 6 miles | |
West Bragg June Ride Plan West Bragg Creek | 9 miles | |
Ranger-Snakes-Bob-Strange West Bragg Creek | 13 miles |
Photos of Alberta Mountain Bike
trail: Selkirk Knights
124 |
Oct 5, 2020 @ 8:57pm
Oct 5, 2020
trail: Razorback
291 |
Sep 1, 2017 @ 7:22am
Sep 1, 2017
trail: Razorback
218 |
Sep 1, 2017 @ 7:21am
Sep 1, 2017
trail: Ross Lake
558 |
Aug 7, 2017 @ 12:13pm
Aug 7, 2017
trail: Rundle Riverside Trail
350 |
Jul 9, 2017 @ 12:05pm
Jul 9, 2017
trail: Rundle Riverside Trail
350 |
Jul 9, 2017 @ 12:05pm
Jul 9, 2017
trail: Black Coal Chutes
928 |
Dec 1, 2015 @ 10:30am
Dec 1, 2015Videos of Alberta Mountain Bike
featured
trail: Flow Master
trail: Two Garths
trail: Hoots Down Black
trail: MooseKnuckle
trail: Two Garths
trail: Lazer Fade
trail: Lazer Fade
trail: Castledown Humps
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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cbijelic | wishlist | route | Hawerlak Park ROute | Jul 6, 2022 @ 1:03am 53 mins | |
cbijelic | wishlist | route | Patricia Ravine Route | Jul 6, 2022 @ 1:00am 56 mins | |
mcam | wishlist | route | Ranger Summit to Strange Brew | Jul 5, 2022 @ 11:48pm 2 hours | |
Travisvarro14 | wishlist | trail | North Woods River Run | Jul 5, 2022 @ 10:30pm 3 hours | |
Travisvarro14 | ridden | trail | Choice Cuts | Jul 5, 2022 @ 10:29pm 3 hours |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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trail | Well built flow trail. The whole trail rides... | Jul 3, 2022 @ 3:45pm 2 days | |||
trail | Fun old-school trail. Mostly technical climbs... | Jul 3, 2022 @ 3:41pm 2 days | |||
trail | Absolute beauty here, this makes the climb up... | Jul 2, 2022 @ 2:09am Jul 2, 2022 | |||
trail | Ok | Jul 1, 2022 @ 12:43pm Jul 1, 2022 | |||
trail | Agree with all the comments it should only be... | Jun 30, 2022 @ 5:51am Jun 30, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Trail Explorer 1002,861 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k2,423 awarded -
Big Ride 30k18,089 awarded -
Big Ride 30k12,808 awarded -
10 Blue Trails1,540 awarded -
10 Blue Trails1,350 awarded
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Continental Divide Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Canada Olympic Park | bike park | Calgary | |
Nitehawk Bike Park | bike park | Grande Prairie | |
Banff Bike Park | skill park | ||
Benchlands Skills Park | skill park | Canmore | |
Black Diamond Pump Track | skill park | Black Diamond |
Upcoming Local Events
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 4,775 | 3,963 miles | 483,730 ft | 1,615 mile | 8,140 ft | #9 | 16,112 | 55,908 | 627 | 622,922 | ||
E-Bike | 1,925 | 2,022 miles | 256,237 ft | 821 miles | 7,890 ft | #8 | 20 | 46,713 | 63 | 6,798 | ||
Hike | 4,625 | 4,393 miles | 535,141 ft | 1,736 mile | 11,424 ft | #9 | 496 | 55,089 | 67 | 32,483 | ||
Trail Running | 4,572 | 4,339 miles | 528,386 ft | 1,721 mile | 11,424 ft | #9 | 31 | 55,090 | 110 | 46,524 | ||
Horse | 488 | 1,122 mile | 109,944 ft | 437 miles | 7,546 ft | #5 | 13 | 19,712 | 11 | 139 | ||
Dirtbike/Moto | 607 | 968 miles | 144,826 ft | 436 miles | 7,556 ft | #17 | 46 | 19,971 | 835 | |||
Observed Trials | 6 | 14 miles | 1,129 ft | 5 miles | 1,821 ft | #11 | 5 | 62 | 109 | |||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 237 | 440 miles | 45,994 ft | 187 miles | 7,320 ft | #14 | 4 | 19,750 | 200 | |||
Snowmobile | 39 | 90 miles | 6,591 ft | 34 miles | 5,098 ft | #32 | 2 | 1,607 | 80 | |||
Snowshoe | 512 | 665 miles | 75,272 ft | 249 miles | 8,018 ft | #9 | 2 | 2,790 | 16 | 1,347 | ||
Downhill Ski | 370 | 144 miles | 113,117 ft | 118 miles | 6,716 ft | #3 | 20 | 817 | 8,932 | |||
Backcountry Ski | 129 | 247 miles | 26,975 ft | 87 miles | 10,285 ft | #10 | 355 | 3 | 4,954 | |||
Nordic Ski | 431 | 547 miles | 43,783 ft | 219 miles | 6,214 ft | #17 | 36 | 897 | 13 | 18,311 |
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