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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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Activity Recordings
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SaveBanff National Park features some of Canada’s most scenic roadways and trails, making it an exciting destination to explore on two wheels. Rides here will take you through beautiful sub-alpine forest, next to sparkling waters of glacier-fed lakes and under Banff’s most iconic peaks.
The mountain biking season in Banff National Park typically spans from May to October. Weather in the mountains is unpredictable even in summer, so be prepared with extra layers. Trail conditions can change at a moment’s notice due to snowfall, snowmelt and mud.
The mountain biking season in Banff National Park typically spans from May to October. Weather in the mountains is unpredictable even in summer, so be prepared with extra layers. Trail conditions can change at a moment’s notice due to snowfall, snowmelt and mud.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
52 trails
- E-Bike
15 trails
- Hike
93 trails
- Trail Running
90 trails
- Snowshoe
9 trails
Region Details
- 13
- 17
- 18
- 3
Region Status
Open as of Aug 6, 2023
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 210
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 54
- Trails E-Bike
- 15
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 93
- Trails Trail Running
- 90
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 9
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 126
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 9
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 6
- Total Distance
- 263 miles
- Total Descent
- 57,198 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,434 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,738 ft
- Reports
- 1,020
- Photos
- 744
- Ridden Counter
- 51,805
Popular Banff Mountain Biking Trails
Banff Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Great Divide Mountain Bike Route | 4,356.1 km | |
| Banff Big Toe Loop | 25.3 km | |
| The Tunnel Bench Experience | 28.7 km | |
| High Rockies Bikepacking Loop | 137.3 km | |
| BNF 10 km | 11.8 km | |
| Top notch to van | 22.8 km | |
| Banff - Healy Creek Loop | 21.2 km | |
| Tunnel Mountain No Toe | 12.1 km | |
| High Rockies-Exit Through Elbow | 163.9 km | |
| Tunnel Mountain-Bow Falls Family Loop | 15.1 km |
Photos of Banff Mountain Bike
trail: Minnewanka
516 |
Oct 27, 2017 @ 12:30pm
Oct 27, 2017
trail: Goat Creek
537 |
Oct 4, 2017 @ 7:20pm
Oct 4, 2017
trail: Rundle Riverside
399 |
Jul 9, 2017 @ 12:05pm
Jul 9, 2017
trail: Rundle Riverside
396 |
Jul 9, 2017 @ 12:05pm
Jul 9, 2017
trail: Star Wars
717 |
Apr 20, 2017 @ 9:23pm
Apr 20, 2017
trail: Topp Notch
1,696 |
Jun 25, 2016 @ 6:58pm
Jun 25, 2016
trail: Topp Notch
1,687 |
Jun 25, 2016 @ 6:58pm
Jun 25, 2016
trail: Minnewanka
535 |
Oct 14, 2014 @ 1:34pm
Oct 14, 2014Videos of Banff Mountain Bike
22 |
Dec 29, 2022
24 |
Dec 23, 2022
trail: Banff Ave.
46 |
Sep 14, 2022
trail: Star Wars
43 |
Aug 25, 2022
trail: Minnewanka
12 |
Aug 20, 2022
trail: Star Wars
39 |
Aug 7, 2022
trail: Star Wars
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Aug 7, 2022
trail: Star Wars
18 |
Aug 7, 2022
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Creek | Sep 17, 2023 @ 8:18pm Sep 17, 2023 | Dry | Djonescrew | ||
| Lower Stoney | Sep 13, 2023 @ 8:22am Sep 13, 2023 | Dry | Crohuir89 | ||
| Legacy Trail East | Sep 10, 2023 @ 2:17pm Sep 10, 2023 | Ideal | Noble-1 | ||
| Legacy Trail West | Sep 9, 2023 @ 8:22am Sep 9, 2023 | Ideal | Nataliap25 | ||
| HooDoo - Tunnel Bench Connector | Aug 24, 2023 @ 4:07am Aug 24, 2023 | Dry | AndreoTorou | ||
| Healy Creek | Aug 17, 2023 @ 5:16am Aug 17, 2023 | Very Dry | kyorston | ||
| Upper Stoney | Aug 5, 2023 @ 9:24am Aug 5, 2023 | Dry | LipBomb BVMBA | ||
| Shotgun | Aug 5, 2023 @ 9:24am Aug 5, 2023 | Ideal | LipBomb BVMBA | ||
| Star Wars | Aug 5, 2023 @ 9:24am Aug 5, 2023 | Dry | LipBomb BVMBA | ||
| Sure Shot | Aug 5, 2023 @ 9:24am Aug 5, 2023 | Dry | LipBomb BVMBA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| arowberry | wishlist | trail | Sulphurfest | Sep 27, 2023 @ 8:12pm 12 hours |
| kyraprz | wishlist | route | Banff Big Toe Loop and 1 more | Sep 27, 2023 @ 5:39pm 15 hours |
| kyraprz | ridden | trail | Star Wars and 1 more | Sep 27, 2023 @ 5:38pm 15 hours |
| pinhead | wishlist | trail | Don's Bypass | Sep 25, 2023 @ 11:05am 3 days |
| pinhead | wishlist | trail | Coastline and 3 more | Sep 24, 2023 @ 9:57pm Sep 24, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Not recommended. There are a couple of nice... | Sep 3, 2023 @ 6:02pm Sep 3, 2023 | ||
| trail | I don't ride this anymore but check in to see... | Sep 3, 2023 @ 7:54am Sep 3, 2023 | ||
| trail | Trail is quite dry with the exception of 5 or... | Sep 3, 2023 @ 7:13am Sep 3, 2023 | ||
| trail | If you're riding a horse clean up after... | Aug 28, 2023 @ 4:55pm Aug 28, 2023 | ||
| trail | Rode today. Really enjoyed my mountain bike... | Aug 25, 2023 @ 1:11pm Aug 25, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride 50k3,832 awarded -
Big Ride 30k6,569 awarded -
10 Blue Trails178 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge119 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k114 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k156 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 52 | 128 miles | 9,327 ft | 41 miles | 2,989 ft | #413 | #7 | 717 | 1,007 | 17 | 22,893 | |
| E-Bike | 15 | 45 miles | 1,483 ft | 12 miles | 1,457 ft | #244 | #7 | 13 | 683 | 2 | 297 | |
| Horse | 2 | 2 miles | 131 ft | 3,333 ft | 72 ft | 351 | 5 | |||||
| Hike | 93 | 207 miles | 22,552 ft | 64 miles | 3,940 ft | #301 | #6 | 15 | 1,006 | 1 | 4,710 | |
| Trail Running | 90 | 200 miles | 21,667 ft | 63 miles | 3,940 ft | #302 | #6 | 1,005 | 1 | 1,406 | ||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 6 miles | 148 ft | 2 miles | 988 ft | 341 | 2 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 9 | 34 miles | 3,337 ft | 13 miles | 2,641 ft | #136 | #6 | 37 | 79 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 126 | 56 miles | 34,646 ft | 43 miles | 4,144 ft | 1 | 22 | 4,184 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 9 | 10 miles | 1,844 ft | 2 miles | 4,160 ft | 21 | 858 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 6 | 24 miles | 1,821 ft | 10 miles | 1,516 ft | 2 | 36 | 1 | 1,311 |
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