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- Icy
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- Wet
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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
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
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- Videos
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
- Snowmobile
Winter Trails
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Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
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SaveThis region represents the Calgary Metropolitan Region, also referred to as the Calgary Region.
It contains the following regions:
Calgary
Rocky View County
Foothills County
Wheatland County (partial, including Strathmore)
And all sub regions/cities/towns/etc.
It contains the following regions:
Calgary
Rocky View County
Foothills County
Wheatland County (partial, including Strathmore)
And all sub regions/cities/towns/etc.
Region Details
- 342
- 75
- 567
- 391
- 49
- 4
Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,487
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,458
- Trails E-Bike
- 699
- Trails Horse
- 61
- Trails Hike
- 1,408
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,391
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 15
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 106
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 15
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 61
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 35
- Total Distance
- 920 miles
- Total Descent
- 72,707 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,203 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,235 ft
- Reports
- 13,688
- Photos
- 3,166
- Ridden Counter
- 37,896
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Foothills County (80)
- Diamond Valley (67)
- High River (4)
- Okotoks (9)
- Rocky View County (63)
- Airdrie (20)
- Chestermere (8)
- Cochrane (27)
- Langdon (8)
- Dalemead Reservoir (1)
- McKinnon Flats (8)
- Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 (2)
- Airdrie (20)
- Wheatland County (CMR) (1)
- Strathmore (1)
- Strathmore (1)
- Calgary (1,299)
- 12 Mile Coulee (30)
- Bearspaw (2)
- Bottomlands (39)
- Bowmont Park (40)
- Bridgeland (42)
- Cigarette Slopes (12)
- Cranholes (7)
- Edgemont (40)
- Edworthy Park (63)
- Elbow Park (22)
- Elliston Park (4)
- Fish Creek Provincial Park (160)
- Glenmore Park & Weaselhead Flats (14)
- Griffith Woods Park (10)
- McHugh Bluff (30)
- Nose Creek Park (35)
- Nose Hill Park (263)
- Paskapoo Slopes (81)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch Royal Oak (1)
- Scotsman's (Down) Hill Shorts (7)
- SE Calgary River Trails and East FCP (40)
- Valley Ridge (9)
- Winsport Bike Park (31)
Popular Calgary Metropolitan Region Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macleod to Glennfield Fish Creek Provincial Park | |||
| Regional Pathway - Weaselhead to Glenmore Landing Glenmore Park & Weaselhead Flats | |||
| Washout Fish Creek Provincial Park | |||
| Regional Pathway - North Glenmore Park to Weaselhead Glenmore Park & Weaselhead Flats | |||
| Glenmore Pathway (Glenmore Landing to Rockyview) Calgary | |||
| Double Down Fish Creek Provincial Park | |||
| Votier's Flats Riverside Fish Creek Provincial Park | |||
| Eroder Fish Creek Provincial Park | |||
| In the Pines Fish Creek Provincial Park | |||
| Sideshow Bob Bowmont Park | |||
| Crescent Fish Creek Provincial Park | |||
| Fuzzy Groover Fish Creek Provincial Park | |||
| Glenmore Dam Pathway Elbow Park | |||
| Flyby Fish Creek Provincial Park | |||
| Camelbak Nose Hill Park |
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tour De Creek XC Fish Creek Provincial Park | 10 miles | |
| McKinnon Flats Infinity Loop McKinnon Flats | 10 miles | |
| Sideshow Bob to 12 Mile Coulee Bowmont Park | 7 miles | |
| Kids Short Loop Paskapoo Slopes | 2 miles | |
| Fishcreek East To West Infinity Loop Fish Creek Provincial Park | 17 miles | |
| #RideCMBA Bottomlands Long Loop Bottomlands | 5 miles | |
| #RideCMBA Nosehill Medium Loop Nose Hill Park | 8 miles | |
| Dave Sullivan's Nose Hill Single Track Loop Nose Hill Park | 17 miles | |
| Trail 3 Nose Hill Nose Hill Park | 5 miles | |
| (Almost) Everything Paskapoo Paskapoo Slopes | 6 miles |
Photos of Calgary Metropolitan Region Mountain Bike
trail: The Downlow
21 |
Jul 5, 2023 @ 2:35pm
Jul 5, 2023
trail: The Downlow
152 |
Jun 20, 2021 @ 1:32pm
Jun 20, 2021
trail: The Ridge
563 |
Mar 13, 2017 @ 5:40pm
Mar 13, 2017
trail: The Ridge
753 |
Mar 13, 2017 @ 5:39pm
Mar 13, 2017
trail: Safari
864 | | 1 comments
Sep 13, 2016 @ 10:15am
Sep 13, 2016
trail: Safari
569 |
Aug 24, 2016 @ 10:49am
Aug 24, 2016
trail: Safari
515 |
May 23, 2015 @ 7:30pm
May 23, 2015
trail: Safari
862 |
Sep 10, 2014 @ 10:21pm
Sep 10, 2014Videos of Calgary Metropolitan Region Mountain Bike
trail: High Roller
4 |
Oct 27, 2024
trail: Haircut Rabbit
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Sep 9, 2024
trail: Safari
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Sep 9, 2024
trail: Old Forgetmenot
4 |
Sep 2, 2024
trail: Lazer Fade
27 |
Aug 11, 2024
trail: Haircut Rabbit
71 |
Jul 9, 2024
trail: Haircut Rabbit
13 |
Jul 9, 2024
trail: Haircut Rabbit
37 |
Jul 6, 2024
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZC-DT Nose Hill Park | Apr 15, 2025 @ 8:48am 2 days | Prevalent Mud | Ian22 | Too wet and muddy to ride well yet. Ruts... | |
| Oxbow Trail Glenmore Park & Weaselhead Flats | Apr 12, 2025 @ 12:11pm Apr 12, 2025 | Prevalent Mud | Karen527 | Trail Running Very muddy today. Needs time to dry out.... | |
| Uppercut Fish Creek Provincial Park | Apr 6, 2025 @ 11:40am Apr 6, 2025 | Snow Covered | lshunt | Muddy muddy and muddy. Stay away for... |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jamesridesalotofbikes | ridden | trail | activity #69768106 | Apr 16, 2025 @ 4:21pm 16 hours |
| jamesridesalotofbikes | ridden | trail | activity #69768087 | Apr 16, 2025 @ 4:20pm 16 hours |
| jamesridesalotofbikes | ridden | trail | activity #69768081 and 1 more | Apr 16, 2025 @ 4:20pm 16 hours |
| jillianphilpott | wishlist | trail | activity #69750383 | Apr 16, 2025 @ 10:47am 22 hours |
| matthewjdesilets | wishlist | trail | activity #69748865 | Apr 16, 2025 @ 10:23am 22 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Recluse is an older route that had become very... | Sep 19, 2024 @ 7:28pm Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| trail | This has the potential to be a great flow... | Sep 14, 2024 @ 9:30pm Sep 14, 2024 | ||
| trail | Many trees down, not great to ride over.... | Sep 5, 2024 @ 3:40pm Sep 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | second that wasp comment, got stung ++ and... | Sep 5, 2024 @ 3:39pm Sep 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | Trailforks changed the map in 2024 to reflect... | Sep 2, 2024 @ 8:53pm Sep 2, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride 50k249 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge24 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k29 awarded -
10 Blue Trails5 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k145 awarded -
Big Ride 30k156 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winsport Bike Park | bike park | Calgary | |
| Fish Creek Skills Park | skill park | Calgary | |
| Montgomery Mountain Bike Park | skill park | Calgary | |
| Chestermere Family Bike Park | skill park | Chestermere | |
| COP Skills Park | skill park | Calgary |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,446 | 847 miles | 64,072 ft | 333 miles | 5,203 ft | 3,124 | 13,742 | 66 | 249,444 | |||
| E-Bike | 699 | 404 miles | 28,130 ft | 161 miles | 3,356 ft | 3 | 12,874 | 7 | 7,219 | |||
| Horse | 61 | 125 miles | 15,981 ft | 56 miles | 4,314 ft | 2,144 | 2 | 34 | ||||
| Hike | 1,408 | 884 miles | 68,051 ft | 341 miles | 5,203 ft | 30 | 13,649 | 11 | 6,559 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,391 | 871 miles | 67,477 ft | 337 miles | 5,203 ft | 6 | 13,651 | 19 | 35,255 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 15 | 3 miles | 276 ft | 1 mile | 1,857 ft | 2,117 | 180 | |||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 2 miles | 66 ft | 3,340 ft | 1,857 ft | 2,117 | 28 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 4 | 15 miles | 1,627 ft | 6 miles | 3,166 ft | 8 | 14 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 106 | 99 miles | 11,040 ft | 35 miles | 4,662 ft | 77 | 4 | 115 | ||||
| Downhill Ski | 15 | 3 miles | 266 ft | 1 mile | 679 ft | 4 | 225 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 61 | 64 miles | 7,349 ft | 24 miles | 3,898 ft | 9 | 48 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 35 | 29 miles | 3,471 ft | 12 miles | 3,602 ft | 33 | 1,399 |
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