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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail 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%
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
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- 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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
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Calgary riding areas include 12 Mile Coulee, Bowmont, Eastlands and Nose Hill in the NW, Fish Creek Park in the SE/SW and a smattering of singletrack elsewhere in the city. Lift accessed riding is available at Canada Olympic Park.
Trail maintenance in 12 Mile Coulee, Bowmont Park, and Fish Creek Park is handled by the Calgary Mountain Bike Alliance together with volunteers and the permission of the City of Calgary and Alberta Parks.
Outside of Calgary, the Kananaskis Country area has hundreds of km of trails.
Trail maintenance in 12 Mile Coulee, Bowmont Park, and Fish Creek Park is handled by the Calgary Mountain Bike Alliance together with volunteers and the permission of the City of Calgary and Alberta Parks.
Outside of Calgary, the Kananaskis Country area has hundreds of km of trails.
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
AKA: Cowtown
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
879 trails
- E-Bike
397 trails
- Hike
838 trails
- Trail Running
827 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
1 trails
- Snowshoe
2 trails
- Downhill Ski
1 trails
- Backcountry Ski
1 trails
- Nordic Ski
1 trails
Region Details
- 211
- 28
- 321
- 248
- 33
- 3
- 2
Region Status
Open as of 9 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 854
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 879
- Trails E-Bike
- 397
- Trails Hike
- 838
- Trails Trail Running
- 827
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 2
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 432 miles
- Total Descent
- 37,848 ft
- Total Vertical
- 937 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,185 ft
- Reports
- 5,207
- Photos
- 2,110
- Ridden Counter
- 116,693
Sub Regions
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12 Mile Coulee
- 4
- 4
- 1
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Bearspaw
-
Bottomlands
- 5
- 9
- 4
-
Bowmont Park
- 1
- 13
- 1
-
Canada Olympic Park
- 4
- 10
- 6
-
Cigarette Slopes
- 1
- 2
-
Edgemont
- 2
- 9
- 5
-
Edworthy Park
- 5
- 2
- 1
-
Elbow Park
- 1
- 9
- 5
- 1
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Elliston Park
-
Fish Creek Provincial Park
- 1
- 43
- 54
- 7
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Griffith Woods Park
- 1
- 1
-
Nose Creek Park
- 2
- 1
- 1
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Nose Hill Park
- 117
- 93
- 8
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Paskapoo Slopes
- 25
- 36
- 2
-
Scotsman's (Down) Hill Shorts
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 2
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SE Calgary River Trails
- 3
-
Valley Ridge
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 2
Popular Calgary Mountain Biking Trails
Calgary Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Sullivan's Nose Hill Single Track Loop | 17 miles | |
| #RideCMBA Nosehill Medium Loop | 8 miles | |
| Flowy Fish Creek | 10 miles | |
| Paskapoo Poplar Adventure | 6 miles | |
| Nosehill warmup | 3 miles | |
| #RideCMBA Nosehill Short Loop | 4 miles | |
| Sideshow Bob to 12 Mile Coulee | 7 miles | |
| #RideCMBA Bottomlands Short Loop | 3 miles | |
| #RideCMBA Nose Hill Long Loop | 13 miles | |
| Dry Lap | 4,593 ft |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 184 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 1,188 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
Photos of Calgary Mountain Bike
trail: Bowmont Singletrack
100 |
May 24, 2020 @ 12:48am
May 24, 2020
trail: 12 Mile Coulee
158 |
Sep 25, 2019 @ 6:45am
Sep 25, 2019
trail: Brickburn
184 |
Jun 11, 2019 @ 6:20pm
Jun 11, 2019
trail: 12 Mile Coulee
123 |
Dec 23, 2018 @ 7:23pm
Dec 23, 2018
trail: The Ridge
359 |
Mar 13, 2017 @ 5:40pm
Mar 13, 2017
trail: The Ridge
468 |
Mar 13, 2017 @ 5:39pm
Mar 13, 2017
trail: Safari Planet
374 |
Aug 24, 2016 @ 10:49am
Aug 24, 2016
trail: Safari Planet
418 |
May 23, 2015 @ 7:30pm
May 23, 2015Videos of Calgary Mountain Bike
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Feb 19, 2021
0:04 |
404 |
May 20, 2020
trail: Safari Planet
0:12 |
82 |
May 19, 2020
trail: Safari Planet
2:07 |
79 |
Feb 4, 2020
trail: Lazer Fade
1:17 |
275 |
Sep 5, 2019
trail: Safari Planet
21:32 |
55 |
Aug 17, 2019
trail: Fuzzy Groover
2:49 |
913 |
May 17, 2018
trail: Double Down
2:36 |
883 |
May 17, 2018
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdoor | Jun 7, 2021 @ 1:53pm Jun 7, 2021 | Variable | mtb-jb | Bottom Half has been reclaimed now that... | |
| Shawnee | May 31, 2021 @ 7:10pm May 31, 2021 | Dry | shaunee | Major erosion (major ruts or slumping,... | |
| Votier's Creek Side | May 31, 2021 @ 10:03am May 31, 2021 | Variable | AR-Langley |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston's Golf | Jun 15, 2021 @ 5:38pm 7 hours | Dry | PotWatcher | ||
| Strublextension | Jun 15, 2021 @ 5:38pm 7 hours | Dry | PotWatcher | ||
| Middle Strubletrack | Jun 15, 2021 @ 5:38pm 7 hours | Dry | PotWatcher | ||
| Strubleclimb | Jun 15, 2021 @ 5:38pm 7 hours | Dry | PotWatcher | ||
| Winston's Golf Upper | Jun 15, 2021 @ 5:38pm 7 hours | Dry | PotWatcher | ||
| Berm Blaster | Jun 15, 2021 @ 3:58pm 9 hours | Ideal | gfedd10 | ||
| Sluice | Jun 15, 2021 @ 3:58pm 9 hours | Ideal | gfedd10 | ||
| Tiny Soul Crusher | Jun 15, 2021 @ 3:58pm 9 hours | Ideal | gfedd10 | ||
| The Ridge | Jun 15, 2021 @ 3:58pm 9 hours | Ideal | gfedd10 | ||
| Bridge 3 to Bebo Grove - Macleod | Jun 15, 2021 @ 3:58pm 9 hours | Ideal | gfedd10 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | gfedd10 | add | report | Berm Blaster and 6 more | Jun 15, 2021 @ 9:05pm 4 hours |
| PotWatcher | add | report | Winston's Golf and 4 more | Jun 15, 2021 @ 7:47pm 5 hours |
| dikenouye | add | report | Regional Pathway - West Bowness to 12 Mile | Jun 15, 2021 @ 6:53pm 6 hours |
| PotWatcher | add | report | Bowmont singletrack upper | Jun 14, 2021 @ 8:54pm 1 day |
| Dimitrivpaoi | ridden | trail | Regional Pathway - Bow Valley Ranche to Sue Higgins Park | Jun 14, 2021 @ 8:50pm 1 day |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | There is another trail nearby for much easier... | Jun 13, 2021 @ 1:25pm 2 days | ||
| report | No idea how to post broadcast message but…... | May 31, 2021 @ 5:00pm May 31, 2021 | ||
| trail | Trail is blocked by a lot of brush and a... | May 31, 2021 @ 1:20pm May 31, 2021 | ||
| trail | This is a long climb for Nose Hill, and has a... | May 30, 2021 @ 11:59am May 30, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Temporarily closed due to construction work. | May 26, 2021 @ 8:02pm May 26, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k11,961 awarded -
10 Blue Trails807 awarded -
10 Green Trails958 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k4,647 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded -
Top 10 Trails2 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Olympic Park | bike park | Calgary | |
| COP Skills Park | skill park | Calgary | |
| Fairview Bike Park | skill park | Calgary | |
| Fish Creek Mountain Bike Skills Park | skill park | Calgary | |
| Montgomery Mountain Bike Park | skill park | Calgary |
Pinkbike Articles
Winner announced for Calgary Cycle X Devinci Giveaway 2019
Jan 28, 2009
Gravity Logic: Designing, Digging and Riding
Gravity Logic, a bike park design and innovations company based out of Whistler, BC, reviews their biggest year of buildin', diggin' and riding...
Dec 14, 2004
Group Personal Training
Are you still procrastinating over getting to the gym to get ready for next biking season? Are you in spin classes already but are wondering what...
Aug 12, 2004
Canada Cup Results
Last weekend Calgary hosted the lastest Canada Cup races at Canada Olympic Park. Read on for a complete list of results.
Check out...
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 879 | 428 miles | 37,418 ft | 171 miles | 938 ft | #26 | #2 | 2,096 | 5,203 | 41 | 123,146 | |
| E-Bike | 397 | 240 miles | 20,322 ft | 97 miles | 853 ft | #39 | #3 | 2 | 4,778 | 2 | 1,299 | |
| Hike | 838 | 414 miles | 34,291 ft | 163 miles | 938 ft | #19 | #2 | 11 | 5,162 | 4 | 1,584 | |
| Trail Running | 827 | 413 miles | 34,255 ft | 162 miles | 938 ft | #19 | #2 | 5,161 | 4 | 5,581 | ||
| Horse | 3 | 2 miles | 56 ft | 3,622 ft | 312 ft | 2,047 | 9 | |||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 1 mile | 56 ft | 2,848 ft | 33 ft | #3 | 2,047 | 2 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 1 mile | 56 ft | 2,848 ft | 33 ft | 2,047 | 3 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 1 mile | 56 ft | 2,848 ft | 33 ft | |||||||
| Snowshoe | 2 | 3 miles | 161 ft | 1 mile | 331 ft | #14 | 112 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 56 ft | 2,848 ft | 33 ft | #2 | 592 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 56 ft | 2,848 ft | 33 ft | #2 | 145 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 56 ft | 2,848 ft | 33 ft | #6 | 1,887 |
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