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SaveEdmonton’s River Valley is the largest urban park in North America. We may not have any mountains, but our singletrack network is extensive. A little bit of local knowledge and route finding is key to linking our short but sweet trails into epic rides. Hidden gems are everywhere if you know where to look.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
1,035 trails
- E-Bike
254 trails
- Horse
3 trails
- Hike
1,015 trails
- Trail Running
1,013 trails
- Snowshoe
31 trails
- Downhill Ski
20 trails
- Nordic Ski
25 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,035
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,035
- Trails E-Bike
- 254
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 2
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 2
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 5
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 1,015
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,013
- Trails Snowshoe
- 31
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 20
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 25
- Total Distance
- 408 miles
- Total Descent
- 33,220 ft
- Total Vertical
- 428 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,421 ft
- Reports
- 40,242
- Photos
- 3,578
- Completed Counter
- 575,910
Popular Trail Networks
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- Northeast Edmonton (16)
- North East Edmonton (16)
- Northwest Edmonton (527)
- Buena Vista (19)
- Bulyea Trails (25)
- Central Edmonton (North) (27)
- Central Edmonton (South) (111)
- Forest Heights (38)
- Gold Bar/Capilano Park (26)
- Hawrelak (40)
- Keillor (53)
- Kinnaird Park (31)
- Mill Creek Ravine (86)
- Mill Woods (105)
- Rundle Park (10)
- South West Edmonton (9)
- Terwillegar (155)
- Westpointe Ravine (30)
- Whitemud (32)
- Southwest Edmonton (70)
- Black Mud Creek (8)
- South Edmonton (60)
Popular Edmonton Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 3.6 • 1,317 ft • 2 ft • 2,037 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 2 ft blue climb. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 3.6 • 1,927 ft • 51 ft • 1,978 •
At times rooty but with several rewarding flow sections, this singletrack parallels the main trail, with several access points, of differing complexity, to come on or off.
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 2,269 ft • 117 ft • 1,978 •
A nice fast trail from west to east and an endurance challenging one from east to west. Follows Riverside golf course. Watch out for stray golf balls and gophers.
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 1,001 ft • 0 ft • 1,900 •
Flowy single track complete with berms, skinny bridge and boardwalk to make things interesting.
• 100 ★ 3.4 • 2,869 ft • 106 ft • 1,851 •
Popular white difficulty doubletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 106 ft green climb. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.2 • 1,886 ft • 0 ft • 1,842 •
This is a really well flowing trail that works well in both directions. Extreme caution should be used as this trail has some of most high speed head-on collisions of any trail in Edmonton.
Edmonton Mountain Bike Routes
YEG Epic Featured
25 miles • 1,721 ft • 0 • Point to Point •
Traverse Edmonton from the furthest SW point to the furthest NE point on singletrack! Terwillegar to Sunridge.
★ 5.0 • 27 miles • 2,339 ft • 72 •
Test your endurance on this 40km+ rip through the Edmonton River Valley, starting in MillCreek and ending...
★ 4.3 • 21 miles • 1,355 ft • 56 • Loop •
Hardcore's Wednesday A ride loop out to Patricia Ravine
★ 5.0 • 31 miles • 2,524 ft • 86 • Point to Point •
Epic route tying all the best single-track the river valley has to offer from Southwest to Northeast
★ 4.0 • 30 miles • 2,018 ft • 17 • Point to Point •
Loop around Strathcona Science Park.
★ 4.0 • 6 miles • 299 ft • 13 • Loop •
Big loop around the park - watch for dogs! GO trail is tricky but fun!
Photos of Edmonton Mountain Bike
Videos of Edmonton Mountain Bike
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMBA Trail Mill Creek Ravine | Aug 7, 2026 @ 3:38pm (America/Edmonton) 32 mins | Variable | LennyGee | Large tree down across trail, blocking trail | |
| Coyote Corridor Mill Woods | Aug 3, 2026 @ 10:01pm (America/Edmonton) Aug 3, 2026 | Wet | Bushellan | low areas near the creek are completely... | |
| Spanish Switchblade Keillor | Aug 1, 2026 @ 11:36pm (America/Edmonton) Aug 1, 2026 | Unknown | Jcco | Large landslide completely blocking trail... |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LennyGee | add | report | activity #100958410 and 1 more | Aug 7, 2026 @ 2:37pm 33 mins |
| JoshuawsvadZ | wishlist | trail | activity #100898181 | Aug 6, 2026 @ 5:07pm 22 hours |
| Cmorrisey17 | add | report | activity #100879208 | Aug 6, 2026 @ 11:23am 1 day |
| Cmorrisey17 | ridden | trail | activity #100879057 | Aug 6, 2026 @ 11:21am 1 day |
| Backpocket | add | report | activity #100790086 and 1 more | Aug 5, 2026 @ 6:45am 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | I think I'll do some hedge trimming work this... | Jul 29, 2026 @ 11:29am Jul 29, 2026 | ||
| trail | Collapses along the trail make it virtually... | Jul 25, 2026 @ 10:16am Jul 25, 2026 | ||
| report | Tree has been cleared. | Jul 18, 2026 @ 7:44pm Jul 18, 2026 | ||
| trail | This as well as Wont Die has been blocked off... | Jun 12, 2026 @ 2:59pm Jun 12, 2026 | ||
| trail | Lots of fallen trees | May 2, 2026 @ 8:51pm May 2, 2026 |
Local Badges
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Descent 10k Badge25 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge1 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Allen Pump Track | skill park | ||
| Ottewell Skills Park | skill park | ||
| Kenilworth Skills Park | skill park | ||
| Silver Berry Jump Park | skill park | Northwest Edmonton | |
| Ramsay Park Rollers | skill park | Northwest Edmonton |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,035 | 378 miles | 29,662 ft | 140 miles | 430 ft | #5 | #1 | 3,520 | 40,098 | 88 | 253,878 | |
| E-Bike | 254 | 107 miles | 4,895 ft | 35 miles | 410 ft | #40 | #3 | 4 | 32,700 | 7 | 6,472 | |
| Gravel Bike | 2 | #5 | #1 | 6 | 99 | 3 | 1,749 | |||||
| Adaptive Bike | 2 | #5 | #1 | 20 | 22 | |||||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 5 | #5 | #1 | 1 | 82 | 2 | 229 | |||||
| Horse | 3 | 2 miles | 46 ft | 3,734 ft | 217 ft | #15 | 9,019 | 7 | ||||
| Hike | 1,015 | 381 miles | 29,921 ft | 141 miles | 430 ft | #3 | #1 | 18 | 39,887 | 5 | 5,108 | |
| Trail Running | 1,013 | 380 miles | 29,856 ft | 140 miles | 430 ft | #3 | #1 | 19 | 39,880 | 18 | 40,081 | |
| Snowshoe | 31 | 5 miles | 420 ft | 2 miles | 266 ft | #117 | #5 | 178 | 203 | |||
| Downhill Ski | 20 | 3 miles | 1,558 ft | 2 miles | 213 ft | #10 | #1 | 6 | 125 | 1,096 | ||
| Backcountry Ski | 3 | 2 miles | 52 ft | 3,438 ft | 72 ft | 57 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 25 | 20 miles | 1,148 ft | 8 miles | 177 ft | #12 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 2,888 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Edmonton
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What are the best places to ride in Edmonton?
Edmonton has 21 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Edmonton?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Edmonton are:
- Raven (4.7/5)
- Bobsled (4.7/5)
- Happy Ending (4.7/5)
- The Trap (4.6/5)
- Snake Back (4.6/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Edmonton?
Based on activity log data, the most popular months to ride in Edmonton are:
- July (2,877 activities)
- May (2,734 activities)
- June (2,550 activities)
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What is the longest trail in Edmonton?
The longest trail in Edmonton is Alderaan at 2.4 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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