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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- 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
ContributeDetails
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
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Water Fountain/Source
Sight
Restrooms
Gate
Camping
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
eBike Charging Point
Other
This region encompasses the trail networks in the Elbow Valley, primarily on the north side of Hwy 66.
Region Details
- 15
- 2
- 11
- 46
- 10
- 2
Activities
Caution on 22 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 86
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 86
- Trails E-Bike
- 35
- Trails Hike
- 81
- Trails Trail Running
- 81
- Total Distance
- 231 miles
- Total Descent
- 54,051 ft
- Total Vertical
- 7,829 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,968 ft
- Reports
- 2,338
- Photos
- 1,553
- Ridden Counter
- 16,737
Sub Regions
- Bragg Creek (85)
- Moose Mountain (26)
- Powderface (8)
- Station Flats / Allen Bill (17)
- West Bragg Creek (32)
Popular Elbow Valley Mountain Biking Trails
Elbow Valley Mountain Bike Routes
Photos of Elbow Valley Mountain Bike
trail: 7-27
391 |
Feb 4, 2018 @ 4:44pm
Feb 4, 2018
trail: Ridgeback 3
192 |
Sep 26, 2016 @ 1:03pm
Sep 26, 2016
trail: Braggin Rights
600 |
Sep 15, 2015 @ 9:02am
Sep 15, 2015
trail: Braggin Rights
776 |
Nov 6, 2013 @ 3:33pm
Nov 6, 2013Videos of Elbow Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Toothless
7:21 |
16 |
Aug 4, 2019
trail: Race of Spades
0:17 |
609 |
Jan 12, 2019
trail: Sugar Mama
12:22 |
173 |
Nov 5, 2018
trail: Moose Mountain Road
3:22 |
407 |
Oct 1, 2018
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Crystal Line (fat biking segment) w West Bragg Creek | Jul 21, 2019 @ 11:09am Jul 21, 2019 | Prevalent Mud | ladyhawke | Significant trail damage from users... | |
| Moose Loop West Bragg Creek | Jul 21, 2019 @ 11:09am Jul 21, 2019 | Variable | ladyhawke | Dead Cow near Merlin. Attracted a bear in... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Snow north Station Flats / Allen Bill | Aug 17, 2019 @ 6:24am 22 hours | Variable | quinnltd | ||
| Braggin Rights West Bragg Creek | Aug 15, 2019 @ 5:27pm 2 days | Dry | Brompton | ||
| Whitetail West Bragg Creek | Aug 15, 2019 @ 2:18pm 3 days | Dry | johnm63 | ||
| Merlin View West Bragg Creek | Aug 15, 2019 @ 2:18pm 3 days | Dry | johnm63 | ||
| Ranger Summit West Bragg Creek | Aug 11, 2019 @ 8:44am Aug 11, 2019 | Wet | nschramm | ||
| Bobcat West Bragg Creek | Aug 11, 2019 @ 8:44am Aug 11, 2019 | Wet | nschramm | ||
| Strange Brew West Bragg Creek | Aug 11, 2019 @ 8:44am Aug 11, 2019 | Wet | nschramm | ||
| Cutoff Station Flats / Allen Bill | Aug 7, 2019 @ 5:26pm Aug 7, 2019 | Dry | nschramm | ||
| Moose Road to Special K / Pneuma Connector Moose Mountain | Aug 7, 2019 @ 5:26pm Aug 7, 2019 | Dry | nschramm | ||
| Special K Moose Mountain | Aug 7, 2019 @ 5:26pm Aug 7, 2019 | Dry | nschramm |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tanjou | add | ridelog | Aug 17, 2019 ride log | Aug 17, 2019 @ 10:53pm 6 hours |
| Daniel-01 | ridden | trail | Elbow Valley and 1 more | Aug 17, 2019 @ 9:38pm 7 hours |
| Bretson10 | vote | trail | 7-27 | Aug 17, 2019 @ 9:27pm 7 hours |
| Bretson10 | ridden | trail | 7-27 | Aug 17, 2019 @ 9:26pm 7 hours |
| bbromley | ridden | trail | Pneuma | Aug 17, 2019 @ 8:54pm 8 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Upper section has a few decent berms. Lower... | Aug 8, 2019 @ 11:44pm Aug 8, 2019 | ||
| trail | Not fun. Straight up and down, loose and... | Aug 8, 2019 @ 10:28pm Aug 8, 2019 | ||
 | trail | Great trail. Perfect conditions as of aug 2019 | Aug 7, 2019 @ 8:49pm Aug 7, 2019 | ||
 | trail | Rode west to east. Forget Me Not climb is a... | Aug 3, 2019 @ 9:24pm Aug 3, 2019 | ||
| trail | The river crossing was a little more than... | Aug 3, 2019 @ 8:00pm Aug 3, 2019 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails199 awardedBragg Creek -
Completionist0 awardedWest Bragg Creek -
Climbing 10k Badge26 awardedBragg Creek -
Big Ride 30k247 awardedBragg Creek -
Epic Ride Descent 2k31 awardedBragg Creek -
Completionist0 awardedMoose Mountain
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