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- Prevalent Mud
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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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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
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- < 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
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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.
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- popular
- less 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
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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SaveThis region encompasses the trail networks in the Elbow Valley, primarily on the north side of Hwy 66.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
137 trails
- E-Bike
112 trails
- Horse
79 trails
- Hike
129 trails
- Trail Running
125 trails
Region Details
- 17
- 2
- 32
- 62
- 17
- 6
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 417
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 137
- Trails E-Bike
- 112
- Trails Horse
- 79
- Trails Hike
- 129
- Trails Trail Running
- 125
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 260
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 80
- Trails Snowmobile
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 22
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 25
- Total Distance
- 545 miles
- Total Descent
- 105,110 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,774 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,715 ft
- Reports
- 6,620
- Photos
- 2,550
- Ridden Counter
- 68,208
Articles
Video: A Rowdy, Stoke-Inducing 2020 Recap from the Flannel Crew
Jan 6, 2021 from pinkbike.com
2020 was very good to some.
Race Report: Plenty of New Stages at the MooseDuro 2019
Sep 24, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Blue skies, sunshine, and tacky dirt at Moose Mountain, Alberta
Popular Trail Networks
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Popular Elbow Valley Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Braggin Rights West Bragg Creek | |||
Merlin View West Bragg Creek | |||
Ranger Summit West Bragg Creek | |||
Strange Brew West Bragg Creek | |||
7-27 Moose Mountain | |||
Reconnect West Bragg Creek | |||
Bobcat West Bragg Creek | |||
Snakes & Ladders West Bragg Creek | |||
Race of Spades Moose Mountain | |||
Family Guy Moose Mountain | |||
Prairie Mountain Shoulder Road Moose Mountain | |||
Ridgeback 1 Station Flats / Allen Bill | |||
Sugar Mama West Bragg Creek | |||
SHAFT Moose Mountain | |||
Pneuma Moose Mountain |
Elbow Valley Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Braggin Rights and two lopsided of merlin West Bragg Creek | 12 miles | |
Braggin Wizard West Bragg Creek | 8 miles | |
Goldilocks West Bragg Creek | 6 miles | |
WBC - Braggin' Merlin Classic West Bragg Creek | 8 miles | |
West Bragg June Ride Plan West Bragg Creek | 9 miles | |
Ranger-Snakes-Bob-Strange West Bragg Creek | 13 miles | |
Ranger Summit to Strange Brew West Bragg Creek | 6 miles | |
Prairie Link Loop Powderface | 7 miles | |
Ranger, Snakes, Ridgeback, Bobcat, Strange Brew, Boundary West Bragg Creek | 13 miles | |
Powderface Short Loop Powderface | 7 miles |
Photos of Elbow Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Boundary Ridge
285 |
Mar 27, 2018 @ 11:42am
Mar 27, 2018
trail: Merlin View
725 |
Feb 22, 2018 @ 4:46pm
Feb 22, 2018
trail: 7-27
1,036 |
Feb 4, 2018 @ 4:44pm
Feb 4, 2018
trail: Family Guy
425 |
Oct 3, 2017 @ 1:30pm
Oct 3, 2017
trail: Toothless
539 | | 1 comments
Oct 3, 2017 @ 1:28pm
Oct 3, 2017
trail: Ridgeback 3
425 |
Sep 26, 2016 @ 1:03pm
Sep 26, 2016
trail: Braggin Rights
977 |
Sep 15, 2015 @ 9:02am
Sep 15, 2015
trail: Braggin Rights
1,134 |
Nov 6, 2013 @ 3:33pm
Nov 6, 2013Videos of Elbow Valley Mountain Bike

trail: Loamzilla
6 |
Jan 26, 2023

trail: Flight 66 - Lower Section
38 |
Jan 11, 2023

trail: Trom
38 |
Oct 27, 2022

trail: Flight 66 - Upper Section
31 |
Oct 9, 2022

trail: Flight 66 - Upper Section
193 |
Oct 4, 2022

trail: Flight 66 - Upper Section
23 |
Oct 4, 2022

trail: Jean Guy on The Rocks
23 |
Oct 3, 2022

trail: Flight 66 - Upper Section
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Oct 2, 2022
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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7-27 Moose Mountain | Feb 5, 2023 @ 1:28pm Feb 5, 2023 | Snow Covered | sylvainvanier | ||
Telephone Loop West Bragg Creek | Feb 5, 2023 @ 4:08am Feb 5, 2023 | Snow Packed | kayakerdad | ||
Snakes & Ladders West Bragg Creek | Feb 5, 2023 @ 2:59am Feb 5, 2023 | Icy | kinglis | ||
Demi-Tel West Bragg Creek | Feb 4, 2023 @ 9:56pm Feb 4, 2023 | Snow Packed | gfedd10 | ||
Snowshoe Hare West West Bragg Creek | Feb 4, 2023 @ 9:56pm Feb 4, 2023 | Snow Packed | gfedd10 | ||
Old Shell Road West Bragg Creek | Feb 4, 2023 @ 6:59pm Feb 4, 2023 | Snow Packed | kinglis | ||
Merlin View West Bragg Creek | Feb 4, 2023 @ 6:59pm Feb 4, 2023 | Icy | kinglis | ||
Reconnect West Bragg Creek | Feb 4, 2023 @ 6:59pm Feb 4, 2023 | Snow Packed | kinglis | ||
Moose Connector West Bragg Creek | Feb 3, 2023 @ 4:33pm Feb 3, 2023 | Ideal | Harsten | ||
East Crystal Line West Bragg Creek | Feb 3, 2023 @ 4:33pm Feb 3, 2023 | Ideal | Harsten |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Mindfulplumber | wishlist | route | Screamin' Eagle | Feb 7, 2023 @ 8:11am 2 days |
![]() | kinglis | add | report | Snakes & Ladders and 3 more | Feb 5, 2023 @ 8:03pm Feb 5, 2023 |
![]() | kayakerdad | add | report | Telephone Loop | Feb 5, 2023 @ 7:50pm Feb 5, 2023 |
![]() | gfedd10 | add | report | Reconnect and 2 more | Feb 5, 2023 @ 6:37pm Feb 5, 2023 |
![]() | KHOUGEN | ridden | trail | Mountain View West | Feb 5, 2023 @ 6:18pm Feb 5, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | report | The more people ride it, the better it will get! | Feb 5, 2023 @ 1:29pm Feb 5, 2023 | ||
![]() | report | Damnit grammar has failed me! You’re welcome! | Jan 15, 2023 @ 2:15pm Jan 15, 2023 | ||
![]() | trail | How's the snow coverage on the road? Possible... | Jan 13, 2023 @ 6:37pm Jan 13, 2023 | ||
![]() | trail | The description is actually correct. Don’t... | Oct 16, 2022 @ 1:55am Oct 16, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Still a great old school ride. | Oct 10, 2022 @ 9:10pm Oct 10, 2022 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails1,424 awarded -
Big Ride 30k3,026 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge713 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded -
Completionist9 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k439 awarded
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 137 | 277 miles | 58,002 ft | 127 miles | 3,576 ft | 2,456 | 6,506 | 242 | 87,869 | |||
E-Bike | 112 | 231 miles | 49,281 ft | 105 miles | 3,379 ft | 7 | 6,050 | 36 | 1,639 | |||
Horse | 79 | 185 miles | 22,753 ft | 76 miles | 3,110 ft | 13 | 2,521 | 5 | 84 | |||
Hike | 129 | 269 miles | 40,896 ft | 110 miles | 3,576 ft | 22 | 6,258 | 18 | 4,069 | |||
Trail Running | 125 | 265 miles | 40,476 ft | 109 miles | 3,576 ft | 6,256 | 21 | 958 | ||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 260 | 250 miles | 45,348 ft | 119 miles | 2,438 ft | 47 | 3,325 | 805 | ||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 80 | 114 miles | 14,708 ft | 54 miles | 2,438 ft | 3,267 | 39 | |||||
Snowmobile | 2 | 2 miles | 279 ft | 1 mile | 1,788 ft | 1,414 | 7 | |||||
Snowshoe | 22 | 43 miles | 4,672 ft | 17 miles | 1,801 ft | 1 | 1,454 | 1 | 169 | |||
Nordic Ski | 25 | 31 miles | 3,061 ft | 14 miles | 827 ft | 7 | 77 | 2,114 |
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