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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
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
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
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LEGEND
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
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
This region encompasses the trail networks in the Elbow Valley, primarily on the north side of Hwy 66.
Region Details
- 16
- 2
- 18
- 45
- 11
- 4
Activities
Region Status
Caution as of 1 daysStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 97
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 97
- Trails E-Bike
- 42
- Trails Hike
- 89
- Trails Trail Running
- 87
- Trails Horse
- 55
- Trails Snowshoe
- 3
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 249 miles
- Total Descent
- 56,059 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,575 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,715 ft
- Reports
- 2,972
- Photos
- 1,888
- Ridden Counter
- 27,379
Popular Trail Networks
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- Bragg Creek (97)
- Little Elbow (5)
- Moose Mountain (24)
- Powderface (7)
- Prairie Mountain (7)
- Station Flats / Allen Bill (16)
- West Bragg Creek (37)
Popular Elbow Valley Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braggin Rights West Bragg Creek | |||
| Merlin View West Bragg Creek | |||
| Ranger Summit West Bragg Creek | |||
| Strange Brew West Bragg Creek | |||
| Reconnect West Bragg Creek | |||
| 7-27 Moose Mountain | |||
| Bobcat West Bragg Creek | |||
| Snakes & Ladders West Bragg Creek | |||
| Race of Spades Moose Mountain | |||
| Family Guy Moose Mountain | |||
| Sugar Mama West Bragg Creek | |||
| SHAFT Moose Mountain | |||
| Ridgeback 1 Station Flats / Allen Bill | |||
| Ridgeback 2 Station Flats / Allen Bill | |||
| Pneuma Moose Mountain |
Elbow Valley Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Braggin Wizard West Bragg Creek | 8 miles | |
| Ranger Summit to Strange Brew West Bragg Creek | 6 miles | |
| West Bragg June Ride Plan West Bragg Creek | 9 miles | |
| Prairie Link Loop Powderface | 7 miles | |
| Merlin to Bragging Rights West Bragg Creek | 8 miles | |
| Northern Flow with Merlin West Bragg Creek | 9 miles | |
| Elbow Loop Powderface | 31 miles | |
| Ranger28Boundary West Bragg Creek | 17 miles | |
| Pneuma to Shaft Loop - Short Elbow Valley | 12 miles | |
| Sugar Cat Loop Soup Station Flats / Allen Bill | 15 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 82 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 584 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
Photos of Elbow Valley Mountain Bike
trail: 7-27
604 |
Feb 4, 2018 @ 4:44pm
Feb 4, 2018
trail: Ridgeback 3
275 |
Sep 26, 2016 @ 1:03pm
Sep 26, 2016
trail: Braggin Rights
718 |
Sep 15, 2015 @ 9:02am
Sep 15, 2015
trail: Braggin Rights
882 |
Nov 6, 2013 @ 3:33pm
Nov 6, 2013Videos of Elbow Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Faith Healer
4:50 |
9 |
Aug 7, 2020
trail: Family Guy
0:11 |
47 |
Aug 1, 2020
trail: Meaty Ogre
0:21 |
80 |
Jul 30, 2020
trail: Snagmore
0:17 |
18 |
Jul 24, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Distance West Bragg Creek | Aug 7, 2020 @ 3:31pm Aug 7, 2020 | Dry | Jugheed | Tree down across trail when coming... | |
| Tom Snow north Station Flats / Allen Bill | Jul 29, 2020 @ 10:52am Jul 29, 2020 | Variable | Eldereldo | Kestrel to Moose loop has been destroyed... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAFT Moose Mountain | Aug 12, 2020 @ 5:02pm 12 hours | Dry | Hannaheschmidt | ||
| 7-27 Moose Mountain | Aug 11, 2020 @ 5:18pm 1 days | Dry | rhansen99 | ||
| T-Dub Moose Mountain | Aug 11, 2020 @ 5:18pm 1 days | Dry | rhansen99 | ||
| Rampage Moose Mountain | Aug 11, 2020 @ 5:18pm 1 days | Dry | rhansen99 | ||
| Family Guy Moose Mountain | Aug 11, 2020 @ 5:17pm 1 days | Dry | phillyt | ||
| Jean Guy on The Rocks Moose Mountain | Aug 11, 2020 @ 5:17pm 1 days | Dry | phillyt | ||
| Whitetail West Bragg Creek | Aug 11, 2020 @ 5:07pm 1 days | Ideal | gfedd10 | ||
| Moose Connector West Bragg Creek | Aug 11, 2020 @ 5:07pm 1 days | Ideal | gfedd10 | ||
| Ranger Summit West Bragg Creek | Aug 11, 2020 @ 10:16am 2 days | Ideal | murraysagal | ||
| Snakes & Ladders West Bragg Creek | Aug 11, 2020 @ 10:16am 2 days | Ideal | murraysagal |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | gfedd10 | add | report | Whitetail and 1 more | Aug 12, 2020 @ 10:26pm 6 hours |
| Hannaheschmidt | add | report | SHAFT | Aug 12, 2020 @ 10:07pm 7 hours |
 | Ronaldo99 | ridden | trail | Braggin Rights and 3 more | Aug 12, 2020 @ 8:55pm 8 hours |
| StephenBCarter | ridden | trail | Family Guy | Aug 12, 2020 @ 7:21pm 9 hours |
| StephenBCarter | ridden | trail | Snakes & Ladders and 5 more | Aug 12, 2020 @ 7:20pm 9 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Higly not recommend this old fashion or old... | Aug 10, 2020 @ 7:21am 3 days | ||
| trail | Rode the loop counyer clockwise today with my... | Aug 9, 2020 @ 6:02pm Aug 9, 2020 | ||
 | trail | The steep section at the bottom, just before... | Aug 9, 2020 @ 8:38am Aug 9, 2020 | ||
| trail | The muddy sections have been sort out, logs... | Aug 7, 2020 @ 9:36pm Aug 7, 2020 | ||
| trail | Amazing trail with a fun flow section. I have... | Aug 7, 2020 @ 8:18pm Aug 7, 2020 |
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