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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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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
158 trails
- E-Bike
145 trails
- Horse
87 trails
- Hike
148 trails
- Trail Running
147 trails
Region Details
- 20
- 6
- 38
- 66
- 20
- 7
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 409
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 158
- Trails E-Bike
- 145
- Trails Horse
- 87
- Trails Hike
- 148
- Trails Trail Running
- 147
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 236
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 74
- Trails Snowmobile
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 35
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 25
- Total Distance
- 546 miles
- Total Descent
- 104,278 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,774 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,715 ft
- Reports
- 8,217
- Photos
- 2,722
- Ridden Counter
- 88,157
Articles
Race Results and Recap: MooseDuro 2023
Sep 19, 2023 from pinkbike.com
Conditions were surprisingly hot and dry for a September weekend.
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 | |||
Whitetail West Bragg Creek | |||
Prairie Mountain Shoulder Road Moose Mountain | |||
SHAFT Moose Mountain | |||
Ridgeback 1 Station Flats / Allen Bill | |||
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
309 |
Mar 27, 2018 @ 11:42am
Mar 27, 2018
trail: Merlin View
805 |
Feb 22, 2018 @ 4:46pm
Feb 22, 2018
trail: 7-27
1,173 |
Feb 4, 2018 @ 4:44pm
Feb 4, 2018
trail: Family Guy
479 |
Oct 3, 2017 @ 1:30pm
Oct 3, 2017
trail: Toothless
611 | | 1 comments
Oct 3, 2017 @ 1:28pm
Oct 3, 2017
trail: Ridgeback 3
456 |
Sep 26, 2016 @ 1:03pm
Sep 26, 2016
trail: Braggin Rights
1,044 |
Sep 15, 2015 @ 9:02am
Sep 15, 2015
trail: Braggin Rights
1,198 |
Nov 6, 2013 @ 3:33pm
Nov 6, 2013Videos of Elbow Valley Mountain Bike

trail: Race of Spades
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Jul 21, 2023

trail: T-Dub
56 |
May 26, 2023

trail: T-Dub
100 |
May 25, 2023

trail: Sulphur Springs
38 |
Feb 11, 2023

trail: Sulphur Springs
16 |
Feb 11, 2023

trail: Moose Mountain Road
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Feb 11, 2023

trail: Loamzilla
23 |
Jan 26, 2023

trail: Flight 66 - Lower Section
84 |
Jan 11, 2023
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Whitetail West Bragg Creek | Dec 1, 2023 @ 12:57pm Dec 1, 2023 | Dry | Takerman | 70% bare and dry 30% ice patches. |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Prairie Link Powderface | Dec 9, 2023 @ 9:45am 2 days | Variable | lshunt | ||
Family Guy Moose Mountain | Dec 5, 2023 @ 6:28pm Dec 5, 2023 | Dry | ewingate | ||
Shattered Moose Mountain | Dec 5, 2023 @ 6:26pm Dec 5, 2023 | Dry | ewingate | ||
Merlin View West Bragg Creek | Dec 4, 2023 @ 9:57am Dec 4, 2023 | Variable | LULPlju | ||
Ranger Summit West Bragg Creek | Dec 3, 2023 @ 2:37am Dec 3, 2023 | Variable | theo | ||
Strange Brew West Bragg Creek | Dec 3, 2023 @ 2:37am Dec 3, 2023 | Variable | theo | ||
Toothless Moose Mountain | Dec 1, 2023 @ 7:09pm Dec 1, 2023 | Dry | cdmets | ||
Braggin Rights West Bragg Creek | Dec 1, 2023 @ 12:57pm Dec 1, 2023 | Variable | Takerman | ||
Old Shell Road West Bragg Creek | Dec 1, 2023 @ 12:57pm Dec 1, 2023 | Snow Packed | Takerman | ||
7-27 Moose Mountain | Nov 29, 2023 @ 11:00am Nov 29, 2023 | Variable | zFhAZ |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Bradmclachlan | wishlist | trail | activity #47135629 and 1 more | Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:30pm 8 hours |
Bradmclachlan | checkin | trail | activity #47135619 | Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:28pm 8 hours |
Bradmclachlan | ridden | trail | activity #47135617 and 2 more | Dec 10, 2023 @ 2:27pm 8 hours |
lshunt | add | report | activity #47101898 | Dec 9, 2023 @ 5:06pm 1 day |
Bohoss | ridden | trail | activity #47096677 and 11 more | Dec 9, 2023 @ 7:34am 2 days |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | agreed | Nov 20, 2023 @ 6:11pm Nov 20, 2023 | ||
trail | Tree across trail 35 m past telephone loop... | Nov 18, 2023 @ 12:25pm Nov 18, 2023 | ||
trail | Wide, moderately graded with no technical... | Oct 31, 2023 @ 5:50pm Oct 31, 2023 | ||
trail | 400m in 4 km - this is a climb trail ? Blue ?... | Oct 31, 2023 @ 1:33pm Oct 31, 2023 | ||
trail | Kestrel is a really fun trail. Some really... | Oct 24, 2023 @ 12:48pm Oct 24, 2023 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails1,693 awarded -
Big Ride 30k4,101 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge888 awarded -
Completionist1 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k566 awarded -
Completionist11 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 | 158 | 311 miles | 63,579 ft | 139 miles | 3,576 ft | 2,612 | 8,088 | 257 | 107,395 | |||
E-Bike | 145 | 281 miles | 55,246 ft | 121 miles | 3,576 ft | 11 | 7,628 | 45 | 2,966 | |||
Horse | 87 | 210 miles | 25,607 ft | 84 miles | 3,110 ft | 13 | 2,602 | 6 | 97 | |||
Hike | 148 | 299 miles | 46,066 ft | 121 miles | 3,576 ft | 23 | 7,790 | 19 | 5,177 | |||
Trail Running | 147 | 298 miles | 46,037 ft | 121 miles | 3,576 ft | 7,788 | 23 | 1,360 | ||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 236 | 222 miles | 39,495 ft | 104 miles | 2,438 ft | 52 | 4,171 | 1,627 | ||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 74 | 98 miles | 12,352 ft | 47 miles | 2,438 ft | 3,978 | 54 | |||||
Snowmobile | 5 | 1 mile | 177 ft | 3,501 ft | 1,621 ft | 2,129 | 3 | |||||
Snowshoe | 35 | 77 miles | 8,560 ft | 29 miles | 1,857 ft | 1 | 2,208 | 2 | 186 | |||
Nordic Ski | 25 | 37 miles | 2,841 ft | 13 miles | 869 ft | 7 | 93 | 2,555 |
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