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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
Contribute Details
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
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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
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
This region encompasses the trail networks in the Elbow Valley, primarily on the north side of Hwy 66.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
125 trails
- E-Bike
92 trails
- Hike
117 trails
- Trail Running
112 trails
- Horse
71 trails
Region Details
- 19
- 3
- 32
- 51
- 13
- 6
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 335
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 125
- Trails E-Bike
- 92
- Trails Hike
- 117
- Trails Trail Running
- 112
- Trails Horse
- 71
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 217
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 68
- Trails Snowmobile
- 8
- Trails Snowshoe
- 12
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 10
- Total Distance
- 505 miles
- Total Descent
- 110,774 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,306 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,715 ft
- Reports
- 4,359
- Photos
- 2,359
- Ridden Counter
- 47,583
Popular Trail Networks
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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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Ridgeback 1 Station Flats / Allen Bill | |||
| Sugar Mama West Bragg Creek | |||
| SHAFT Moose Mountain | |||
| Ridgeback 2 Station Flats / Allen Bill | |||
| Prairie Mountain Shoulder Road Moose Mountain |
Elbow Valley Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Ranger-Snakes-Bob-Strange West Bragg Creek | 13 miles | |
| West Bragg June Ride Plan West Bragg Creek | 9 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 | |
| Loamzilla Loop Prairie Mountain | 6 miles |
Photos of Elbow Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Boundary Ridge
227 |
Mar 27, 2018 @ 11:42am
Mar 27, 2018
trail: Merlin View
558 |
Feb 22, 2018 @ 4:46pm
Feb 22, 2018
trail: 7-27
864 |
Feb 4, 2018 @ 4:44pm
Feb 4, 2018
trail: Family Guy
353 |
Oct 3, 2017 @ 1:30pm
Oct 3, 2017
trail: Toothless
456 | | 1 comments
Oct 3, 2017 @ 1:28pm
Oct 3, 2017
trail: Ridgeback 3
364 |
Sep 26, 2016 @ 1:03pm
Sep 26, 2016
trail: Braggin Rights
852 |
Sep 15, 2015 @ 9:02am
Sep 15, 2015
trail: Braggin Rights
998 |
Nov 6, 2013 @ 3:33pm
Nov 6, 2013Videos of Elbow Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Race of Spades
61 |
Jun 6, 2021
trail: Jean Guy on The Rocks
0:12 |
174 |
Oct 7, 2020
trail: 7-27
8:05 |
178 |
Sep 15, 2020
trail: Race of Spades
0:03 |
127 |
Aug 29, 2020
trail: Race of Spades
0:13 |
82 |
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Race of Spades
0:15 |
110 |
Aug 15, 2020
trail: Faith Healer
4:50 |
78 |
Aug 7, 2020
trail: Family Guy
0:11 |
122 |
Aug 1, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Dub Moose Mountain | Oct 9, 2021 @ 11:55am Oct 9, 2021 | Dry | X-country |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Guy Moose Mountain | Oct 16, 2021 @ 5:38pm 57 mins | Variable | mattnbike | ||
| Billy Dog Moose Mountain | Oct 16, 2021 @ 5:35pm 1 hours | Dry | mattnbike | ||
| Jean Guy on The Rocks Moose Mountain | Oct 16, 2021 @ 5:34pm 1 hours | Variable | mattnbike | ||
| Race of Spades Moose Mountain | Oct 16, 2021 @ 5:29pm 1 hours | Variable | mattnbike | ||
| Kestrel West Bragg Creek | Oct 16, 2021 @ 7:58am 11 hours | Variable | tbsska | ||
| Braggin Rights West Bragg Creek | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:45am 2 days | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jvenhuis | ||
| Merlin View West Bragg Creek | Oct 14, 2021 @ 9:45am 2 days | Freeze/thaw Cycle | jvenhuis | ||
| Prairie Mountain Shoulder Road Moose Mountain | Oct 12, 2021 @ 3:53pm Oct 12, 2021 | Dry | Lmiz | ||
| Flo's Diner Prairie Mountain | Oct 12, 2021 @ 3:53pm Oct 12, 2021 | Snow Covered | Lmiz | ||
| Telephone Loop West Bragg Creek | Oct 11, 2021 @ 2:27pm Oct 11, 2021 | Snow Covered | gfedd10 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | mattnbike | add | report | Race of Spades and 3 more | Oct 16, 2021 @ 5:29pm 1 hours |
 | karenhache | vote | trail | Jean Guy on The Rocks | Oct 16, 2021 @ 1:49pm 5 hours |
| MotherofTucker | ridden | trail | Race of Spades and 1 more | Oct 16, 2021 @ 8:22am 10 hours |
 | tbsska | add | report | Kestrel | Oct 16, 2021 @ 7:58am 11 hours |
 | mrranderson | add | report | Race of Spades | Oct 15, 2021 @ 7:18pm 23 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | What kind of bike is this? At first I thought... | Oct 12, 2021 @ 6:21pm Oct 12, 2021 | ||
 | trail | A fun trail that is still a bit raw. Bone dry... | Oct 8, 2021 @ 5:42pm Oct 8, 2021 | ||
| trail | I can answer the name question. I was one of... | Oct 2, 2021 @ 3:00pm Oct 2, 2021 | ||
| report | 2 or 3 people could probably lift and move... | Sep 29, 2021 @ 5:30pm Sep 29, 2021 | ||
| report | A pruning saw would handle that, easily! | Sep 28, 2021 @ 9:31am Sep 28, 2021 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails1,099 awarded -
Big Ride 30k2,122 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge512 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Completionist4 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k307 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 125 | 277 miles | 56,627 ft | 133 miles | 3,576 ft | 2,299 | 4,286 | 212 | 65,774 | |||
| E-Bike | 92 | 194 miles | 43,763 ft | 90 miles | 3,379 ft | 6 | 3,838 | 28 | 621 | |||
| Hike | 117 | 252 miles | 40,643 ft | 110 miles | 3,576 ft | 13 | 4,125 | 13 | 2,712 | |||
| Trail Running | 112 | 247 miles | 40,167 ft | 108 miles | 3,576 ft | 4,124 | 11 | 388 | ||||
| Horse | 71 | 184 miles | 23,451 ft | 79 miles | 3,110 ft | 13 | 2,425 | 5 | 50 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 217 | 219 miles | 53,009 ft | 102 miles | 3,973 ft | 23 | 2,109 | 209 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 68 | 96 miles | 24,596 ft | 44 miles | 3,973 ft | 2,097 | 22 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 8 | 163 | ||||||||||
| Snowshoe | 12 | 21 miles | 1,535 ft | 8 miles | 499 ft | 1 | 182 | 1 | 121 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 10 | 26 miles | 2,710 ft | 12 miles | 827 ft | 4 | 39 | 828 |
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