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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
64 trails
- E-Bike
24 trails
- Horse
20 trails
- Hike
220 trails
- Trail Running
219 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
0 trails
- Observed Trials
0 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
1 trails
- Snowmobile
0 trails
- Snowshoe
84 trails
- Downhill Ski
127 trails
- Backcountry Ski
57 trails
- Nordic Ski
10 trails
Region Details
- 14
- 22
- 22
- 3
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 346
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 64
- Trails E-Bike
- 24
- Trails Horse
- 21
- Trails Hike
- 220
- Trails Trail Running
- 219
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 84
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 127
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 57
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 10
- Total Distance
- 583 miles
- Total Descent
- 92,449 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,737 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,041 ft
- Reports
- 1,187
- Photos
- 907
- Ridden Counter
- 30,850
Articles
The 10 Most Beautiful National Parks in Canada
Jun 17, 2024 from outsideonline.com
Spectacular mountains and deep fjords, powder-blue lakes and sea stacks: here’s your bucket list of national parks to visit up north
Sub Regions
- Banff (64)
- Banff National Park (15)
- Lake Louise (11)
Popular Improvement District No. 9 Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars Banff | |||
| Legacy Trail East Banff National Park | |||
| Topp Notch Banff | |||
| Legacy Trail West Banff | |||
| Return of The Jedi Banff | |||
| Star Wars and Topp Notch Connector Banff | |||
| Goat Creek Banff | |||
| Coastline Banff | |||
| Regional Path - Mt Norquay Rd - Bow River Trail Banff | |||
| Spray River Loop Banff | |||
| Teddybear's Picnic Banff | |||
| The Spine Banff | |||
| Minnewanka Banff National Park | |||
| HooDoo Trail Banff | |||
| The Toe Banff |
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Great Divide Mountain Bike Route Banff | 2,707 miles | |
| The Best of Banff Trails Banff | 15 miles | |
| Banff Big Toe Loop Banff | 16 miles | |
| Tramline to Moraine Lake Loop Lake Louise | 18 miles | |
| Ross Lake Trail via Tramline Loop Lake Louise | 17 miles | |
| Tunnel Technical Trails Banff | 2 miles | |
| From BSO To Johnston Canyon Banff National Park | 16 miles | |
| The Tunnel Bench Experience Banff | 18 miles | |
| The Banff Springs Golf Course Loop Banff National Park | 9 miles | |
| Top notch to van Banff | 14 miles |
Photos of Improvement District No. 9 Mountain Bike
trail: Great Divide
151 |
Aug 22, 2021 @ 2:26pm
Aug 22, 2021
trail: Minnewanka
595 |
Oct 27, 2017 @ 12:30pm
Oct 27, 2017
trail: Ross Lake
721 |
Aug 7, 2017 @ 12:13pm
Aug 7, 2017
trail: Rundle Riverside
464 |
Jul 9, 2017 @ 12:05pm
Jul 9, 2017
trail: Rundle Riverside
453 |
Jul 9, 2017 @ 12:05pm
Jul 9, 2017
trail: Topp Notch
1,810 |
Jun 25, 2016 @ 6:58pm
Jun 25, 2016
trail: Topp Notch
1,814 |
Jun 25, 2016 @ 6:58pm
Jun 25, 2016
trail: Minnewanka
588 |
Oct 14, 2014 @ 1:34pm
Oct 14, 2014Videos of Improvement District No. 9 Mountain Bike
26 |
Dec 29, 2022
24 |
Dec 23, 2022
trail: Banff Ave.
60 |
Sep 14, 2022
trail: Star Wars
60 |
Aug 25, 2022
trail: Minnewanka
15 |
Aug 20, 2022
trail: Star Wars
40 |
Aug 7, 2022
trail: Star Wars
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Aug 7, 2022
trail: Star Wars
19 |
Aug 7, 2022
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddybear's Picnic Banff | Mar 21, 2025 @ 10:48am Mar 21, 2025 | Dry | Banffdude BVMBA | Will be closed for ~1month for Firesmart... | |
| Moraine Loop Connector Banff | Mar 21, 2025 @ 10:47am Mar 21, 2025 | Very Dry | Banffdude BVMBA | Will be closed for ~1month for Firesmart... | |
| Stinky D Banff | Mar 21, 2025 @ 10:46am Mar 21, 2025 | Dry | Banffdude BVMBA | Will be closed for ~1month for Firesmart... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector w Lake Louise | Jan 11, 2025 @ 10:13am Jan 11, 2025 | Ideal | 2bwright | ||
| Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Trail Banff | Jan 4, 2025 @ 9:59am Jan 4, 2025 | Snow Packed | RAbike11 | ||
| Coastline Alt Banff | Dec 6, 2024 @ 11:00am Dec 6, 2024 | Ideal | Banffdude BVMBA | ||
| Coastline Banff | Dec 6, 2024 @ 10:21am Dec 6, 2024 | Dry | Banffdude BVMBA | ||
| Star Wars Banff | Nov 11, 2024 @ 2:18pm Nov 11, 2024 | Variable | Banffdude BVMBA | ||
| Goat Creek Banff | Oct 16, 2024 @ 8:23am Oct 16, 2024 | Dry | Mfredine | ||
| Moraine Lake Highline Trail Lake Louise | Oct 6, 2024 @ 8:52pm Oct 6, 2024 | Snow Cover Partial | ianstanley | ||
| Minnewanka Banff National Park | Sep 30, 2024 @ 1:25pm Sep 30, 2024 | Ideal | MilesHughes | ||
| Topp Notch Banff | Sep 29, 2024 @ 1:41pm Sep 29, 2024 | Ideal | cjbikes | ||
| Rundle Riverside Banff | Sep 28, 2024 @ 6:48pm Sep 28, 2024 | Unknown | burtyboy |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV8 | wishlist | trail | activity #68337049 | Mar 24, 2025 @ 9:56am 1 day |
| StaszekiZd4rx | wishlist | trail | activity #68325622 | Mar 24, 2025 @ 4:47am 1 day |
| RobKowton | wishlist | route | activity #68160821 | Mar 21, 2025 @ 3:35pm Mar 21, 2025 |
| ViewSeeker | vote | trail | activity #68158897 | Mar 21, 2025 @ 3:06pm Mar 21, 2025 |
| StaszekiZd4rx | wishlist | trail | activity #68147968 | Mar 21, 2025 @ 11:43am Mar 21, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This trail is a very nice alternative to the... | Jan 3, 2025 @ 7:58am Jan 3, 2025 | ||
| trail | Hey Eric, any deadfal along the trail right... | Sep 16, 2024 @ 7:15pm Sep 16, 2024 | ||
| trail | Blue trail. Maybe blue/black in a few spots. ... | Sep 15, 2024 @ 5:23pm Sep 15, 2024 | ||
| trail | If not my favourite trail it’s top 3. The... | Aug 31, 2024 @ 6:25pm Aug 31, 2024 | ||
| trail | Cheers BVMBA!! What a great trail and the new... | Aug 31, 2024 @ 6:19pm Aug 31, 2024 |
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Big Ride 30k8,204 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k4,800 awarded -
Top 10 Trails3 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge8 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge14 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 64 | 144 miles | 10,036 ft | 45 miles | 3,028 ft | 792 | 1,146 | 26 | 28,701 | |||
| E-Bike | 24 | 54 miles | 2,349 ft | 15 miles | 3,012 ft | 13 | 778 | 8 | 625 | |||
| Horse | 20 | 49 miles | 5,148 ft | 15 miles | 3,215 ft | 351 | 8 | |||||
| Hike | 220 | 527 miles | 57,641 ft | 157 miles | 5,738 ft | 75 | 1,148 | 4 | 9,260 | |||
| Trail Running | 219 | 525 miles | 57,201 ft | 157 miles | 5,738 ft | 1,152 | 5 | 3,141 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 6 miles | 148 ft | 2 miles | 988 ft | 337 | 4 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 84 | 212 miles | 20,761 ft | 61 miles | 5,079 ft | 54 | 100 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 127 | 59 miles | 34,695 ft | 43 miles | 4,144 ft | 3 | 26 | 10,076 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 57 | 155 miles | 16,142 ft | 41 miles | 4,993 ft | 8 | 30 | 1,808 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 10 | 42 miles | 2,720 ft | 15 miles | 1,572 ft | 3 | 47 | 1 | 2,317 |
- By Canadmos
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