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SaveKananaskis Country is located West & Southwest of Calgary and borders the town of Canmore and Banff National Park. It includes five provincial parks, four wildland provincial parks, one ecological reserve and several provincial recreation areas. It also encompasses the Canmore Nordic Centre, West Bragg Creek and Moose Mountain.
As per Alberta Environment and Parks, motorized vehicles are only permitted in specifically designated areas, such as Mclean Creek. They are not permitted on most trails. E-assist [i.e. e-bikes] bikes are not permitted in Provincial Parks and Provincial Recreation Areas. E-bikes up to 600W are allowed in Public Lands.
As per Alberta Environment and Parks, motorized vehicles are only permitted in specifically designated areas, such as Mclean Creek. They are not permitted on most trails. E-assist [i.e. e-bikes] bikes are not permitted in Provincial Parks and Provincial Recreation Areas. E-bikes up to 600W are allowed in Public Lands.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
Yes
Land Status: Provincial Park
Region Details
- 48
- 14
- 129
- 204
- 81
- 9
- 1
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 824
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 486
- Trails E-Bike
- 185
- Trails Horse
- 130
- Trails Hike
- 517
- Trails Trail Running
- 512
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 237
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 75
- Trails Snowmobile
- 8
- Trails Snowshoe
- 67
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 9
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 112
- Total Distance
- 1,356 mile
- Total Descent
- 231,014 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,455 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,306 ft
- Reports
- 13,757
- Photos
- 5,394
- Ridden Counter
- 240,153
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
Race Recap: BC Enduro Series - Canmore, AB
Jul 16, 2019 from pinkbike.com
The Steedz Enduro Mountain Bike Team and Bicycle Cafe partnered up once again to bring back the Canmore Enduro as part of the BC Enduro Series.
Popular Trail Networks
view all areas »Sub Regions
- Bow Valley (245)
- Canmore (199)
- Canmore Nordic Centre (94)
- Chester-Sawmill (14)
- Highline (4)
- Horseshoe / G8 (12)
- Montane (19)
- Quarry Lake Trails (16)
- Three Sisters Mountain Village (5)
- Exshaw (19)
- Barrier (11)
- Kananaskis Village (25)
- Canmore (199)
- Elbow Valley (158)
- Evan-Thomas (8)
- Peter Lougheed (1)
- Kananaskis (47)
- Sibbald (16)
- Turner Valley (40)
- Cataract Creek (1)
- Sandy McNabb (4)
- Sheep River (24)
Popular Kananaskis Country Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braggin Rights West Bragg Creek | |||
| Merlin View West Bragg Creek | |||
| Ranger Summit West Bragg Creek | |||
| The Odyssey Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
| Mad Handler Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
| Strange Brew West Bragg Creek | |||
| Orchid Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
| Hey McLeod Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
| 7-27 Moose Mountain | |||
| Reconnect West Bragg Creek | |||
| EKG East Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
| Soft Yoghurt Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
| Tragically Hip Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
| FYI Canmore Nordic Centre | |||
| Long Road to Ruin Canmore Nordic Centre |
Kananaskis Country Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie View to Jewell Pass Loop Barrier | 10 miles | |
| 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 |
Photos of Kananaskis Country Mountain Bike
trail: 7-27
1,171 |
Feb 4, 2018 @ 4:44pm
Feb 4, 2018
trail: Ridgeback 3
456 |
Sep 26, 2016 @ 1:03pm
Sep 26, 2016
trail: Black Coal Chutes
1,043 |
Dec 1, 2015 @ 10:30am
Dec 1, 2015
trail: Prospector
1,658 |
Jun 11, 2013 @ 8:11pm
Jun 11, 2013
trail: Prospector
187 |
Nov 21, 2012 @ 10:31am
Nov 21, 2012
trail: Orchid
803 |
May 9, 2009 @ 8:34pm
May 9, 2009Videos of Kananaskis Country Mountain Bike
trail: Race of Spades
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Jul 21, 2023
trail: Bill Milne Trail
13 |
Jul 20, 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
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitetail West Bragg Creek | Dec 1, 2023 @ 12:57pm Dec 1, 2023 | Dry | Takerman | 70% bare and dry 30% ice patches. | |
| Upper Prospector Exshaw | Nov 13, 2023 @ 10:54pm Nov 13, 2023 | Ideal | mrranderson | Large Tree across down trail just after... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Strange Brew West Bragg Creek | Dec 3, 2023 @ 2:37am Dec 3, 2023 | Variable | theo | ||
| Ranger Summit West Bragg Creek | Dec 3, 2023 @ 2:37am Dec 3, 2023 | Variable | theo | ||
| Old Shell Road West Bragg Creek | Dec 1, 2023 @ 12:57pm Dec 1, 2023 | Snow Packed | Takerman | ||
| Braggin Rights West Bragg Creek | Dec 1, 2023 @ 12:57pm Dec 1, 2023 | Variable | Takerman | ||
| Toothless Moose Mountain | Dec 1, 2023 @ 7:09pm Dec 1, 2023 | Dry | cdmets | ||
| Mt. Burke Sheep River | Nov 30, 2023 @ 9:30am Nov 30, 2023 | Snow Packed | lshunt | ||
| Prairie Mountain Powderface | Nov 29, 2023 @ 10:57am Nov 29, 2023 | Variable | lshunt |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jmhaley | wishlist | trail | activity #47075139 | Dec 8, 2023 @ 9:23pm 3 hours |
| Skattejagter | wishlist | trail | activity #47073394 | Dec 8, 2023 @ 8:27pm 4 hours |
| Skattejagter | wishlist | route | activity #47072582 | Dec 8, 2023 @ 7:58pm 5 hours |
| sergioealine | wishlist | route | activity #47064189 | Dec 8, 2023 @ 10:04am 15 hours |
| dacore | ridden | trail | activity #46980893 | Dec 5, 2023 @ 6:40pm Dec 5, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Trails1,824 awarded -
10 Black Trails465 awarded -
Big Ride 30k3,553 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge359 awarded -
10 Blue Trails1,694 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,204 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Nordic Center Bike Skills Park | skill park | Canmore | |
| Millennium Mountain Bike Skills Park | skill park | Canmore | |
| Benchlands Skills Park | skill park | Canmore | |
| Quarry Lake Drop Zone | skill park | Canmore |
Local Products
Local Trail Supporters
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- Friends of Kananaskis Country
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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 | 486 | 910 miles | 159,925 ft | 413 miles | 4,383 ft | 5,187 | 13,519 | 408 | 199,282 | |||
| E-Bike | 185 | 348 miles | 64,590 ft | 150 miles | 3,865 ft | 11 | 11,754 | 53 | 4,934 | |||
| Horse | 130 | 347 miles | 46,969 ft | 147 miles | 4,032 ft | 13 | 4,343 | 8 | 132 | |||
| Hike | 517 | 1,059 mile | 167,667 ft | 433 miles | 6,457 ft | 96 | 13,202 | 31 | 18,613 | |||
| Trail Running | 512 | 1,043 mile | 166,952 ft | 431 miles | 6,457 ft | 3 | 13,198 | 42 | 10,174 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 237 | 222 miles | 39,505 ft | 104 miles | 2,438 ft | 52 | 5,777 | 1,686 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 75 | 98 miles | 12,359 ft | 47 miles | 2,438 ft | 5,585 | 78 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 8 | 15 miles | 1,739 ft | 7 miles | 1,686 ft | 2,238 | 7 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 67 | 132 miles | 13,563 ft | 49 miles | 2,822 ft | 1 | 2,337 | 4 | 404 | |||
| Backcountry Ski | 9 | 32 miles | 3,734 ft | 12 miles | 1,549 ft | 167 | 1,970 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 112 | 185 miles | 19,724 ft | 79 miles | 2,428 ft | 25 | 213 | 2 | 11,797 |
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