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SaveThe North East side of the Canmore area with a sunny SW aspect and a long season. It stretches from the Cougar Creek area to Harvey heights and is between the town and the wildlife corridor.
The Montane trail is the classic ride that rises up from Cougar Creek, and follows the narrow strip between the wildlife corridor (closed) and the Silvertip golf course before opening up into a network of trails between Harvey Heights and Canmore.
Expect multiple user groups including equestrians.
The Montane trail is the classic ride that rises up from Cougar Creek, and follows the narrow strip between the wildlife corridor (closed) and the Silvertip golf course before opening up into a network of trails between Harvey Heights and Canmore.
Expect multiple user groups including equestrians.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
23 trails
- Horse
12 trails
- Hike
27 trails
- Trail Running
27 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 11
- 9
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Nov 9, 2024Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 27
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 23
- Trails Horse
- 12
- Trails Hike
- 27
- Trails Trail Running
- 27
- Total Distance
- 25 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,724 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,673 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 9,007 ft
- Reports
- 376
- Photos
- 182
- Ridden Counter
- 7,179
Popular Montane Mountain Biking Trails
Montane Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Montane circuit | 12 miles |
Photos of Montane Mountain Bike
trail: Montane Traverse
40 |
Sep 9, 2023 @ 5:51pm
Sep 9, 2023
trail: Cougar Creek West
17 |
Aug 30, 2023 @ 5:06pm
Aug 30, 2023
trail: Cougar Creek West
16 |
Aug 30, 2023 @ 5:06pm
Aug 30, 2023
trail: Cougar Creek West
14 |
Aug 30, 2023 @ 5:06pm
Aug 30, 2023
trail: Montane Traverse
90 |
Oct 10, 2022 @ 6:42am
Oct 10, 2022
trail: Meander
93 |
Jul 11, 2022 @ 7:53am
Jul 11, 2022
trail: Douglas Fir Trail
50 |
May 30, 2022 @ 2:26pm
May 30, 2022
trail: Douglas Fir Trail
58 |
May 30, 2022 @ 2:24pm
May 30, 2022Videos of Montane Mountain Bike

trail: Montane Traverse
11:13 |
945 |
Jul 4, 2020 , Canmore
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Horse Ravine | Nov 9, 2024 @ 5:46pm Nov 9, 2024 | Wet | Feelthesteel | ||
Montane Traverse | Oct 26, 2024 @ 1:44pm Oct 26, 2024 | Variable | hugogeil | ||
Montane Traverse Access | Oct 16, 2024 @ 1:10pm Oct 16, 2024 | Ideal | ccowan15 | ||
Johnny's Trail | Sep 2, 2024 @ 10:22am Sep 2, 2024 | Dry | jvenhuis | ||
Harvine Heights Ridge Traverse | Jul 14, 2024 @ 12:36pm Jul 14, 2024 | Dry | Bean403 | ||
Harvine Heights Ridge Traverse | Jul 14, 2024 @ 12:36pm Jul 14, 2024 | Dry | Bean403 | ||
Harvie Heights Descent | Jul 14, 2024 @ 12:36pm Jul 14, 2024 | Dry | Bean403 | ||
Tibits Quarry Trail | Jun 28, 2024 @ 5:21am Jun 28, 2024 | Variable | Thebusyness | ||
Harvine Heights Ridge Traverse | Jun 28, 2024 @ 5:21am Jun 28, 2024 | Variable | Thebusyness | ||
Benchlands Ridge Connector | Jun 7, 2024 @ 11:48am Jun 7, 2024 | Dry | Volant123 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Wondermutt | comment | trail | activity #65100187 | Jan 24, 2025 @ 11:27am Jan 24, 2025 |
Feelthesteel | add | report | activity #61537536 | Nov 9, 2024 @ 5:51pm Nov 9, 2024 |
rockwall | ridden | trail | activity #61363188 | Nov 5, 2024 @ 6:50am Nov 5, 2024 |
rockwall | add | trail | activity #61362649 | Nov 5, 2024 @ 6:29am Nov 5, 2024 |
ChossSW5dcZ | ridden | trail | activity #61255249 and 3 more | Nov 2, 2024 @ 2:30pm Nov 2, 2024 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | This actually 2 trails. The names are tower... | Jan 24, 2025 @ 11:27am Jan 24, 2025 | ||
trail | Starting from cougar, the initial climb is... | Oct 28, 2024 @ 5:12pm Oct 28, 2024 | ||
trail | This trail ends on a perch with 2 very steep... | Oct 28, 2024 @ 5:07pm Oct 28, 2024 | ||
trail | Rugged and technical. It's possible... | Oct 28, 2024 @ 5:03pm Oct 28, 2024 | ||
trail | As noted by others the end of the trail down... | Oct 14, 2024 @ 9:46pm Oct 14, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Canmore Nordic Centre | 16 | 49 | 30 | 1 | 2 km |
Quarry Lake Trails | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.7 km | |
Horseshoe / G8 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2.9 km | |
Three Sisters Mountain Village | 3 | 2 | 5 km | ||
Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7.8 km |
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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 | 23 | 18 miles | 2,684 ft | 8 miles | 774 ft | #1,314 | #31 | 182 | 376 | 1 | 4,940 | |
Horse | 12 | 12 miles | 1,926 ft | 6 miles | 774 ft | #97 | #6 | 169 | 1 | |||
Hike | 27 | 25 miles | 2,723 ft | 8 miles | 4,672 ft | #971 | #28 | 376 | 403 | |||
Trail Running | 27 | 25 miles | 2,723 ft | 8 miles | 4,672 ft | #973 | #28 | 376 | 1 | 856 |
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