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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
20 trails
- Horse
9 trails
- Hike
20 trails
- Trail Running
20 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 7
- 9
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jun 22, 2023Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 19
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 20
- Trails Horse
- 9
- Trails Hike
- 20
- Trails Trail Running
- 20
- Total Distance
- 17 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,515 ft
- Total Vertical
- 761 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,096 ft
- Reports
- 349
- Photos
- 172
- Ridden Counter
- 6,080
Popular Montane Mountain Biking Trails
Montane Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
---|---|---|
Montane circuit | 12 miles |
Photos of Montane Mountain Bike
trail: Montane Traverse
13 |
Sep 9, 2023 @ 5:51pm
Sep 9, 2023
trail: Cougar Creek West
7 |
Aug 30, 2023 @ 5:06pm
Aug 30, 2023
trail: Cougar Creek West
3 |
Aug 30, 2023 @ 5:06pm
Aug 30, 2023
trail: Cougar Creek West
3 |
Aug 30, 2023 @ 5:06pm
Aug 30, 2023
trail: Montane Traverse
58 |
Oct 10, 2022 @ 6:42am
Oct 10, 2022
trail: Meander
68 |
Jul 11, 2022 @ 7:53am
Jul 11, 2022
trail: Douglas Fir Trail
42 |
May 30, 2022 @ 2:26pm
May 30, 2022
trail: Douglas Fir Trail
47 |
May 30, 2022 @ 2:24pm
May 30, 2022Videos of Montane Mountain Bike

trail: Montane Traverse
11:13 |
767 |
Jul 4, 2020 , Canmore
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Cougar Creek West | Nov 11, 2023 @ 12:35am Nov 11, 2023 | Ideal | Greg4cn | ||
Montane Cut-Off | Nov 11, 2023 @ 12:35am Nov 11, 2023 | Dry | Greg4cn | ||
Tibits Quarry Trail | Oct 11, 2023 @ 1:28pm Oct 11, 2023 | Ideal | jaydubsmtb | ||
Ridge Traverse | Oct 11, 2023 @ 1:28pm Oct 11, 2023 | Ideal | jaydubsmtb | ||
Benchlands | Sep 23, 2023 @ 1:48pm Sep 23, 2023 | Dry | ryancartiers | ||
Montane Traverse Access | Aug 8, 2023 @ 9:02am Aug 8, 2023 | Variable | bgolding | ||
Johnny's Trail | Jul 1, 2023 @ 6:31am Jul 1, 2023 | Dry | gfedd10 | ||
Montane Traverse | Jun 24, 2023 @ 3:42am Jun 24, 2023 | Ideal | gloriast | ||
Harvie Heights Descent | Jun 24, 2023 @ 3:42am Jun 24, 2023 | Ideal | gloriast | ||
Montane Glades | Jun 24, 2023 @ 3:42am Jun 24, 2023 | Dry | gloriast |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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andrewbikeguide | vote | trail | Montane Traverse and 1 more | Nov 15, 2023 @ 7:29am Nov 15, 2023 |
Greg4cn | add | report | Cougar Creek West and 1 more | Nov 12, 2023 @ 5:57am Nov 12, 2023 |
MTBKRUSS | ridden | trail | Montane Traverse and 1 more | Oct 26, 2023 @ 9:24am Oct 26, 2023 |
Cwahl | ridden | trail | Montane Cut-Off and 1 more | Oct 14, 2023 @ 8:54pm Oct 14, 2023 |
ScoreyT | wishlist | trail | Montane Traverse | Oct 14, 2023 @ 12:02pm Oct 14, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Bumpy, punched out, multiple blow downs. Take... | May 27, 2023 @ 8:02pm May 27, 2023 | ||
trail | Possibly the worst trail I have ever ridden.... | May 26, 2023 @ 6:41pm May 26, 2023 | ||
trail | Sign says going off the trail isn’t allowed... | Aug 28, 2022 @ 7:08pm Aug 28, 2022 | ||
trail | Many large trees fall onto trail throughout... | Aug 28, 2022 @ 7:01pm Aug 28, 2022 | ||
trail | Hi | Aug 17, 2022 @ 2:45pm Aug 17, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canmore Nordic Centre | 16 | 48 | 28 | 1 | 2 km |
Quarry Lake Trails | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.7 km | |
Horseshoe / G8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2.9 km | |
Highline | 4 | 3.5 km | |||
Three Sisters Mountain Village | 2 | 2 | 5 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 | 20 | 17 miles | 2,513 ft | 7 miles | 761 ft | #1,263 | #29 | 173 | 349 | 1 | 4,252 | |
Horse | 9 | 11 miles | 1,755 ft | 5 miles | 761 ft | #76 | #6 | 158 | 1 | |||
Hike | 20 | 17 miles | 2,513 ft | 7 miles | 761 ft | #938 | #25 | 349 | 275 | |||
Trail Running | 20 | 17 miles | 2,513 ft | 7 miles | 761 ft | #942 | #25 | 1 | 349 | 1 | 585 |
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