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SaveA large piece of nature in the northwest of Calgary Sometimes, it even feels like you aren't in a city anymore!
Nose Hill Park is the third largest urban park in Canada and is a great place to ride both paved, gravel and dirt trails. Many riders around Calgary absolutely love this place! It features flat paved trails all the way to those fast downhill mountain biking trails! There are many short and long trails that can be combined into much longer routes. It's family friendly with a number of beginner trails.
Nose Hill Park is the third largest urban park in Canada and is a great place to ride both paved, gravel and dirt trails. Many riders around Calgary absolutely love this place! It features flat paved trails all the way to those fast downhill mountain biking trails! There are many short and long trails that can be combined into much longer routes. It's family friendly with a number of beginner trails.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: City Managed
google parking directions Access Info:
There are 6 parking lots around Nose Hill. One on the west side off Shaganappi Trail, one on the south off John Laurie Trail and 4 on the east side along 14th Street NW.
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- Mountain Bike
267 trails
- E-Bike
56 trails
- Hike
264 trails
- Trail Running
264 trails
Region Details
- 25
- 130
- 104
- 1
Region Status
Open as of May 10, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 260
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 268
- Trails E-Bike
- 56
- Trails Hike
- 264
- Trails Trail Running
- 264
- Total Distance
- 92 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,653 ft
- Total Vertical
- 526 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,068 ft
- Reports
- 4,081
- Photos
- 248
- Ridden Counter
- 70,365
Popular Nose Hill Park Mountain Biking Trails
Nose Hill Park Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| #RideCMBA Nosehill Medium Loop | 8 miles | |
| Dave Sullivan's Nose Hill Single Track Loop | 17 miles | |
| Trail 3 Nose Hill | 5 miles | |
| xc warm up | 3 miles | |
| Nosehill warmup | 3 miles | |
| #RideCMBA Nosehill Short Loop | 4 miles | |
| Woodys Wild West | 14 miles | |
| Southside Climb Time | 1 mile | |
| 2019 Fat Climb loop | 2 miles | |
| Home to Nose Hill Blues to Home (Trailforks) | 15 miles |
Photos of Nose Hill Park Mountain Bike
trail: Rolled the Car
5 |
May 14, 2025 @ 6:49pm
May 14, 2025
trail: You Crazy
41 |
Jul 23, 2024 @ 7:11pm
Jul 23, 2024
trail: You Crazy
39 |
Jul 23, 2024 @ 6:58pm
Jul 23, 2024
trail: Fishhook
13 |
Dec 2, 2023 @ 10:16am
Dec 2, 2023
trail: Mixed Pattern
40 |
Oct 28, 2022 @ 1:15pm
Oct 28, 2022
trail: Hypotenuse
27 |
Oct 1, 2022 @ 11:44am
Oct 1, 2022
trail: Alternate Pattern
11 |
May 16, 2021 @ 12:15pm
May 16, 2021
trail: Alternate Pattern
10 |
May 16, 2021 @ 12:15pm
May 16, 2021Videos of Nose Hill Park Mountain Bike
trail: Fishhook
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Sep 2, 2021
trail: Huntington View
10:32 |
302 |
Jan 11, 2022 , Calgary
trail: MacEwan DH
12:55 |
377 |
Jan 11, 2022 , Calgary
trail: Berkley Lowlands
12:55 |
186 |
Jan 11, 2022 , Calgary
trail: Fine Grind Connector
12:55 |
171 |
Jan 11, 2022 , Calgary
trail: Fine Grind
12:55 |
204 |
Jan 11, 2022 , Calgary
trail: MacEwan View
12:55 |
208 |
Jan 11, 2022 , Calgary
trail: Plateau to 14th
10:32 |
281 |
Jan 8, 2022 , Calgary
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenner Connector | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj | ||
| Gerry's Trail | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj | ||
| Jerry's Trail | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj | ||
| MacEwan DH | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj | ||
| MacEwan Bypass | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj | ||
| MacEwan Hollow | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj | ||
| Out and Down | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj | ||
| Gerry's Shortcut | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj | ||
| Surfing The Trees | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj | ||
| Bypass | May 10, 2025 @ 9:57am May 10, 2025 | Dry | Thibodeauj |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rusty-reebs | add | photo | activity #71680793 | May 14, 2025 @ 6:49pm May 14, 2025 |
| Thibodeauj | add | report | activity #71416510 and 14 more | May 10, 2025 @ 8:52pm May 10, 2025 |
| irf23 | add | report | activity #71386410 and 6 more | May 10, 2025 @ 12:08pm May 10, 2025 |
| rusty-reebs | add | trail | activity #71332559 | May 9, 2025 @ 7:51pm May 9, 2025 |
| rusty-reebs | add | report | activity #71268690 and 4 more | May 8, 2025 @ 6:32pm May 8, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This has the potential to be a great flow... | Sep 14, 2024 @ 9:30pm Sep 14, 2024 | ||
| trail | Should definitely be ridden down hill (south... | Aug 23, 2024 @ 5:35pm Aug 23, 2024 | ||
| trail | This is a steep gravel pathway, and between... | Aug 15, 2024 @ 6:56am Aug 15, 2024 | ||
| trail | Although it seems that most people climb this,... | Jun 4, 2024 @ 11:37am Jun 4, 2024 | ||
| trail | Was ok previously, what changed that this is... | Apr 12, 2023 @ 5:30pm Apr 12, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont | 10 | 3 | 2 km | ||
| Nose Creek Park | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3.2 km | |
| Bowmont Park | 29 | 5 | 3.6 km | ||
| McHugh Bluff | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 km | |
| Edworthy Park | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 267 | 92 miles | 8,652 ft | 40 miles | 525 ft | #81 | #4 | 245 | 4,088 | 18 | 28,507 | |
| E-Bike | 56 | 33 miles | 3,435 ft | 17 miles | 525 ft | #270 | #9 | 1 | 3,925 | 1 | 739 | |
| Hike | 264 | 91 miles | 8,583 ft | 39 miles | 525 ft | #47 | #4 | 2 | 4,085 | 1 | 926 | |
| Trail Running | 264 | 91 miles | 8,583 ft | 39 miles | 525 ft | #46 | #4 | 4,085 | 1 | 3,406 |
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