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SavePowderface trailhead is off of Hwy 66, just past the winter gate [Closed Dec. 1 - May 15]. There is an older outhouse and an info kiosk, plus a few picnic tables. The trails in this area are maintained by Alberta Parks.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
AKA: Powder Face
Land Status: Regional Recreation Area
google parking directions Access Info:
The trailhead is a few hundred metres past the winter gate, on the right.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
12 trails
- Horse
4 trails
- Hike
36 trails
- Trail Running
36 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
- Backcountry Ski
0 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 8
- 2
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Open as of 2 daysStats
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- Trails (view details)
- 12
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 12
- Trails E-Bike
- 7
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 36
- Trails Trail Running
- 36
- Total Distance
- 37 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,679 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,186 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,155 ft
- Reports
- 369
- Photos
- 188
- Ridden Counter
- 4,322
Popular Powderface Mountain Biking Trails
Powderface Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prairie Link Loop | 12.0 km | |
| Powderface Short Loop | 12.0 km | |
| Elbow Loop | 50.2 km | |
| Powderface/Prairie Creek Figure 8 Loop | 27.0 km | |
| Powderface/Prairie Creek Big Loop | 20.7 km | |
| Powderface Loop | 21.2 km | |
| BCC Mtb Ride 2021-06-29 | 12.4 km | |
| Powderface Creek Super Loop | 34.9 km | |
| Forget me not loop | 48.4 km | |
| powderface/jumpingpound long loop | 73.4 km |
Photos of Powderface Mountain Bike
trail: Trail Creek Trail
2 |
May 27, 2025 @ 2:57pm
May 27, 2025
trail: Trail Creek Trail
3 |
May 27, 2025 @ 2:57pm
May 27, 2025
trail: Quirk Creek Trail
58 |
Oct 9, 2023 @ 7:21pm
Oct 9, 2023
trail: Quirk Creek Trail
66 |
Oct 9, 2023 @ 7:21pm
Oct 9, 2023
trail: Quirk Creek Trail
53 |
Oct 9, 2023 @ 7:20pm
Oct 9, 2023
trail: Quirk Creek Trail
47 |
Oct 9, 2023 @ 7:20pm
Oct 9, 2023
trail: Prairie Mountain
77 |
Jan 9, 2023 @ 9:37am
Jan 9, 2023
trail: Prairie Mountain
260 |
Oct 5, 2020 @ 11:27am
Oct 5, 2020Videos of Powderface Mountain Bike
trail: Powderface Creek
6:59 |
525 |
Jul 14, 2017
trail: Prairie Mountain
6:54 |
869 |
Jan 13, 2011
![Powderface Ridge [Powderface]](https://ev1.pinkbike.org/tf/vt/1/yvt-172687-4.jpg)
trail: Powderface Ridge
23:47 |
303 |
Jul 4, 2023 , Bragg Creek
trail: Powderface Ridge
16:53 |
336 |
Jun 5, 2023 , Bragg Creek
trail: Prairie Mountain
13:11 |
234 |
Jan 13, 2023 , Bragg Creek
trail: Prairie Link
17:52 |
372 |
Mar 22, 2021 , Bragg Creek
17:52 |
242 |
Mar 15, 2021
trail: Prairie Creek
2084 |
Sep 5, 2017 , Bragg Creek
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powderface Ridge | May 19, 2025 @ 10:37am May 19, 2025 | Snow Cover Partial | quinnltd MMBTS | Significant snow remains on the east side... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Link | Jun 16, 2025 @ 3:45pm 2 days | Ideal | gogob | ||
| Prairie Creek | Jun 16, 2025 @ 3:44pm 2 days | Ideal | gogob | ||
| Trail Creek Trail | Jun 16, 2025 @ 3:40pm 2 days | Variable | gogob | ||
| Powderface Creek | Jun 16, 2025 @ 3:39pm 2 days | Dry | gogob | ||
| Trail Creek Connector | Jun 8, 2025 @ 2:12pm Jun 8, 2025 | Variable | dirthyshirtmil | ||
| Prairie Mountain | May 25, 2025 @ 7:02pm May 25, 2025 | Dry | elhardoum | ||
| Prairie Mountain South | Nov 9, 2024 @ 2:00pm Nov 9, 2024 | Ideal | chasingjoy | ||
| Wildhorse Trail | Oct 9, 2023 @ 6:27am Oct 9, 2023 | Ideal | kayakerdad | ||
| Ford Creek Trail | Sep 23, 2022 @ 11:27am Sep 23, 2022 | Ideal | sullivad | ||
| Quirk Creek Trail | Aug 16, 2020 @ 7:47pm Aug 16, 2020 | Dry | anotherstoneinthewoods |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gogob | add | report | activity #73934640 and 3 more | Jun 16, 2025 @ 3:39pm 2 days |
| RedRusty | ridden | trail | activity #73612053 | Jun 12, 2025 @ 6:39am Jun 12, 2025 |
| ryanstad | wishlist | trail | activity #73441325 | Jun 9, 2025 @ 1:39pm Jun 9, 2025 |
| dirthyshirtmil | add | report | activity #73396083 and 3 more | Jun 8, 2025 @ 6:59pm Jun 8, 2025 |
| rstaple | add | report | activity #73298184 | Jun 7, 2025 @ 2:34pm Jun 7, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Powderface Creek reroute and rebuild is... | May 30, 2025 @ 8:59pm May 30, 2025 | ||
| trail | A buddy and rode Nov 9 and took the route... | Nov 9, 2024 @ 1:43pm Nov 9, 2024 | ||
| trail | This trail is not a MB trail. Very steep and... | Jun 29, 2024 @ 3:06pm Jun 29, 2024 | ||
| trail | Work on the front side trail is done. It now... | Sep 29, 2023 @ 8:28am Sep 29, 2023 | ||
| trail | Don't recommend. More of a hiking/horse trail. | Aug 21, 2023 @ 10:44am Aug 21, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Elbow Provincial Recreation Area | 4 | 3.1 km | |||
| Prairie Mountain | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5.2 km |
| Moose Mountain | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 7.5 km |
| Station Flats / Allen Bill | 4 | 11 | 8.3 km | ||
| Mclean Creek Off Highway Vehicle PLUZ | 1 | 4 | 9 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 12 | 35 miles | 7,680 ft | 18 miles | 2,185 ft | #2,555 | #52 | 179 | 367 | 11 | 4,253 | |
| E-Bike | 7 | 31 miles | 4,846 ft | 14 miles | 2,185 ft | 4 | 302 | 3 | 154 | |||
| Horse | 4 | 14 miles | 2,539 ft | 9 miles | 1,204 ft | #435 | #10 | 98 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hike | 36 | 37 miles | 7,680 ft | 18 miles | 2,185 ft | #1,991 | #47 | 5 | 369 | 1 | 1,305 | |
| Trail Running | 36 | 37 miles | 7,680 ft | 18 miles | 2,185 ft | #1,993 | #47 | 369 | 1 | 691 |
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