Mountain Bike

17.5 miles

Distance

1,196 ft

Climb

-1,127 ft

Descent

2,197 ft

High Point

Fun loop around UofA April 2023

Detailed Description

Academic Half Day is a 17 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Northwest Edmonton Alberta. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 45 trails. This route climbs 1,196 ft with a max elevation of 2,197 ft then descends -1,127 ft.

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Edmonton Mountain Bike Alliance (www.edmmtnbike.ca)

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Trails in Route

	UofA-3				318 ft
	U of A Climb				184 ft
	U of A Climb - Alt				184 ft
	LRT Climb				479 ft
	Under The Bridge				420 ft
	Walters Folly				1,427 ft
	John Walter Trail				682 ft
	Lavigne / Walterdale Bridge Access				1,844 ft
	Won't Die				1,138 ft
	Old Timer's				732 ft
	Skyline Trail				1,811 ft
	Low Level Bridge Access				423 ft
	Edmonton Queen				1,604 ft
	Cloverdale Bridge Detour				853 ft
	Skyline Trail				1,453 ft
	Low Level Bridge Access				515 ft
	West Coast Trail				1,204 ft
	Gnome Trail				1,283 ft
	Belt				469 ft
	Old Brewery Cut				194 ft
	Brew Master				909 ft
	A loop through the forest				1,667 ft
	UofA-6				210 ft
	E.M.P. Blast				1,926 ft
	Emily Murphy Access				2,369 ft
	Emily Murphy Connector				945 ft
	Victoria's Secret				3,048 ft
	Victoria's Lower Secret				646 ft
	Lovers Lane				3,022 ft
	Smoke Bomb				2,467 ft
	Lovers Lane				3,071 ft
	Purple Haze				906 ft
	Wonder Woman				899 ft
	Museum Hill				344 ft
	Up and Down - McKinnon				2 miles
	Mud Sweat				279 ft
	Back Breaker				1,598 ft
	Money $hot				791 ft
	Lower Back Breaker				758 ft
	Six Shooter				3,560 ft
	Ray Gun				2 miles
	Six Shooter				1,690 ft

Details

Riding area

Hawrelak
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue

More Stats for Academic Half Day mountain bike route

Altitude change

72 ft
Altitude min

2,028 ft
Altitude start

2,067 ft
Altitude end

2,139 ft
Grade

0.1%
Grade max

-33.6%
Grade min

28%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

5 miles

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Ray Gun	Jul 8, 2025 @ 4:07pm 11 hours
	Six Shooter	Jul 8, 2025 @ 4:07pm 11 hours
	Victoria's Lower Secret	Jul 5, 2025 @ 9:46pm Jul 5, 2025
	Victoria's Secret	Jul 5, 2025 @ 9:46pm Jul 5, 2025
	Back Breaker	Jul 5, 2025 @ 9:45pm Jul 5, 2025