Mountain Bike

15.6 miles

Distance

2,729 ft

Climb

-2,728 ft

Descent

5,210 ft

High Point

This route takes in most of the mountain bike trails at the Pass Powderkeg Ski hill in Blairmore (Crowsnest Pass). This involves two climbs and descents from the top on Spare Change/Roots O'Hazard, and, to save the best for the last run, Buck 50. In between there is a descent on the flow trail, Berma-Grin, and a short descent on the technical Trick or Tree. Because of the layout, some of the climbs get repeated. However, the optional technical features beside the trails let you add variety to these climbs .

Detailed Description

Almost Every Trail at Pass Powderkeg is a 16 mile popular intermediate route located near Blairmore Alberta. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 16 trails. This route climbs 2,729 ft with a max elevation of 5,210 ft then descends -2,728 ft.

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United Riders Of Crowsnest (www.uroc.ca)

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Trails in Route

	Little Shred Riding Hood				1 mile
	Roots O'Hazard				1,358 ft
	Luge Run				545 ft
	Ski Hill Rd				407 ft
	Alberta Summer Games				994 ft
	Berma-Grin				3,228 ft
	Knotty Flo				2,972 ft
	Jiffy Pop				2,300 ft
	Double Dirt-Spresso				2 miles
	Chainsaw Massacre				2 miles
	Chainsaw Massacre Tech Section				1,043 ft
	Trick or Tree				1,453 ft
	Buck 50				2 miles
	Buck 50 Option				381 ft
	Spare Change				3,346 ft
	AB Cup DH Chute				282 ft

Details

Riding area

Blairmore
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

47

More Stats for Almost Every Trail at Pass Powderkeg mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 53 min
Altitude min

4,282 ft
Altitude start

4,282 ft
Altitude end

4,285 ft
Grade max

-45.6%
Grade min

39.7%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

7 miles
Distance flat

2 miles

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trail	date	description
Double Dirt-Spresso	Apr 27, 2025 @ 2:20pm 1 day	minor tree down
Chainsaw Massacre	Apr 26, 2025 @ 4:23pm 2 days	Tree down at rock rideover near Dale Strandquist trail Some snow/ice patches, more frequent higher up. reporter
Berma-Grin	Apr 25, 2025 @ 1:07pm Apr 25, 2025	Trees have been cleared. Couple small, quickly disappearing patches of snow. Good to ride!
Alberta Summer Games	Apr 20, 2025 @ 11:26am Apr 20, 2025
Buck 50	Apr 17, 2025 @ 2:47pm Apr 17, 2025