12.7 miles
Distance
1,825 ft
Climb
-1,837 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
This is a winter loop that can be ridden in either direction but is best riding it counter clockwise. Nice easy warm up on telephone loop before moving on to some blue trails.
Detailed Description
anything but merlin is a 13 mile popular intermediate route located near Bragg Creek Alberta. This winter fat bike primary route can be used both directions. This route includes 8 trails. This route climbs 1,825 ft with a max elevation of 5,594 ft then descends -1,837 ft.
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Trails in Route
| 4,938 ft | |||||
| 5,128 ft | |||||
| 2,382 ft | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
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Primary ActivityWinter Fat Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlue
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Route TypeLoop
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eBike Allowed
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Bike typeFat
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DirectionBoth Directions
More Stats for anything but merlin mountain bike route
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Altitude min4,626 ft
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Altitude start4,639 ft
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Altitude end4,626 ft
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Grade max-46.3%
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Grade min28.8%
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Distance climb6 miles
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Distance down5 miles
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Distance flat1 mile
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7 year old descending Strange Brew to WBC lot from Ranger Summit
trail: Strange Brew
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Jul 11, 2023
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