Mountain Bike

15.7 miles

Distance

1,142 ft

Climb

-1,149 ft

Descent

4,887 ft

High Point

Ride at your own risk, especially on Topp Notch and the Toe

- Take the Hoodoo trail off of the Hoodoo parking lot towards
- Take to the Condo/Store areas to get to Star Wars/Topp Notch
- Take Top Notch to Return of the Jedi back to the top of Star Wars
- Go down Star Wars to Return of the Jedi
- Second loop of Return of the Jedi will cut out behind the condo units to the road
- Connect to Banff Ave Trail
- Go to the end of Banff Ave to connect to Coastline
- From there, connect with Stinky D
- At the end of Stinky D, go left for the Toe
- The Toe actually continues down further around the bend of the river
- Follow the lower Toe to get back onto the lower Toe and to Super G
- Go up Super G to get back up to the top of Tunnel to parking lot

Detailed Description

Banff Big Toe Loop is a 16 mile popular intermediate route located near Banff Alberta. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 11 trails. This route climbs 1,142 ft with a max elevation of 4,887 ft then descends -1,149 ft.

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Bow Valley Mountain Bike Alliance (www.bvmba.org)

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Trails in Route

	Topp Notch				2 miles
	Return of The Jedi				4,596 ft
	Star Wars				2,431 ft
	The Snake				1,375 ft
	Banff Ave. - Spine Connector				423 ft
	Coastline				2 miles
	Stinky D				4,403 ft
	Don's Bypass				873 ft

Details

Riding area

Banff
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Other Activities
- E-Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

Yes
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate

More Stats for Banff Big Toe Loop mountain bike route

Avg time

4 hr 48 min
Altitude min

4,462 ft
Altitude start

4,651 ft
Altitude end

4,646 ft
Grade max

-31%
Grade min

26.7%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

5 miles
Distance flat

5 miles

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trail	date	description
Topp Notch	Sep 29, 2024 @ 1:41pm Sep 29, 2024
Star Wars	Sep 13, 2024 @ 2:40pm Sep 13, 2024	Trail has been worked on this summer and will ride differently, if you've ridden Star Wars often just be aware.
Return of The Jedi	Aug 14, 2024 @ 4:19pm Aug 14, 2024
Coastline	Jul 18, 2024 @ 3:42pm Jul 18, 2024
Stinky D	May 28, 2024 @ 6:32am May 28, 2024