Mountain Bike

31.0 miles

Distance

2,494 ft

Climb

-2,668 ft

Descent

2,235 ft

High Point

Birthday ride for a friend

Detailed Description

Birthday is a 31 mile popular expert route located near Edmonton Alberta. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a extreme overall physical rating. This route includes 86 trails. This route climbs 2,494 ft with a max elevation of 2,235 ft then descends -2,668 ft.

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Edmonton Mountain Bike Alliance (www.edmmtnbike.ca)

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Trails in Route

	Mustang Access				807 ft
	Bridge me up Scottie				679 ft
	The Traffic Traverse				4,268 ft
	MooseKnuckle				581 ft
	Skoot-n-Shoot				377 ft
	Moosestang				285 ft
	Mustang				2,323 ft
	Low Flow				978 ft
	River Ridge				1,447 ft
	Henday Access				2,192 ft
	GO Trail - alt climb				200 ft
	Purple Bench				1,253 ft
	Happy Ending Hill				1,404 ft
	Upper Corkscrew				541 ft
	Terwillegar - 22				197 ft
	Terwillegar Park Footbridge Access				955 ft
	Logarythmic				2,776 ft
	Flatter Pete				4,386 ft
	Flat Pete				3,563 ft
	Selkirk Knights				1 mile
	Fort Edmonton Connector				1,480 ft
	No Horses				4,101 ft
	Fox Drive - Alt				167 ft
	Turtle berms				358 ft
	Slinky - South				961 ft
	Raven				1,486 ft
	Slinky - Mid				794 ft
	Machete				1,624 ft
	Machete-climb				210 ft
	Six Shooter to Machete Access				1,161 ft
	Ray Gun				1 mile
	Six Shooter				5,036 ft
	Ray Gun				2,920 ft
	Walters Folly				1,483 ft
	John Walter Trail				696 ft
	Lavigne / Walterdale Bridge Access				1,926 ft
	Won't Die				1,148 ft
	Gnome Trail				1,293 ft
	Gnome Descent				203 ft
	Old Timer's				741 ft
	Canada Cup Network - 1				1,480 ft
	Old Timer's Shortcut				1,188 ft
	Too Much				1,073 ft
	Scona Hill				938 ft
	Scona Hill Rip				256 ft
	Dirty Mattress				361 ft
	West Coast Trail				1,286 ft
	MIll Creek to Old Timer Connector				614 ft
	Connors Bridge				328 ft
	The Trap				2,034 ft
	Hulk Bogan				489 ft
	Ridge Runner				1,795 ft
	Connors Bridge				984 ft
	Birdhouse Trail				2,306 ft
	Seminary hill				1,289 ft
	The Holy Trail				784 ft
	McAloon R.I.P.				1,191 ft
	Caddytrack				2,028 ft
	Happy Ending				1,181 ft
	HGC SUP / Capilano Bridge Access				1,588 ft
	Low Class				180 ft
	Ada Blvd Hill Climb				466 ft
	Higher Edukation				1,903 ft
	Ada Blvd Hill Climb				778 ft
	Low Class				194 ft
	HGC SUP / Capilano Bridge Access				1,401 ft
	Hoot and Holler				417 ft
	Mark Messier				354 ft
	Capilano Access				2,119 ft
	Risky Business				1,234 ft
	Sideline				1,512 ft
	Hardisty Access				2,625 ft
	Capilano Cresent				1,066 ft
	Moonraker				2,287 ft
	Hustler				1 mile

Details

Riding area

South West Edmonton
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Point to Point
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Extreme

More Stats for Birthday mountain bike route

Avg time

91 hr 10 min
Altitude change

-174 ft
Altitude min

2,018 ft
Altitude start

2,229 ft
Altitude end

2,054 ft
Grade

-0.1%
Grade max

-35.9%
Grade min

37%
Distance climb

11 miles
Distance down

12 miles
Distance flat

8 miles

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trail	date	description
Hustler	Nov 30, 2023 @ 5:08pm 16 hours	One little mud hole on the west side of the loop that is a lot deeper than it looks.
Risky Business	Nov 30, 2023 @ 5:06pm 16 hours
Moonraker	Nov 30, 2023 @ 5:06pm 16 hours
Sideline	Nov 30, 2023 @ 5:06pm 16 hours
Happy Ending	Nov 30, 2023 @ 5:05pm 16 hours