Open in App
Get this route on your phone instantly.
15.0 miles
Distance
2,819 ft
Climb
-2,813 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
6 ft
Altitude change
4,686 ft
Altitude min
4,691 ft
Altitude start
4,698 ft
Altitude end
-80.4%
Grade max
41.5%
Grade min
7 miles
Distance climb
6 miles
Distance down
1 mile
Distance flat
Ride at your own risk. Cell phone service is spotty once you get on to Moosepackers Trail and Ridgeback.
This is a classic ride, updated for modern times. From Station Flats, ride Elbow Valley to Sulphur Springs, and then climb up Pneuma. Feel free to bail to the road if Pneuma isn't working for you. You can stay on Pneuma all the way to the end, or if you took the road from Special K, Race of Spades or lower, continue on the road until you get to the top. On your right will be a gravel access road with a gate. This is the trail to the Kananaskis Fire Lookout. Follow that until the turnoff to Moosepackers appears on your right [there's a sign], at the bottom of a long gravel downhill. Moosepackers leads into Ridgeback and back to Station Flats.
Just shy of 25 km, fast riders will get it done in less than 2.5 hours, but it can take much longer if you have mechanicals, or cough up a lung on Pneuma. The original loop involved taking Sulphur Springs and then heading directly up the road. Once you got to the bottom of Moosepackers you would take the access road to Tom Snow and ride that all the way back.
The vast majority of people ride this loop clockwise. It can be done counter-clockwise, but that eliminates almost all the fun downhills, which would suck.
Check the individual trail descriptions for more details.
Detailed Description
Moosepackers Loop is a 15 mile popular intermediate route located near Bragg Creek Alberta. This mountain bike only route can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 7 trails. This route climbs 2,819 ft with a max elevation of 6,541 ft then descends -2,813 ft.
Trail Issues on Route
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 1 trail (newest: Sep 21, 2026)
Stats
-
Distance15 miles
-
Avg time2 hr 23 min
-
Altitude min4,686 ft
-
Altitude start4,691 ft
-
Altitude end4,698 ft
-
Climb2,819 ft
-
Descent-2,813 ft
-
Grade max-80.4%
-
Grade min41.5%
-
Distance climb7 miles
-
Distance down6 miles
-
Distance flat1 mile
35 Reviews & Comments
We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!
Create a FREE account to view all route reviews and much more.
Trails in Route
| 4,629 ft | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
| 3 miles | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
| 6 miles | |||||
| 1,250 ft |
Details
-
Riding area
-
Primary ActivityMountain Bike
-
Difficulty ratingBlue
-
Route TypeLoop
-
Bike typeAM
-
DirectionBoth Directions
-
Physical ratingHard
-
Activity Logs
close
3D
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users activity logs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of users are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Used
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans activity logs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more activities = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
Radar Time
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Activity Recordings
Trailforks uses anonymized public activity data.
?
Winter Trails
Warning
A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where users jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
BC Backroad Status
![map legend]()
Service Road Atlas is a free to use, community-driven service for viewing and creating reports on the numerous back-country service roads around B.C. and Alberta.
Slope Aspect
Direction the slope faces
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with no bike usage.
Suggested Layers
Based on selected activity type
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
Save
Trail transparency
- Singletrack
- Unpaved
Photos
Videos
mtb
MTB The Ridgeback R4, R3, R2, and R1 Trails
trail: Ridgeback – R3
26:30 | 34 | comments: 0 | favs:
Jul 24, 2026
mtb
Alex in front
trail: Sulphur Springs
0:53 | 87 | comments: 0 | favs:
Feb 11, 2023
@boyblue1973
@Halfx
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
more reports »
- By pinkrobe & contributors
- #492 - 7,213 views
Hit the Trail
Download Route
Save to wishlist, Garmin & download.