6.5 miles
Distance
540 ft
Climb
-555 ft
Descent
3,659 ft
High Point
#RideCMBA Bowmont Short Loop
Detailed Description
#RideCMBA Bowmont Short Loop is a 7 mile moderately popular easy route located near Calgary Alberta. This mountain bike only route can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 4 trails. This route climbs 540 ft with a max elevation of 3,659 ft then descends -555 ft.
Local Trail Association
Please consider joining or donating to the local riding association to support trail development & maintenance.
donate to earn trail karma!
5 Reviews & Comments
We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!
Create a FREE account to view route comments and much more.
Trails in Route
| 4,042 ft | |||||
| 4,583 ft | |||||
| 3,796 ft |
Details
-
Riding area
-
Primary ActivityMountain Bike
-
Difficulty ratingGreen
-
Route TypeOut & Back
-
DirectionBoth Directions
-
Physical ratingModerate
-
Ridelogs
More Stats for #RideCMBA Bowmont Short Loop mountain bike route
-
Avg time42 min 30 sec
-
Altitude min3,528 ft
-
Altitude start3,570 ft
-
Altitude end3,553 ft
-
Grade max-23.8%
-
Grade min19.8%
-
Distance climb3 miles
-
Distance down3 miles
-
Distance flat4,705 ft
close
-
Layers w
- More Layers
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
- Pro
-
Upgrade to
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 ridelogs 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 riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs 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 ridelogs 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 rides = 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
x
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning
A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x
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 riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with NO bikes.
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
Save
Trail transparency
Photos
Videos
Bowmont Rip - Calgary, AB, Mountain Bike POV
trail: Sideshow Bob
3:24 | 711 | comments: 0 | favs:
Nov 7, 2021
Early Spring Riding! Sideshow Bob | Calgary
trail: Sideshow Bob
3:39 | 842 | comments: 0 | favs:
Apr 1, 2021
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
| status | trail | date | condition | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 19, 2025 @ 11:18am Apr 19, 2025 | ||||
Jul 29, 2024 @ 2:51am Jul 29, 2024 | ||||
Dec 25, 2023 @ 6:03am Dec 25, 2023 |
- By andrwreynolds & contributors
- #28748 - 1,027 views