Mountain Bike

6.7 miles

Distance

1,054 ft

Climb

-1,054 ft

Descent

5,163 ft

High Point

A short loop starting in Coleman that takes in a variety of interesting single-track of easy to intermediate technical difficulty, without a lot of climbing. The highlights are the lower half of Sweet Duaneage along the top of a rocky ridge, the climb up Toadstool leading to the top of Sooper Trooper, the flowy upper half of Sooper Trooper through loamy old forest and solid berms with a few optional TTFs including gaps, jumps, and bridges, then east on the Pipeline for a rip down Whistling Post.

Note: Start at the trailhead on the east side of the Green Mountain campground property in Coleman, On the climb, the entrance to the single-track 150m past the cattle-guard on York Creek Road is easy to miss.

This route is Unsanctioned, Ride at your own Risk!

Detailed Description

York Creek Short & Sweet Loop is a 7 mile moderately popular intermediate unsanctioned route located near Coleman Alberta. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 22 trails. This route climbs 1,054 ft with a max elevation of 5,163 ft then descends -1,054 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Ironstone Lookout Access Road				1,880 ft
	Crowsnest Community Trail				538 ft
	Ironstone Lookout Access Road				5,079 ft
	Sweet Duaneage				3,373 ft
	NRA (Upper)				1,693 ft
	Pipeline Connector East				1,217 ft
	Connector Sooper to Pipeline				302 ft
	School of Rock				207 ft
	Toadstool				5,085 ft
	Sooper Trooper				1 mile
	Connector Sooper to Pipeline				3,986 ft
	Whistling Post				3,196 ft
	Ironstone Lookout Access Road				472 ft
	Crowsnest Community Trail				538 ft
	Ironstone Lookout Access Road				1,880 ft

Details

Riding area

York Creek
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

27

More Stats for York Creek Short & Sweet Loop mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 43 min
Altitude min

4,325 ft
Altitude start

4,325 ft
Altitude end

4,324 ft
Grade max

-35.2%
Grade min

29.9%
Distance climb

3 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

2,041 ft

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trail	date	description
Whistling Post	Jun 8, 2025 @ 9:32am Jun 8, 2025	She's a good ripper.
Pipeline Connector East	Jun 8, 2025 @ 9:32am Jun 8, 2025
Toadstool	May 30, 2025 @ 9:37am May 30, 2025
Sweet Duaneage	May 14, 2025 @ 11:05am May 14, 2025	The section from York Creek road to York Creek Staging Connector has been logged. reporter
School of Rock	May 11, 2025 @ 12:36pm May 11, 2025