5,043 ft
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-1,049 ft
Descent
00:11:04
Avg time

4th Horseman Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Prairie Mountain
    Bragg Creek, Alberta
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #35611 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #12993 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    AE+P

Raw natural trail with several steep sections building to a final steep rocky descent.
*Avoid riding when wet*

Access Info

Climb the Husky road from the Ing's Mine road to approx 200m from the Husky facility. Trail leaves the road on the right as you crest the final climbing stretch. The trail continues to climb gradually until you reach an obvious Y. Right branch is 4th Horseman.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 4th Horseman mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,043 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,194 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,237 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,237 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,194 ft
  • Grade
    -20.7%
  • Grade max
    -59.5%
  • Grade min
    4.9%
  • Distance climb
    108 ft
  • Distance down
    4,836 ft
  • Distance flat
    98 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:04
  • Avg reverse time
    01:18:35
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on Nov 21, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.25 (11 votes)
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      4th Horseman Trail Reports

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      Nov 21, 2023 @ 5:04pm
      Nov 21, 2023
      		 Patches of icy up top, dry on the steeps, icy at the bottom in the trees. Not wet anywhere
      Oct 7, 2023 @ 3:04pm
      Oct 7, 2023
      		 Small tree down across trail, can navigate over or around. Otherwise conditions are great
      May 21, 2023 @ 10:52pm
      May 21, 2023
      Jul 30, 2022 @ 8:26pm
      Jul 30, 2022
      Jul 17, 2022 @ 10:54am
      Jul 17, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 163 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,452 rides
      • Last: Dec 4, 2023

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      Aug 26, 2023 @ 6:18pm
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      Sep 11, 2022 @ 9:01pm
      Sep 11, 2022
      513 |
      Jul 15, 2020 @ 6:02pm
      Jul 15, 2020

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