1.5 miles
Distance
-764 ft
Descent
00:12:09
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    2015
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7-27 Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Moose Mountain
    Bragg Creek, Alberta
  • AKA
    7 of 27
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #463 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5144 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2016
  • Land Owner
    Alberta Environment and Parks

The name is pronounced “7 of 27 Descent” and is inspired by the unique well identifier for the Shell 7 of 27 well site. The well is located in Legal Sub-Division 7 of Section 27 Township 22 Range 6 west of the 5th Meridian. (near the entrance to Billy Dog) The trail starts near the Shell 7 of 27 well site. The name might also make one think of the popular 3 engine Boeing 727 aircraft of the 1960’s and 1970’s. The 7-27 Descent trail was included in the MMBTS 5 year plan prepared in late 2010.

In 2015 the first 1.5 km of trail was machine built thanks to Cornerstone Excavating of Kimberley and a $28,822 grant from the Alberta Recreational Trails Partnership. The remaining 1.1 km was hand built by a few dedicated volunteers and will hopefully be upgraded in the future. The machine built portion of the trail is fast and flowy featuring numerous rollers, doubles and table tops. The trail will help intermediate riders progress their skill level with jumps.

Access Info

Top access is from Pneuma just below the wellsite near the 4km point of Moose Mountain Road. The trail ends at an intersection with the Sulphur Springs trail, just east of the creek crossing. Riders may continue east on the Sulphur Springs trail to the Station Flats parking lot or ride west up Sulphur Springs to the 2 km lot, or continue up Pneuma for another lap.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 7-27 mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -764 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,918 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,682 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,682 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,918 ft
  • Grade
    -9.4%
  • Grade max
    -51.3%
  • Grade min
    2%
  • Distance climb
    89 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    23 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:09
  • Avg reverse time
    00:57:09
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      7-27 Trail Reports

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      Sep 4, 2024 @ 5:07pm
      3 days
      		 starting to get powdery
      Aug 18, 2024 @ 11:02am
      Aug 18, 2024
      		 Only a couple puddles worth mentioning, otherwise neat perfect conditions.
      Aug 18, 2024 @ 9:35am
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      Jul 28, 2024 @ 9:51am
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      Jul 23, 2024 @ 5:19pm
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 83 rides
      • 20.3 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,460 rides
      • 18.8 km avg distance
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      • 10,596 rides
      • Last: Sep 6, 2024

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