5.4 miles
Distance
454 ft
Climb
-427 ft
Descent
01:05:06
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Jasper National Park
    Jasper, Alberta
  • Ref Number
    #115
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    May - Oct
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner

The gravel Whirlpool Fire Road leads up the Whirlpool river valley past the Whirlpool Campground which is a beautiful location and an easy intro into bikepacking. Just short of the end of the gravel road the Athabasca Pass trail branches off and becomes very technical. It is possible to ride ~4km of the Athabasca pass trail to Tie Camp after which point cycling is not permitted

Access Info

From Jasper drive south on Hwy 93, after the park gate turn right onto Hwy 93a, follow to the Moab Lake road and turn right, follow to the parking lot at the end and start riding.

Disclaimer

The bridge has washed out at Simon Creek, it is not possible to continue further along Athabasca pass from that point without personal watercraft.

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More Stats for Athabasca Pass (Moab Lake to Whirlpool Camp) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    27 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,003 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,156 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,053 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,080 ft
  • Grade
    0.093%
  • Grade max
    -18.462%
  • Grade min
    12.697%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
  • Avg time
    01:05:06
  • Avg reverse time
    01:36:17
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on Jul 20, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.98 (1 votes)
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      Athabasca Pass... Trail Reports

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      Jul 20, 2024 @ 1:07am
      Jul 20, 2024
      Oct 11, 2020 @ 8:17am
      Oct 11, 2020
      Trail is in relatively good shape. Distance doesn’t seem right though. Our tracking said just under 14km return from the parking lot to the...
      Jul 15, 2020 @ 2:56pm
      Jul 15, 2020
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      Jun 16, 2018 @ 10:48am
      Jun 16, 2018
      Same as last report.
      May 20, 2018 @ 3:38pm
      May 20, 2018
      Small tree down across trail, can ride over or around and a few water crossings to watch but minor. Bear scat and moose tracks.
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