1,801 ft
Distance
15 ft
Climb
-89 ft
Descent
00:04:12
Avg time

Back Breaker Details

  • Riding area
    Edmonton
    Edmonton, Alberta
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • TTFs on trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #1032

The companion to Root Canal this trail continues to traverse the rooty Mckinnon Ravine. Large berms help increase the flow on this technical trail.

Access Info

MacKinnon Access Trail under the 142nd Street Bridge over MacKinnon Ravine

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Back Breaker mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -74 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,111 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,189 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,185 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,111 ft
  • Grade
    -4.095%
  • Grade max
    -39.39%
  • Grade min
    9.086%
  • Distance climb
    350 ft
  • Distance down
    980 ft
  • Distance flat
    470 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:12
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:45
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Status:
on May 28, 2018
Very Dry
Avg: 4.6 (12 votes)

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Trail Style
  • ?
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to back-breaker trailhead (53.538160, -113.565430)
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Back Breaker Trail Reports

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May 28, 2018 @ 5:59pm
May 28, 2018
 Dry dusty conditions.
May 9, 2018 @ 5:51pm
May 9, 2018
Apr 28, 2018 @ 11:22am
Apr 28, 2018
Feb 15, 2018 @ 10:18am
Feb 15, 2018
 Very good. Packed powder. One loose corner at the end.
Jan 25, 2018 @ 7:14pm
Jan 25, 2018
 Pow Pow Pow. Perfect conditions last night.
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Routes with this trail

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