1.7 miles
Distance
14 ft
Climb
-361 ft
Descent
00:14:00
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of BH Trail
  • Hinton Mountain Bike Association
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BH Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Happy Creek
    Hinton, Alberta
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #83915 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #80610 in Trail Running
    • #80088 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Town of Hinton

Bighorn is an older mixed double/single track along the on the Happy Creek system. The route becomes more technical single track the further South it gets and more double track towards the Town Trails.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for BH mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -349 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,506 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,854 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,854 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,507 ft
  • Grade
    -3.8%
  • Grade max
    -17.9%
  • Grade min
    4%
  • Distance climb
    1,024 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    443 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:00
  • Avg reverse time
    00:20:33
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on Jul 3, 2024
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      BH Trail Reports

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      Jul 3, 2024 @ 8:24am
      Jul 3, 2024
      		 Came across 1 down tree, wet slippery roots
      Aug 20, 2023 @ 12:30pm
      Aug 20, 2023
      		 Came across a couple downed trees, some wet patches.
      Nov 28, 2022 @ 8:57am
      Nov 28, 2022
      		 reporter Pipeline open, people are hiking and fat biking
      Aug 19, 2021 @ 7:30pm
      Aug 19, 2021
      		 Trail blocked off at pipeline access before you get to rockband
      Jun 17, 2021 @ 10:58am
      Jun 17, 2021
      		 reporter Much better shape closer to town now
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 19.9 km avg distance
      All
      • 40 rides
      • Last: Oct 16, 2024

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      Sep 13, 2020 @ 6:34pm
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      Aug 19, 2021 @ 7:30pm
      Aug 19, 2021
      110 |
      Dec 29, 2017 @ 1:07pm
      Dec 29, 2017

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