2 miles
Distance
258 ft
Climb
-594 ft
Descent
00:19:26
Avg time

Double Dirt-Spresso Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
  • Riding Area
    Pass Powderkeg
    Blairmore, Alberta
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #12186 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Year Opened
    2011
  • Land Manager
    Municipality of Crowsnest Pass

Part of the stacked loop trail network on Pass Powderkeg Ski Area. This trail climbs (or descends) gradually from the near the water tower to the Dale Strandquist double-track trail, with several scenic viewpoints over the canyon of Lyons Creek. It also has several rock/ladder features to add challenge - all have optional bypasses.

Access Info

Trailhead: Vehicle parking for the trail network is available by the Skills Park/Albert Stella Arena located at the bottom of the Pass Powderkeg ski hill.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Double Dirt-Spresso bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -337 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,389 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,728 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,726 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,389 ft
  • Grade
    -3.269%
  • Grade max
    -35.978%
  • Grade min
    26.652%
  • Distance climb
    3,417 ft
  • Distance down
    1 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,203 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:26
  • Avg reverse time
    00:27:34
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Status:
on Jan 26, 2020
Snow Packed
Avg: 4.5 (8 votes)

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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Double Dirt-Spresso Trail Reports

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      Jan 26, 2020 @ 1:37pm
      Jan 26, 2020
      		 reporter
      Oct 18, 2019 @ 6:16pm
      Oct 18, 2019
      Oct 18, 2019 @ 6:16pm
      Oct 18, 2019
      		 Mainly dry x2 puddles x2 trees across trail, was excellent
      Oct 6, 2019 @ 12:40pm
      Oct 6, 2019
      Oct 2, 2019 @ 1:50pm
      Oct 2, 2019
      		 reporter Medium sized tree down across trail, blocking trail, near the lookout over Lyons Creek. From Ski Hill Road to junction with Jiffy Pop, trail was...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 1 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 80 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
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      • 277 rides
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      May 5, 2018 @ 10:10pm
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      May 5, 2018 @ 10:10pm
      May 5, 2018

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