4,140 ft
Distance
-449 ft
Descent
00:10:57
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Flatten the Curve Trail

Flatten the Curve Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Cypress Hills Provincial Park
    Elkwater, Alberta
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Season
    May-October
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #20646 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Year Opened
    2020
  • Land Owner
    Cypress Hills Provincial Park

A black technical trail that starts off of Mystery and ends near the bottom of Mazama Drop. Drops on this trail do no have ride arounds so be confident in your skills.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Flatten the Curve multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -451 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,234 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,685 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,685 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,236 ft
  • Grade
    -10.9%
  • Grade max
    -27.7%
  • Grade min
    0.5%
  • Distance down
    3,934 ft
  • Distance flat
    207 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:57
  • view trail stats
Status:
on May 6, 2025
Variable
Avg: 4.13 (1 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (363)
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to flatten-the-curve-325376 trailhead (49.642340, -110.280110)
      update trails status or condition

      Flatten the Curve Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      May 6, 2025 @ 8:19pm
      May 6, 2025
      		 Fire break was cut through lower section of the trail. no second drop area anymore
      Mar 31, 2025 @ 11:03am
      Mar 31, 2025
      Dec 4, 2024 @ 9:37am
      Dec 4, 2024
      Dec 4, 2024 @ 9:36am
      Dec 4, 2024
      May 17, 2024 @ 11:48am
      May 17, 2024
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 0 rides
      •  
      All
      • 39 rides
      • Last: Oct 15, 2024

      Photos

      more »
      173 |
      Sep 3, 2022 @ 7:24pm
      Sep 3, 2022
      96 |
      Aug 18, 2022 @ 8:19pm
      Aug 18, 2022
      88 |
      Aug 18, 2022 @ 8:19pm
      Aug 18, 2022
      278 |
      Jun 19, 2021 @ 4:26pm
      Jun 19, 2021

      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      2023 Cypress Hills, Medicine Hat, AB // We Are One Canadian Enduro League p/b Leatt Round #5 race26 miles

      1 Review & Comments


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      more »
      Flatten the Curve
      3:52 | 739 | Jun 7, 2021 , Elkwater

      Nearby Trails

      Cypress Hills Provincial Park

      • By kfbradleyTF Pro & contributors
      • #325376 - 1,142 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.