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1.1 miles
Distance
174 ft
Climb
-138 ft
Descent
00:11:27
Avg time
36 ft
Altitude change
4,761 ft
Altitude min
4,917 ft
Altitude max
4,761 ft
Altitude start
4,797 ft
Altitude end
0.6%
Grade
-22.4%
Grade max
24.1%
Grade min
3,504 ft
Distance climb
2,228 ft
Distance down
00:11:27
Avg time
Horseshoe Upper Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHorseshoe / G8
Canmore, Alberta -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking heatmap [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 85 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking#65641 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #62182 in Trail Running
- #99140 in Hiking
- #21792 in Horseback
- #2600 in Winter Fat Biking
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Provincial Ranking#1,008 in Mountain Biking · Alberta [+]
- #1,063 in Trail Running
- #1,634 in Hiking
- #273 in Horseback
- #177 in Winter Fat Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
Very popular trail that traverses from the Cougar Creek area to the Grotto Mountain Trail above the Alpine Club.
Currently the lower part (from Cougar Creek) is closed for blasting supporting the Cougar Creek flood mitigation project, so access on the west end (or egress from the west end) is the Horseshoe to Ridge Road trail.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 6 miles average
6 Months
- 130 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
All
- 1,032 rides
- Last: Nov 11, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to horseshoe-upper trailhead
(51.092300, -115.318720)
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marlo
Mostly dirt now, a few ice patches. Best to ride early mornings before afternoon thaw.
hbesley
Rode a couple weeks ago, upper was very rideable with a couple muddy and snowy spots, anything below and in the trees were an ice rink
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