Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Jewell Pass Trail
- Friends of Kananaskis CountrySponsor
Jewell Pass Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBow Valley Wildland Provincial Park
Canmore, Alberta -
AKAPV-JP Loop
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Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingModerate
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SeasonMay - November
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Land OwnerAlberta Parks
Jewell Pass is the second part of the XC classic Prairie View - Jewell Pass loop. It's popular with hikers [and the occasional horse] on the weekends, so weeknights are a good option.
Beginning from the junction with Quaite Valley and Prairie View, head down the Jewell Pass singletrack. It starts off as fast, windy singletrack, a few hits to jump off of, with some sections of loose rock and roots. The floods of 2013 and subsequent rebuild radically changed parts of the trail. What used to be a narrow dirt trail with a few hinky bridges and techy bits is now wider, faster and pretty damn fun at speed. Take it easy on your first ride through. There's one short, sharp climb to take you out of the gully, and you're back to blasting along on rooty dirt before ripping across a cutline and dropping onto the Stoney Trail. Head left/east on Stoney to get back to Barrier Dam.
Access Info
Access is from Quaite Valley trail [Hwy 1], Prairie View trail [Hwy 40], Stoney Trail [Hwy 40]
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Jewell Pass mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-739 ft
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Altitude min4,552 ft
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Altitude max5,295 ft
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Altitude start5,291 ft
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Altitude end4,554 ft
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Grade-8%
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Grade max-33.3%
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Grade min1.3%
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Distance climb118 ft
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat522 ft
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Avg time00:17:46
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Avg reverse time00:49:46
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- 12 miles avg distance
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- Last: Feb 16, 2025
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