1.8 miles
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-741 ft
Descent
00:17:46
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Jewell Pass Trail
  • Friends of Kananaskis Country
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Jewell Pass Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
  • AKA
    PV-JP Loop
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    May - November
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #2463 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #2496 in Trail Running
    • #795 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Alberta 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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More Stats for Jewell Pass mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -739 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,552 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,295 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,291 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,554 ft
  • Grade
    -8%
  • Grade max
    -33.3%
  • Grade min
    1.3%
  • Distance climb
    118 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    522 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:46
  • Avg reverse time
    00:49:46
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on Jan 15, 2025
Snow Packed
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      Jewell Pass Trail Reports

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      Jan 15, 2025 @ 10:51am
      Jan 15, 2025
      Dec 24, 2024 @ 9:14am
      Dec 24, 2024
      Rode it today, got a bit of everything: dry, snirt, snice, snow and sheer ice. You will need studs for sure in some spots and then hope you...
      Aug 20, 2024 @ 6:22pm
      Aug 20, 2024
      reporter Tree down in dangerous spot near end of trail in the open meadow just before the intersection with Stoney Trail
      Aug 3, 2024 @ 3:08am
      Aug 3, 2024
      Apr 13, 2024 @ 10:09am
      Apr 13, 2024
      Very little foot traffic since last snowfall. Heavily rutted and lots of post holing
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 35 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 385 rides
      • Last: Feb 16, 2025

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      Apr 18, 2021 @ 12:27pm
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      Oct 8, 2024 @ 9:08am
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      Oct 8, 2024 @ 9:06am
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