2.5 miles
Distance
404 ft
Climb
-380 ft
Descent
00:39:47
Avg time

Magic Ridge Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Pyramid Bench
    Jasper, Alberta
  • Ref Number
    3h
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Apr - Oct
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #59580 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #14396 in Trail Running
    • #21173 in Hiking
    • #1145 in Snowshoeing
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Land Owner
    Parks Canada

Arguably the most technical of Jasper's Wildland trails with very steep technical climbs that seem to last forever, technical descents, rocky ridge sections and some options for drops ~1m.

Access Info

Access via Trail 3, Trail 3b, or Fire Escape

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Magic Ridge multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    24 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,992 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,352 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,992 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,016 ft
  • Grade
    0.2%
  • Grade max
    -50.5%
  • Grade min
    30.8%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1,391 ft
  • Avg time
    00:39:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:40:40
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on Nov 12, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.85 (6 votes)
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      Magic Ridge Trail Reports

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      Nov 12, 2023 @ 8:21pm
      Nov 12, 2023
      		 Trail runs great other than a few trees down on the uphill and one on the downhill
      Aug 4, 2023 @ 3:51am
      Aug 4, 2023
      Jul 15, 2023 @ 5:07pm
      Jul 15, 2023
      		 reporter Handful of trees down on the south end of the trail. At least one will need a chainsaw. And of course, the swampy bits are swampy.
      Jun 27, 2022 @ 12:38pm
      Jun 27, 2022
      		 Trail good to go , new reroute from Hibernia lake makes trail even more awesome !
      Jun 18, 2021 @ 7:07pm
      Jun 18, 2021
      		 Several trees down, could use a saw. Surprisingly dry except in the worst usual spots which are very manageable.
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      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
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      • 122 rides
      • Last: Sep 20, 2024

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