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2.5 miles
Distance
404 ft
Climb
-380 ft
Descent
00:39:47
Avg time
24 ft
Altitude change
3,992 ft
Altitude min
4,352 ft
Altitude max
3,992 ft
Altitude start
4,016 ft
Altitude end
0.2%
Grade
-50.5%
Grade max
30.8%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
1,391 ft
Distance flat
00:39:47
Avg time
Magic Ridge Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaPyramid Bench
Jasper, Alberta -
Ref Number3h
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity60 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 55 in E-Biking
- 75 in Trail Running
- 70 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Snowshoeing
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Global Ranking#127994 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #129706 in E-Biking
- #120679 in Trail Running
- #116657 in Hiking
- #21878 in Horseback
- #17970 in Snowshoeing
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Provincial Ranking#1,803 in Mountain Biking · Alberta [+]
- #1,433 in E-Biking
- #2,193 in Trail Running
- #1,992 in Hiking
- #283 in Horseback
- #552 in Snowshoeing
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Blaze Color
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingExtreme
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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SeasonApr - Oct
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailDrop, Jump, Rock Face
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Land Owner
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
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 5 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
All
- 28 rides
- Last: Oct 2, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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3 Reviews & Comments
Sthornitt
5 or 6 trees down near lake, hike a bike but rest of the climb and decent after the lake all good!
chriscrisp
Definitely some hike-a-bike sections climbing and it's a bit overgrown on the first part but absolutely worth the descent.
PaigeLane
Very wet and swampy sections. Had to walk lots of the up trail due to the wet condition and incline of trail. Very technical climbs but fun on the down. This trail also says that it is not maintained once you are quite far into it. And this is obvious that it is not maintained due to the up trail and extremely swampy sections. ( I expected the up to be techy and steep due to it being black)
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