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620 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-5 ft
Descent
00:01:11
Avg time
-2 ft
Altitude change
2,033 ft
Altitude min
2,042 ft
Altitude max
2,040 ft
Altitude start
2,037 ft
Altitude end
-0.4%
Grade
-6.1%
Grade max
6.4%
Grade min
203 ft
Distance climb
161 ft
Distance down
157 ft
Distance flat
00:01:11
Avg time
Mark Messier Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaGold Bar/Capilano Park
Northwest Edmonton, Alberta -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 100 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
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Provincial Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Land Ownerhttps://www.edmonton.ca/activities_parks_recreation/parks_rivervalley/gold-bar-park.aspx
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Mark Messier is a 189 m popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Northwest Edmonton Alberta. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 1 m black diamond climb. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 14 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 484 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 4,680 rides
- Last: Sep 30, 2026
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Directions to mark-messier trailhead
(53.555340, -113.436110)
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mtb
0:32 |
527 |
Sep 8, 2019 , Northwest Edmonton
mtb
4:25 |
329 |
Jul 31, 2019 , Northwest Edmonton
mtb
0:12 |
419 |
Oct 25, 2017 , Northwest Edmonton
Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 26 miles • 1,882 ft • 116 • Point to Point •
This route is the connection of single track trails from Science Park in NE Edmonton to underneath the...
★ 5.0 • 31 miles • 2,524 ft • 86 • Point to Point •
Epic route tying all the best single-track the river valley has to offer from Southwest to Northeast
★ 3.0 • 9 miles • 843 ft • 18 •
Route runs east out to and back from park the continues west with an out and back to Caddyshack
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