4 miles
Distance
598 ft
Climb
-342 ft
Descent
00:41:08
Avg time
Montane Traverse Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Horse
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Riding AreaMontane
Canmore, Alberta -
Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#32344 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity65 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in Trail Running
- 85 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
Fun cross country trail. Most people ride east to west starting at cougar creek. The climb out of Cougar Creek is a bit of a lung buster with two steep hills (Cougar Hill and Cardio/Golf Course Hill). The climb takes you up behind and above the Silver Tip golf course in a long traverse before a steep, loose descent near the end. There are some creek crossings ups and downs.
There are a few technical challenges, but overall it is very much a long blue traverse to Tibbits Quarry.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Montane Traverse mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change256 ft
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Altitude min4,631 ft
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Altitude max5,096 ft
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Altitude start4,631 ft
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Altitude end4,888 ft
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Grade1.3%
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Grade max-29.1%
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Grade min32.8%
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Distance climb2 miles
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Distance down1 mile
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Distance flat1,352 ft
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Avg time00:41:08
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Avg reverse time01:07:47
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 80%
- > 70%
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- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
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- One Direction
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ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
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Radar Time
LEGEND
Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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eBike Charging Point
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Bear Cache
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Ranger Station
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Directions to montane-traverse trailhead
(51.091640, -115.322730)
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 35 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 751 rides
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Trail Lists
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2018 Shred List85 trails
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2019 Riding List
13 trails
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chooper007
(Jul 29, 2017 at 14:22)

Wild life closure sign at the top of the cougar creek climb.
[Reply]
Edward2000
(Jun 15, 2020 at 16:16)

Trail CLOSED due to Wildlife Corridor. Violators will be charged.
[Reply]
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