3 miles
Distance
1,186 ft
Climb
-263 ft
Descent
00:40:12
Avg time
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Quaite Creek Details

  • Riding area
    Canmore
    Canmore, Alberta
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail type
    Mixed
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    late May - November
  • Global Ranking
    #26796
  • Land Manager
    Alberta Parks

Quaite Valley trail links to the Jewell Pass, Prairie View and Razors Edge trails. Connect to Quaite Valley by parking in the Heart Creek Day Use Area, riding the Quaite Valley Connector west to the Quaite Valley trail. The trail can also be accessed directly off Hwy 1, about 2km east of the Lac Des Arc interchange, and makes for faster in-and-out from Razor's Edge. Alternatively, the trail may be accessed via Prairie View or Jewell Pass.

Quaite Valley trail was completely trashed by the 2013 Flood, and subsequently rebuilt by Alberta Parks and the Friends of Kananaskis Country. From the highway, it's a rocky climb all the way to the campground, ~2km. After the campground, it's a mix of double and singletrack to the junction with Prairie View and Jewell Pass. The trail is much smoother and less steep than it used to be, and even has a couple of descents built into it to give your legs a rest. Overall, it's easier than it used to be, and won't leave you gassed. The trail ends at the junction with Prairie View and Jewell Pass. Go up Prairie View for about 500 metres to access Razors Edge.

Keep an eye out for hikers, especially between Hwy 1 and the campground.

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More Stats for Quaite Creek mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    923 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,374 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,306 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,374 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,298 ft
  • Grade
    5.986%
  • Grade max
    -64.021%
  • Grade min
    105.401%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    1,710 ft
  • Distance flat
    750 ft
  • Avg time
    00:40:12
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:43
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Status:
on Jun 29, 2018
Dry
Avg: 3.15 (6 votes)

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Trail Style
  • ?
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to quaite-creek trailhead (51.060040, -115.132670)
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Quaite Creek Trail Reports

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Jun 29, 2018 @ 10:27pm
Jun 29, 2018
Jun 22, 2018 @ 11:51am
Jun 22, 2018
May 22, 2018 @ 7:17am
May 22, 2018
May 8, 2018 @ 10:32pm
May 8, 2018
 Snow past the campground. Everything before that is good.
May 6, 2018 @ 7:53am
May 6, 2018
 From FB: "The access from quaite to Jewell is 2km of two to three feet of snow."
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Sep 4, 2017 @ 1:15pm
Sep 4, 2017
Quaite Creek, Turner Valley

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razors edge loop from parking lot
11 miles
Quaite/Jewell/Prairie View/Razors
14 miles
Bow Valley Extreme
162 miles
Jewel Pass - Prairie View - Razor's Edge - Heart Creek
18 miles

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