1.5 miles
Distance
269 ft
Climb
-276 ft
Descent
00:19:52
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Ranger Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Cypress Hills Provincial Park
    Elkwater, Alberta
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #72299 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #11046 in Trail Running
    • #15748 in Hiking
    • #292 in Snowshoeing
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Year Opened
    2013
  • Land Owner
    Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

Ranger Trail was built in 2013 by the 670 Collective for the Mile-Hi Tri race that occurs every year. It was designed as a multi-use trail, and is very fun and flowy with a few bridges and switchbacks.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Ranger Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -6 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,996 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,195 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,002 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,996 ft
  • Grade
    -0.077%
  • Grade max
    -18.146%
  • Grade min
    20.363%
  • Distance climb
    3,284 ft
  • Distance down
    4,481 ft
  • Distance flat
    329 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:20
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Status:
on Dec 4, 2024
Snow Packed
Avg: 3.89 (4 votes)
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      Ranger Trail Trail Reports

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      Dec 4, 2024 @ 9:40am
      Dec 4, 2024
      		 Packed from Skating rink west to camp road
      Dec 4, 2024 @ 9:37am
      Dec 4, 2024
      Dec 4, 2024 @ 9:37am
      Dec 4, 2024
      May 17, 2024 @ 11:49am
      May 17, 2024
      Oct 27, 2023 @ 10:53am
      Oct 27, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 4 miles avg distance
      All
      • 51 rides
      • Last: May 2, 2025

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      May 20, 2023 @ 3:29pm
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      Jan 14, 2020 @ 7:48pm
      Jan 14, 2020
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      Aug 29, 2019 @ 2:28pm
      Aug 29, 2019
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      Aug 3, 2019 @ 2:17pm
      Aug 3, 2019

      Routes with this trail

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      Battle Creek Showdown 2014 race10 miles
      Mile High Tri 2015 Bike Route race10 miles
      Battle Creek Showdown 2015 race5 miles

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