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3 miles

Distance

664 ft

Climb

-1,702 ft

Descent

01:09:05

Avg time

Razors Edge Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Canmore
, Alberta
Difficulty Rating

Double Black Diamond rate
Voted Difficulty

Double Black Diamond (2 votes)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular direction shown
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Rock Face
Global Ranking

#605 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking

An incredible trail with stellar views and exciting terrain that puts it in a class of its own. Razors Edge is like no other ride in the Bow Valley. It’s a BIG all mountain trail that utilizes the distinct and rugged terrain found in Quaite Valley. Accessible via Quaite Valley and Prairie View, Razors starts innocently enough. The first section of undulating singletrack running along a bench cut is one of the easier sections to navigate on this ride. Ascending gradually out of the thick forest and up to the first of many ridge lines, the trail only gets more intense. On the way up you’ll be greeted with short, but steep sections of slab; while climbing and descending. Once on the ridge, the riding gets very technical. The narrow sections of ridge made up of rock, boulders and slab will keep one on their toes, while the descents down the longer sections of slab foretell of the riding yet to come.

What makes this ride so unique is the final section of exposed, steep and open ridge which will take you down lengthy sections of slab towards the highway. Expect long and steep sections of slab and in some cases very loose rocks. Incredible views of the surrounding mountains and valley below make this ride not only scenic, but spectacular. The trail builder has really nailed it with this trail, offering something for the more advanced rider that currently does not compare to any other rides in the Bow Valley.

Read more: http://www.bikepirate.com/all-mtn-trails/razors-edge/#ixzz3FfyuPInn

source: bikepirate.com

This trail is unsanctioned, use at your own risk!

More Stats for Razors Edge mountain bike trail

Altitude change

-1,039 ft
Altitude min

4,396 ft
Altitude max

5,608 ft
Altitude start

5,445 ft
Altitude end

4,406 ft
Grade max

-145.662%
Grade min

91.878%
Distance climb

4,497 ft
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

3,267 ft
Avg time

01:09:05
Avg reverse time

00:18:11
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Status:

on Jul 29, 2020

Dry

Avg: 4.55 (47 votes)

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Trail Difficulties

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

Past Week

21 rides
9 miles avg distance

6 Months

205 rides
10 miles avg distance

Photos

29 |

Jul 11, 2020 @ 7:10pm

Jul 11, 2020

24 |

Jul 11, 2020 @ 1:32pm

Jul 11, 2020

1,837 |

Sep 23, 2014 @ 10:30am

Sep 23, 2014

| 10 comments

1,998 |

Aug 16, 2014 @ 10:12pm

Aug 16, 2014

Trail Lists

2018 Shred List
85 trails
2019 Riding List
13 trails

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
razors edge loop from parking lot		11 miles
PV and Razors		12 miles
Cox to Canmore		40 miles
Bow Valley Extreme		162 miles

Trail Products

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5 Reviews & Comments

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tylerbernardd (May 14, 2018 at 17:45)

Rode this Sunday May 14, razors is dry and good to go however still a bit of snow at the top of quaite. The connector between quaite and razors is dry.

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Rossco633 (May 24, 2019 at 19:14)

What's the best way to ride this? What direction?

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Roadki11 (Sep 12, 2019 at 10:58)

Top to bottom is the only way. Finish at the road. Have fun! This trail is a blast!

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Bajarusty19 (Aug 9, 2019 at 7:18)

First off, let me say I take my hat off to the folks who can ride this Trail with any sort of flow or continuity. I’ve seen the you tube videos so it can be done, but not by me! Razors Edge reminds me of the old school pirate trails that people used to carve out in some random patch of trees on the edge of town. The forested part of the trail is often straight up or down the fall line and you can already seen the significant erosion damage and environmental impact. It’s like short sections of trail taking the shortest line possible line between every rock outcropping that could be found without any thought of using the contour of the land . When you get on the exposed ridge line there is no evidence of “trail building” at all, just braided tracks across the loose rock. This trail will need a complete overhaul if we ever hope to have it sanctioned and properly maintained. Yes, it is very technical and there are some killer views but the fun factor was very low for me.

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big3dx (Jun 17, 2020 at 19:22)

Rode this last in 2017. Don’t be mislead; it’s fun as hell. You need to be ready to climb. A lot. You need to be an advanced rider. It’s double black for a reason. And when you’re done, you feel like you really rode something. Something unique. Once in a lifetime. Special. If you can ride this, you can ride anything in the Rockies.

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status	date	description
	Jul 29, 2020 @ 10:01am Jul 29, 2020	Dry and dusty
	Jul 8, 2020 @ 5:03pm Jul 8, 2020	Looks like someone filled in the v-notch with some rocks - doesn’t change too much though?
	Jun 23, 2020 @ 10:05pm Jun 23, 2020	Rode Razor's evening of June 23, conditions were mint top to bottom.
	May 31, 2020 @ 8:23am May 31, 2020	Rode this on the 30th. It was dry top to bottom.
	May 13, 2020 @ 3:34pm May 13, 2020	The top is snowed in but further down near the end is dry

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