Mountain Bike

1 mile

Distance

145 ft

Climb

-291 ft

Descent

00:08:22

Avg time

Ridgeback 4 Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Horse
Riding Area

Station Flats / Allen Bill
Bragg Creek, Alberta
AKA

R4
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC, Fat
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Bridge
Global Ranking

#18665 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
65 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in E-Biking
- 80 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
Year Opened

2010
Land Manager

AE&P

The northernmost section of Ridgeback ("R4") is 300m north of Ridgeback 3. Tom Snow forks to the right for a 800m section that, while always wet and muddy, makes an alternative to the climb up R4 (turn left and climb up the mountain road until you reach the other end of R4). R4 meets the bottom of Moose Packers near the Shell gas valve station.

R4 is mostly fast and buff from north to south, with some short climbs at the south end. Easily the most buff and flowy part of the Ridgeback trails.

Ridgeback is one of the newer trails in Kananaskis and is maintained by the Calgary Mountain Bike Alliance. It's a mix of machine-built and hand-built construction, designed to provide an alternative to the perpetual wetness of the Tom Snow trail. Ridgeback and Tom Snow come together at three points, dividing both trails into four main sections, all of which are good in either direction. You can mix and match sections of the two trails to extend or shorten your ride. Note that the parts of Tom Snow that Ridgeback bypasses almost always have standing water, mud puddles and downed trees across them.

Access Info

Access from R3 to the south, Moose Packers to the west, or maybe the mountain road or Tom Snow to the east.

Local Trail Association

Calgary Mountain Bike Alliance
IMBA Canada
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More Stats for Ridgeback 4 bike trail trail

Altitude change

-146 ft
Altitude min

5,085 ft
Altitude max

5,333 ft
Altitude start

5,333 ft
Altitude end

5,187 ft
Grade max

-21.199%
Grade min

27.844%
Distance climb

1,553 ft
Distance down

3,499 ft
Distance flat

256 ft
Avg time

00:08:22
Avg reverse time

00:15:30
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Status:

on Oct 10, 2020

Ideal

Avg: 3.65 (11 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

6 Months

160 rides
16 miles avg distance

Photos

7 |

Aug 18, 2020 @ 10:22pm

Aug 18, 2020

32 |

Sep 15, 2018 @ 11:10pm

Sep 15, 2018

28 |

Sep 9, 2018 @ 4:04pm

Sep 9, 2018

100 |

Sep 26, 2016 @ 1:02pm

Sep 26, 2016

Trail Lists

2017 Bucket o Blood (or Badass - which ever you choose)
76 trails
2018 Shred List
85 trails
2018 Rides List
13 trails

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
The Big Loop to Shaft!		15 miles
Ridgebacks-Moose-Pneuma-RoS		14 miles
Ridgepackers Special Loop		16 miles
Some old and new		53 miles

1 Review & Comments

Score Time

Gonnad (Aug 6, 2020 at 21:04)

Ridden today dry I took Tom Snow back to the mountain road a few wet patches but ok.

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Videos

Mountain Road 0 ft
Tom Snow 4,131 ft
Snakes & Ladders 3 miles
Moose Loop 3 miles
Strange Brew 3 miles

Station Flats / Allen Bill

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status	date	description
	Oct 10, 2020 @ 10:16am Oct 10, 2020
	Sep 18, 2020 @ 8:58am Sep 18, 2020
	Aug 11, 2020 @ 7:51am Aug 11, 2020	Trail is in great condition.
	Jul 20, 2020 @ 11:13am Jul 20, 2020	Nice ride.
	Jun 22, 2020 @ 3:33pm Jun 22, 2020	Sulphur Springs -> Pneuma -> Moose Packers -> All Ridgebacks: a number of small mud spots. All easily avoidable. Conditions are close...

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