2.2 miles
Distance
54 ft
Climb
-756 ft
Descent
00:22:03
Avg time

Strange Brew Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    West Bragg Creek
    Bragg Creek, Alberta
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Snow Grooming
    Groomed Smooth
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Gravel
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #416 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #2265 in E-Biking
    • #6140 in Trail Running
    • #3786 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 95 in Snowshoeing
  • Year Opened
    2010

Continues along the ridge top to the popular viewpoint shown on the map. It then descends and climbs up to another summit and the Sugar Daddy junction. It then continues down to the Snowy Owl junction, crosses Elbow and Iron Creek ski trails and ends at the Boundary Ridge junction. Ranger-Strange Brew-Boundary Ridge is a popular loop (Goldilocks).

Strange Brew is groomed in Winter if necessary but generally left ungroomed so that riders doing Goldilocks can have a powder filled descent.

This trail has a great mix of flowy berms, with some rooty/rocky sections thrown in too. It is a 2 way trail, but most people ride down it.

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More Stats for Strange Brew multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -700 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,870 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,595 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,594 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,895 ft
  • Grade
    -6.1%
  • Grade max
    -26.6%
  • Grade min
    9.3%
  • Distance climb
    1,614 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    338 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:03
  • Avg reverse time
    00:44:57
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Status:
on Dec 14, 2024
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.2 (60 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Strange Brew Trail Reports

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      Dec 14, 2024 @ 1:16pm
      Dec 14, 2024
      Mixture of everything but not a lot of snow, just variations of ice and dirt
      Dec 8, 2024 @ 6:24am
      Dec 8, 2024
      Snow, slush, ice and dirt. Still fun but studs are a good idea.
      Nov 14, 2024 @ 9:35am
      Nov 14, 2024
      Nov 4, 2024 @ 7:34am
      Nov 4, 2024
      Oct 31, 2024 @ 10:34am
      Oct 31, 2024
      few sections of a thin layer of snow on the berms. Still fun to ride.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 2 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 238 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 2,364 rides
      • Last: Feb 8, 2025

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      Sep 27, 2020 @ 8:26am
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      Sep 27, 2020 @ 8:26am
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