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577 ft
Distance
-68 ft
Descent
00:01:36
Avg time
-68 ft
Altitude change
2,135 ft
Altitude min
2,203 ft
Altitude max
2,203 ft
Altitude start
2,135 ft
Altitude end
-11.708%
Grade
-16.303%
Grade max
-2.645%
Grade min
577 ft
Distance down
00:01:36
Avg time
Switchback Slicer Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaTerwillegar
Northwest Edmonton, Alberta -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
- 85 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#23243 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #88583 in Trail Running
- #135179 in Hiking
- #6456 in Adaptive Biking
- #2488 in Gravel Biking
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Provincial Ranking#373 in Mountain Biking · Alberta [+]
- #1,635 in Trail Running
- #2,448 in Hiking
- #143 in Adaptive Biking
- #73 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeGravel, Adaptive MTB
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DirectionDownhill Primary
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Switchback Slicer is a 176 m popular green difficulty doubletrack trail located near Northwest Edmonton Alberta. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary with a 0 m blue climb. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 8 miles average
6 Months
- 221 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
All
- 1,984 rides
- Last: Oct 14, 2026
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8 miles • 827 ft • 19 •
Nice route feature most of the popular trails in the most SW portion of the river valley
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