1,001 ft
Distance
-54 ft
Descent
00:01:26
Avg time

The Holy Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Forest Heights
    Northwest Edmonton, Alberta
  • AKA
    Holy Roller
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #649 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #631 in Trail Running
    • #23784 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

Flowy single track complete with berms, skinny bridge and boardwalk to make things interesting.

Access Info

East Trailhead: South side of the Seminary HIll Trail, roughly opposite to the start of the Forest Heights gravel access trail connecting to the Riverside GC parking lot.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for The Holy Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -57 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,052 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,109 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,109 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,051 ft
  • Grade
    -5.7%
  • Grade max
    -13.8%
  • Distance down
    866 ft
  • Distance flat
    135 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:26
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:17
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on Jul 16, 2025
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      The Holy Trail Trail Reports

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      Jul 16, 2025 @ 7:12pm
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      Jul 13, 2025 @ 7:27pm
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      Jul 12, 2025 @ 1:07pm
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      Jul 10, 2025 @ 5:30pm
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      Jul 1, 2025 @ 7:29pm
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 26 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 419 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,931 rides
      • Last: Jul 17, 2025

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      Oct 7, 2020 @ 10:59am
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      571 |
      Sep 23, 2019 @ 6:54pm
      Sep 23, 2019
      851 |
      Nov 15, 2014 @ 2:07pm
      Nov 15, 2014
      982 |
      Oct 15, 2014 @ 1:05pm
      Oct 15, 2014

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