4,634 ft
Distance
15 ft
Climb
-244 ft
Descent
00:11:00
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Water Tower Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Pyramid Bench
    Jasper, Alberta
  • Ref Number
    6d
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    May - Oct
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #8699 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #25106 in E-Biking
    • #54871 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Land Owner
    Parks Canada

A fun downhill with some cool fall lines, natural rock features and lower section improvements by the Jasper Trail Alliance featuring some twisty berms, hidden hits and rock huck/drop at the end.

Access Info

Access via Patrica Lake Bungalows Road

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Water Tower multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -229 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,697 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,934 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,927 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,698 ft
  • Grade
    -4.942%
  • Grade max
    -16.276%
  • Grade min
    4.595%
  • Distance climb
    391 ft
  • Distance down
    3,520 ft
  • Distance flat
    723 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:00
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:25
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on Jul 12, 2024
Dry
Avg: 4.45 (27 votes)
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      Water Tower Trail Reports

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      Jul 12, 2024 @ 4:19pm
      Jul 12, 2024
      Jun 25, 2024 @ 6:25pm
      Jun 25, 2024
      		 Dry and loose but still lots of fun
      Jun 19, 2024 @ 11:59am
      Jun 19, 2024
      		 Some trail work ongoing on the lower half, take care for loose ground while everything packs up.
      Apr 28, 2024 @ 5:21am
      Apr 28, 2024
      Oct 1, 2023 @ 5:07pm
      Oct 1, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 11 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
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      • 217 rides
      • Last: Jan 14, 2025

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      Water Tower Lap6 miles
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