1.5 miles
Distance
128 ft
Climb
-740 ft
Descent
00:14:12
Avg time

York with a Fork Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    York Creek
    Coleman, Alberta
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    June to October
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #37426 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #74379 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Land Owner
    Alberta Environment and Parks

Fun "old school" singletrack along a ridge then down its face with lots of tight turns and technical rock features. Partially logged in 2015 and rerouted and rebuilt in 2016. Unfortunately the bottom section will be logged in fall 2016.

Access Info

The most direct route to the trail is climbing the York Creek Road past the York Creek Staging Area-JP48, across the yellow steel bridge at JP46, then 1.1 km to JP45. Turn left at JP45 and follow an old mine road/logging road for a further 1.7 km to the start of the singletrack, which begins with a sharp left turn off the road.

Note:JP45 to JP48 refer to designated junction points on the Castle Special Management Area map and to small orange signs on the OHV trails. See the land manager website http://esrd.alberta.ca/recreation-public-use/recreation-on-public-land/public-land-use-zones/castle-area-pluz.aspx

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for York with a Fork mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -612 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,771 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,407 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,383 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,771 ft
  • Grade
    -7.852%
  • Grade max
    -31.578%
  • Grade min
    18.622%
  • Distance climb
    1,694 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    352 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:12
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:29
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on Jun 8, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.99 (6 votes)
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      York with a Fork Trail Reports

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      Jun 8, 2025 @ 9:32am
      Jun 8, 2025
      		 Fun single track with a few jump features.
      May 14, 2025 @ 10:55am
      May 14, 2025
      		 reporter One tiny patch of snow. Dragged three small trees off of trail.
      Aug 27, 2024 @ 8:24pm
      Aug 27, 2024
      		 Thanks for the maintenance UROC. ! Great run old school technical. Rode with ebike
      Aug 18, 2024 @ 12:52pm
      Aug 18, 2024
      		 Uroc has trimmed the brush that was crowding the trail and made it way easier to see/safer. Nice!
      Aug 6, 2024 @ 8:52am
      Aug 6, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 128 rides
      • Last: Jun 17, 2025

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      Jun 7, 2015 @ 1:14pm
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      Jun 7, 2015 @ 1:14pm
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