Jasper National Park

Coordinate

Latitude: 52.9089
Longitude: -118.125

Nearest City
Grande Cache, AB (79.2 miles away)

Nearby Trails

  • Palisades Lookout
    Oh no! Not another fire lookout! Dude-relax, Palisades is better than most. Getting there will provide you with a good aerobic workout, the view from the top is superb and the roll back…

    From the guidebook Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 27 miles long

  • Palisades Lookout
    The trail is located north of Jasper at the end of Pyramid Lake Road. If you ride to the summit of just one lookout, make this the one. It is accessible to riders of all technical abi…

    From the guidebook Mountain Bike! The Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 13.2 miles long

  • Mina & Riley Lakes
    Although the Pyramid Bench, known locally as "The Bench", is laced with trails, only three of them are open for cycling. Most are heavily used by equestrians rendering them into a churn…

    From the guidebook Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 8 miles long

  • Saturday Night Lake
    Saturday Night Lake is a small lake nestle between ridges on the upper part of Pyramid Bench below Cairngorm Mountain. The trails begins as a doubletrack, then becomes one of Jasper's f…

    From the guidebook Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 26 miles long

  • Saturday Night Loop
    The trail is located west of Jasper in Jasper National Park. If you grind your teeth at night, dreaming of a ride designed to break you, this may be the ride for you. It is a 17.3-mil…

    From the guidebook Mountain Bike! The Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 17.3 miles long

  • Minnow Lake
    Minnow Lake trail traverses the valleys ridges of Pyramid Bench, passing several small lakes and ending at Minnow Lake. This is a smooth, swoopy, needle-covered singletrack trail that g…

    From the guidebook Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 25 miles long

  • Twenty Mile Circle
    Twenty Mile Circle consists of two fast, swoopy, fun singletracks linked by a more difficult and demanding section of trail that will challenge the skills of advanced riders.

    From the guidebook Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 18 miles long

  • Maligne Canyon to Old Fort Point
    This trail offers a mellow cycling tour of the Athabasca Valley at Jasper. It's a fascinating place with forests of Douglas fir, lodgepole pine and spruce, and some expansive grassy mea…

    From the guidebook Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 15 miles long

  • Valley of Five Lakes and Wabasso Lake
    The trail is located east of Jasper, Alberta. This trail is an ideal ride for beginner to intermediate cyclists looking for a pleasant gradient with some challenges. The 13.5-mile loo…

    From the guidebook Mountain Bike! The Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 13.5 miles long

  • Athabasca River Trail
    This trail is located east of Jasper, Alberta. This pleasant 14.2-mile loop trail is perfect for beginner riders or experts looking for a trail to spin their legs on. It travels throu…

    From the guidebook Mountain Bike! The Canadian Rockies

    Trails in Jasper, AB - Mountain Biking - 14.2 miles long

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