mountain biking in Calgary *12 Mile Coulee Rd

[Gorilla]

Anyone done this trail? any tips and directions where to park and where to start?

[ekguy]

Never heard of this. Very interested in the info as well. What type of trail is it supposed to be?

[Troll-ol]

grow a pair and ride at c.o.p, so much more fun.

[HHURICANE1]

It's not a trail, it's a road in the far NW of the city. Popular with the road bike folks. Use Google Maps and you can find it.

[ekguy]

Originally posted by Troll-ol
grow a pair and ride at c.o.p, so much more fun.

not everyone feels the need to pay 25$ everytime they want to bike...

COP is fun but it's not the be all end all place for biking...

[Troll-ol]

Originally posted by ekguy


not everyone feels the need to pay 25$ everytime they want to bike...

COP is fun but it's not the be all end all place for biking... ridding on a pathway is for 5 year olds... A season pass for c.o.p is like 150.

[yeller]

Heres an ok description of the path. try and Post some feed back if you end up riding it. http://www.trailpeak.com/trail-12-Mile-Coulee-near-Calgary-AB-4746

[ekguy]

Originally posted by Troll-ol
ridding on a pathway is for 5 year olds... A season pass for c.o.p is like 150.

thats definitely fine. But also your post was completely irrelevant to the thread.

[swak]

COP is the gay.

Grow a pair, and actually ride your bike (ie. Pedal) and ride road, or x-country trails.

[Troll-ol]

Originally posted by swak
COP is the gay.

Grow a pair, and actually ride your bike (ie. Pedal) and ride road, or x-country trails. Come do some 10 foot drops, jumps and then come post.

[swak]

Originally posted by Troll-ol
Come do some 10 foot drops, jumps and then come post.

You have no idea...

I used to build trails and monitor them during the summer. Trust me, COP sucks. Unless you think their one 10 foot drop/run is the crazy radicals. Come to Moose if thats what you're looking for.

[zipdoa]

I rode COP for the first time in 5yrs yesterday. It is WAY more focused on the 5-12 age group now. HUGE lineups and lots of groms crashing or blocking trails. None of the runs offered any challenge, and every stunt/obstacle has been 'nerfd'. I miss the 12ft expo drop and skinnies 6th in the air.

That being said, laser fade is fun when kiddies arent blocking it.

Anyone but the shittiest of mountain bikers will have more fun at moose.

As for Swak, I ride xc/road but nothing compares to DH - maybe your forgetting the technical aspect of freeriding that road lacks?

[Gorilla]

**** REVIEW****

So we did this trail, parked at the Tuscany Community centre (on Tuscany Blvd) and rode down towards Stoney Tr.

The trail starts as a path and goes behind some nice houses, then a good downhill into the single track. It wasnt really challenging since majority was downhill..but there is some stream riding to be done which is awesome. Some of the streams were too large to ride so we had to jump them. The ride back up is a good cardio session and you can build up a good sweat.

Overall, it's a quick ride about 2hrs, but well worth it. Doesnt even feel like your in the city.

[Troll-ol]

Originally posted by zipdoa
I rode COP for the first time in 5yrs yesterday. It is WAY more focused on the 5-12 age group now. HUGE lineups and lots of groms crashing or blocking trails. None of the runs offered any challenge, and every stunt/obstacle has been 'nerfd'. I miss the 12ft expo drop and skinnies 6th in the air.

That being said, laser fade is fun when kiddies arent blocking it.

Anyone but the shittiest of mountain bikers will have more fun at moose.

As for Swak, I ride xc/road but nothing compares to DH - maybe your forgetting the technical aspect of freeriding that road lacks? It was good a few years back when they had that run with the left turn drop right off the road. Back when dirty little secret and such had the wooden jumps.

That being said I would rather ride at fernie since it's alot better.

[D'z Nutz]

Originally posted by Troll-ol
grow a pair and ride at c.o.p, so much more fun.



Originally posted by Troll-ol
ridding on a pathway is for 5 year olds... A season pass for c.o.p is like 150.



Originally posted by Troll-ol
Come do some 10 foot drops, jumps and then come post.


http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&action=showpost&postid=3702350#3702350

[Eride]

I've done this ride quite a bit. Some technical sections for beginners, lots of creek crossings and always a bit of mud. Really fun couple hour trek, worth checking out if you are around the NW for sure.