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While the nearby towns of Banff and Lake Louise offer very respectable mountain biking considering that they’re inside a national park, the town of Canmore needs no such qualifications. Canmore is, quite simply, a true mountain biking destination in the very sense of the word. According to Jacob Johnson, an engineer for the town of …

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For years Canmore has been marketed as “15 minutes from Banff,” but for mountain bikers at least, Canmore shouldn’t be an after thought: it should be the primary attraction! While Banff National Park and the trail development taking place there is truly special, due to Canmore’s proximity to Banff, you can easily combine Canmore and …

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After spending a couple days biking in and around the town of Banff, Greg and I headed north about 50km to Lake Louise inside Banff National Park. The area around Lake Louise is not nearly as commercially developed as the town of Banff, though we would find crowds to rival those in Banff at the …

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Banff is one of Singletracks’ top 10 mountain bike destinations in North America, and we want to help you plan your trip! The best Banff area trails are concentrated around the towns of Banff and Canmore (just outside the national park), so most of our recommendations will focus on setting up camp in this area. …

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Rolling along Topp Notch in Banff, Alberta, it’s hard to believe this trail is located in a National Park. The narrow track snakes its way over boulders, in between trees, and around switchbacks best suited for short wheelbases and 26″ wheels. Honestly the only trails I’ve ridden with this level of creativity and handcrafted quality are …

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