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Rocky Mountain
Books Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies
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Submitted by
skogan
a Cross Country Rider
from Canmore Alberta
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Benchlands | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | This the Bible for riding the Canadian Rockies | | Weaknesses: | Lets the cat out of the bag on my favorite local trails! | | Similar Products Used: | Gillian Dafferns Kananaskis Country Trail Guide, volume 1 and two. | | Bike Setup: | Dekerf Generation, XT/XTR, Judy xc | | Bottom Line: | A must have for anyone planning on riding in the Canadian Rockies. The latest edition, 1999, features over 220 rides from the U.S border to Grand Cache, north of Jasper. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joey-Jo-Jo Jr. Shabadoo
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ottawa, Ontario
Date Reviewed: September 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Canmore Nordic Centre | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Very detailed
Covers a huge number of trails
Easy-to-follow maps | | Weaknesses: |
a bit out of date (1993 -it is the second edition, so I don't know if a more recent edition has been written) | | Similar Products Used: |
trail maps | | Bike Setup: |
Raleigh hard tail
Rock Shox Indy S (what a joke) | | Bottom Line: | I had the privilege of vacationing in Alberta last summer. I immediately searched out this book rather than finding trail maps at each new destination. The book was a huge help for someone unfamiliar with the area.
I rode in Canmore, Banff, and Jasper and didn't even use half of the book. There are also trail guides for Kananaskis country, BC, and the Can/US border area.
Each trail is described in detail: type of trail, rating(technical and physical), how crowded the trail usually is with other users, distance, estimated time, elevation, who owns the land, how to get to the trailhead, and when it is in season.
The maps that are included are easy to follow. I suggest photocopying them to take with you.
Some people will get a kick out of the pictures alone -some older ones from the mid-'80's I would say.
If you are going on a trip to AB/BC and you are into riding (why else would you be reading this), then definitely look for this book. If you are not going on a trip to the Canadian Rockies, start planning one right now-you will not regret it (unless you plan it for the winter and were hoping to do some riding, but then you could always ski/snowboard).BTW, to make it easier to find, the author's are: Doug Eastcott and Gerhardt Lepp.
ISBN 0-921102-21-6 | | Overall Rating: |
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