Vulcan Loop (Calgary area track)

This loop takes you south of Hwy 22X from the McKenzie / Copperfield area and east to the McKinnon Flats fishing spot. If you like fly fishing this is a popular isolated area. If you just want to ride on the river rock and practice your balance and test your suspension this is also the spot for you. Lots of fast gravel grid roads and lots of level train crossings and hidden intersections so use caution. Otherwise speed is at your discretion as they are little used except by the local inhabitants.

The track wanders around the north side of the Carseland Weir and then jumps briefly on Hwy 24 to join the canal roads just south of the bridge over the Bow River. The canal roads are little used except the first few miles where you might meet a gravel truck from the pit you will pass on a sharp uphill corner.

I chose to jump off the canal roads and wander toward Vulcan Alberta, just for something different and the fact that there are plenty of disused township and range roads that can be entertaining. Some run along power lines and others between fields. Please be respectful and stay on the tracks. There were no gates as the lanes hold little appeal to people in Minivans and corollas.

The day I rode, it had be wet all the week before and still the lanes only had small swampy areas and enough traction to allow passage with a minimum of fish-tailing.

A few of the roads had signs saying "No Exit" but they lied (as they so often do). The locals likely want to limit traffic or got tired of towing cars out of the mud. I have a loud paint job, but quiet pipes. If you want a easy wander and like gravel and dirt, this is a run that is good for a few hours or so depending on how much of a hurry or how many flowers you stop to smell along the way.
Distance
261.20 km
Uploaded
Updated
6 years ago

Gravel
Offroad
Inclines
Water


Calgary

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    • Start of track
      "Current Track: 29 APR 2017 08:44"

      McKenzie Lake, Calgary, Alberta, T2Z 2G7, Canada
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      "Current Track: 29 APR 2017 08:44"

      Shepard Industrial, Calgary, Alberta, T2C 4P1, Canada
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