Elbow Valley & River View Loop
Excellent wilderness ride and a fall special incorporating Riverview and a portion of Elbow Valley Trail. This trail starts off through old school growth and majestic deciduous delicatessens followed by a stroll overlooking the Elbow river before dropping down along the riverside.
Distance: 8.3km return
Elevation Gain: 194m Total Elevation Gain: 316m Time: 2.5 -3.5 hours Physical Difficulty: 2/5 Technical Difficulty: 2/5 
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To Get Here: From the 4 way stop on HWY 22 next to Bragg Creek, take HWY 22 south to a T intersection. Turn right (westbound) on HWY 66. Travel 13.2 km west down HWY 66. Paddy's Flat entrance is on your left. Enter the campground and take your first right. Continue down this road to your third left into "Loop C " and a parking area on the right hand side near the entrance. Click here for a Campground Diagram.
Trail Description:
From the parking lot walk back towards highway 66 and look for an Elbow Valley trail head sign near the entrance of Loop C on the left. Follow this trail as it parallels the campground Road and crosses highway 66 near the campground entrance. Continue for a few meters to the Elbow Valley trail junction and turn left. Elbow Valley trail climbs through thick woods before opening up into serene meadows with magnificent views. Three kilometers west on Elbow Valley Trail, stay straight as you cross Pneuma, Moose Mtn Road and Brakeless before descending back down to the valley bottom. At 3.8km, watch for a four way intersection as Elbow Valley Trail crosses Riverview and Sulphur Springs Trail. Turn left and continue back across Highway 66 and on River View Trail. Follow alongside the river until you come to an obvious trail junction with a metal culvert on the right. Turn right and follow this down to the riverside where it wanders into the campground. You'll cross a bridge and see a marker with the number 11. Take a hard left turn and follow the trail a short distance back to the parking stall in the campground. | |||||
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