Edmonton Bike Park
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| Edmonton Bike Park | |
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 Interactive map of Edmonton Bike Park | |
| Type | Mountain biking park |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Website | Official website  |
Edmonton Bike Park is a public mountain biking park under construction in Edmonton, Alberta, within Queen Elizabeth Park. The steep slopes of trails in the North Saskatchewan River valley parks system have attracted mountain biking, 150–200 km of trails.[1] After five years of preparation and fundraising, the community organization Edmonton Mountain Bike Alliance broke ground in August 2025.[2] The organization received $1 million from the city and provincial government to build and maintain a mountain bike park on the site of a former wastewater treatment plant.[3]
An environmental group, the Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition, contested the park's construction in 2025 as an unwarranted removal of trees and wildlife habitat.[4]
Approximately 150 volunteer laborers worked to build out the park in the summer of 2025,[3] with approximately 30,000 labor hours volunteered by June 2026.[5] Due to heavy rains in 2026 interrupting construction, the planned 2026 opening has been delayed multiple times.[6] As of September 2026[update], the park is scheduled to open in 2027.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Travis Reill (April 21, 2025). "Edmonton, Alberta, is building its first dedicated MTB park for $1.2 million". Singletracks. Wikidata Q141569399. Archived from the original on April 21, 2025.
- ↑ Diego Romero (August 25, 2025). "Mountain bike park officially under construction in central Edmonton". CTV News. Wikidata Q141568584. Archived from the original on September 26, 2026.
- 1 2 Alex Antoneshyn (September 19, 2025). "City's first mountain bike park taking shape in river valley thanks to community effort". CTV News. Wikidata Q141569570. Archived from the original on September 26, 2026.
- ↑ Leo Cruzat (July 2, 2025). "Edmonton conservationist group raises ecological concern about River Valley Bike Park". CityNews. Wikidata Q141570030. Archived from the original on July 2, 2025.
- ↑ Iman Janmohamed (June 8, 2026). "Edmonton mountain bikers come together to build first-of-its-kind park". CBC News. Wikidata Q141568462. Archived from the original on September 26, 2026.
- ↑ Emma Zhao (August 30, 2026). "Mountain bikers behind first-of-its-kind park in Edmonton forced to delay its opening again". CBC News. Wikidata Q141568599. Archived from the original on August 30, 2026.
- ↑ Angela Amato (September 1, 2026). "River valley bike park further delayed until next year following rainy summer". CTV News. Wikidata Q141568684. Archived from the original on September 2, 2026.