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Wilson Canyon (Hagen's Trail, Ferrin's Trail, West Game Trail)
Mountain Biking Trail
Hard
13.56 mi
1,770 ft
The gnarliest descent in the greater Snow King trail system.
The greater Snow King Mountain trail system includes the ultra-popular Cache Creek to Game Creek loop, but it also includes some lesser-known gems—including much gnarlier descents. The Wilson Canyon trail is considered by many to be the most technical trail in the Snow King trail system, rated either black diamond or double black, depending on who you ask. After pedaling up the front side of the mountain (either climb straight up or wind your way to the top on a selection of singletrack), this route offers some beautiful mountain top cruising through wide-open meadows on flowy singletrack. Now that you’re up above the town of Jackson, you can see over the low hills surrounding town to the towering Tetons off in the distance. After flowing up and down some entertaining singletrack, you’ll reach the drop in to Wilson Canyon proper. Wilson Canyon is an old school, fall line singletrack that drops more or less straight down the canyon, dumping out on the bike path below. Along the way the singletrack traverses through loose, sliding scree, massive rock gardens, rock drops, roots—all manner of gnar. If you make it through the chunder, the trail dumps out onto the bike path near the highway. Take a right, and pedal it back into town. In FATMAP, the bike path return is mapped as a portion of the Cache Creek to Game Creek Loop. Written by Greg Heil
The greater Snow King Mountain trail system includes the ultra-popular Cache Creek to Game Creek loop, but it also includes some lesser-known gems—including much gnarlier descents. The Wilson Canyon trail is considered by many to be the most technical trail in the Snow King trail system, rated either black diamond or double black, depending on who you ask. After pedaling up the front side of the mountain (either climb straight up or wind your way to the top on a selection of singletrack), this route offers some beautiful mountain top cruising through wide-open meadows on flowy singletrack. Now that you’re up above the town of Jackson, you can see over the low hills surrounding town to the towering Tetons off in the distance. After flowing up and down some entertaining singletrack, you’ll reach the drop in to Wilson Canyon proper. Wilson Canyon is an old school, fall line singletrack that drops more or less straight down the canyon, dumping out on the bike path below. Along the way the singletrack traverses through loose, sliding scree, massive rock gardens, rock drops, roots—all manner of gnar. If you make it through the chunder, the trail dumps out onto the bike path near the highway. Take a right, and pedal it back into town. In FATMAP, the bike path return is mapped as a portion of the Cache Creek to Game Creek Loop. Written by Greg Heil
Route and Elevation
Segments
Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
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Cemetery Rd Climb | 0.51 mi | 413 ft | 15.1% |
Ferrins Full | 1.97 mi | 781 ft | 7.5% |
STAGE 4 :: JHCYCLING | 1.73 mi | 853 ft | 9.1% |
Ferrins | 1.38 mi | 751 ft | 10.1% |
Cache Creek Dr Climb | 0.29 mi | 285 ft | 18.2% |
Unnamed Rd Climb | 0.70 mi | 315 ft | 8.6% |
Final stretch!!! | 0.35 mi | 151 ft | 8.0% |
Down Wilson Canyon to LVE | 4.47 mi | -1,316 ft | -5.5% |
Push It!! | 1.08 mi | -213 ft | -3.7% |
Wilson Canyon (DH) | 4.39 mi | -1,417 ft | -6.1% |
Wilson Creek | 1.56 mi | -266 ft | -3.2% |
leeks/wilson jct to LVE | 2.95 mi | -1,155 ft | -7.3% |
Wilson/Leeks Junction to mouth of Wilson Cyn | 2.37 mi | -1,020 ft | -8.1% |
Leeks/Wilson Jct to LVE Lot | 2.73 mi | -1,171 ft | -8.1% |
Wilson canyon from Leeks Jct | 2.28 mi | -1,079 ft | -8.9% |
Rock Gardening | 1.75 mi | -997 ft | -10.8% |
Wilson Canyon (the part that matters) | 0.46 mi | -423 ft | -17.1% |
Wilson Canyon Proper DH | 1.06 mi | -755 ft | -13.4% |
Rafter J to Smiths pathway | 1.28 mi | 36 ft | 0.2% |