Is it worth the trip?
75Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: Rain before today is not known, Air 12 °C, Wind 26 km/h
Mon 2 · 62 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 4.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 8°C
Tue 3 · 76 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 4.1 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 69 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 76 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 12°C
Fri 6 · 84 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 0 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 70 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 2.4 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 75 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 2.4 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 262, good
- Tue 376, good
- Wed 469, good
- Thu 576, good
- Fri 684, good
- Sat 770, good
- Sun 875, good
- Mon 976, good
- Tue 1096, good
- Wed 1196, good
The spot in one fact
- Up to S3Singletrail scale
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov* | 62, good | Unknown | 4.1 mm | 0 mm | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 76, good | Unknown | 4.1 mm | 0 mm | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 69, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 76, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 12°C |
| Fri 6Nov* | 84, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 70, good | Unknown | 2.4 mm | 0 mm | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov* | 75, good | Unknown | 2.4 mm | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov* | 76, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov* | 96, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 14°C |
| Wed 11Nov* | 96, good | Unknown | 0 mm | 0 mm | 12°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Smithers Trail
Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Feb to Nov. The nearest town to stay in is Medicine Hat.
- Routes No mountain bike route is mapped here as a route.
- Hardest Hardest trail: S3 on the Singletrail scale.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Medicine Hat
about 10 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$121/nightcountry average
About Medicine Hat its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$121 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
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