Blue Rapids on Wednesday April 26

HOTLAP · Apr 17, 2017

A couple of us are heading out with quads to Blue Rapids by Drayton Valley next Wednesday (26th) if anyone wants to meet up.
Never been there before but it looks good on Google maps and is only about 45 minutes from home so we thought we would give it a try as a shake down first run of the season.

daniump · Apr 17, 2017

Wish I could, a great area, take a gps,it's easy to get lost out there. If you follow the brazeau atv signs you will be ok.Also will be lots of mud right now.

HOTLAP · Apr 17, 2017

Awesome catch you next time. My old 04 Honda has GPS built in, great feature. Looking forward to the mud!!!

catman1 · Apr 18, 2017

Hey where's the staging area for this spot ? I've been down in the spill way a few times at the dam but never heard of blue rapids before ?? Would love
To check out , but I'm stuck at work now

HOTLAP · Apr 18, 2017

If your heading west toward Drayton Valley on highway 39 you make a left at the last road before you go down the big hill to the river valley it's range road 71, once on 71 you make a right at the second dirt road (about 1 km) it's a very short dirt road and you can stage at the end of it. Or you can go to the third dirt road (about 3 km), this road winds it's way down to water level and you can stage down there. Both staging areas hook up by quad trails so it doesn't matter which staging area you want to use, we are going to use the closer one and ride the quads down to river level.
Here is a link to the web page, nice thing is it clearly shows quading allowed plus big jeeps & 4X4 trucks are not allowed on the quad trails hoging out the mud holes.
https://www.albertaparks.ca/blue-rapids/
Only sad thing is no off grid camping allowed, just day use.

catman1 · Apr 20, 2017

Thanks for the info

Lutherrng · Apr 24, 2017

I rode those trails last year around this time. Found the best staging area is up top on the gun range road. Watch where you're going cause alot of the trails were flooded and had to back track quite a bit.

HOTLAP · Apr 24, 2017

Lutherrng said:
I rode those trails last year around this time. Found the best staging area is up top on the gun range road. Watch where you're going cause alot of the trails were flooded and had to back track quite a bit.

OK thanks, looks like that's just a bit further south, when you say "up top" I take it you didn't follow the road down as far as the gun club?

rzrgade · Apr 24, 2017

Just a FYI it's probably the wettest it's been in that area in the past 3 decades ....
The roads & creeks are flooding almost everywhere ...
Lots of fast melting snow out here ....
Make for a fun ride !

HOTLAP · Apr 25, 2017

Yeah, might need snorkels for the riders too!

rzrgade · Apr 28, 2017

How was the ride ?

armascott · Apr 29, 2017

Are these the Brazeau ATV club trails?

HOTLAP · Apr 29, 2017

It was really good, quite a few trails ended up being dead ends due to flooded trails or streams but there was lots of good trails, lots of water in the holes and we were actually helped by the frost in the muskeg areas as only the top foot or so was thawed mud with a solid bottom so no sinking.
We ended up going in the gun range road as suggested by Lutherrng and there is a great staging area just about one km in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSFImIPfcII&t=141s A quick video of the half frozen muskeg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O9Tgj5q6j0 Lots of stream crossings.

HOTLAP · Apr 29, 2017

armascott said:
Are these the Brazeau ATV club trails?

I think so, there was one trail where someone was installing a quad sized bridge over a particularly big stream, I assume it must be Brazeau ATV club putting that in.
My son and I were talking about joining the club and Volunteering some time to help with trail maintenance, unfortunately I have to work every Saturday which seems to be when most things are planned.

rzrgade · Apr 29, 2017

I don't think those are the DV club trails , they are over SW of DV on Rr 82 ish
Where the Brazeau rally is ?
If I understand your directions clearly ..

Yes , none the less record high water levels in the area ..

neilsleder · Apr 29, 2017

Was a bit more west last weekend. Was really wet but had a great ride. Vance is putting snorkels on because of that area right now. He got a wet belt.

HOTLAP · Apr 29, 2017

I just joined the Brazeau ATV club, at least I think I did as the receipt I got back said I donated to the Eagle Point/Blue Rapids parks council.
I think it's more important than ever to join a club with what the government is doing these days, plus I'd like to contribute to the trails that I enjoy using so much.
https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/map.do?lt=53.174170&ln=-114.895744&z=14&k=1&act= here is the wikiloc link to the trails we went on.

rzrgade · Apr 29, 2017

Yes the braz trails are further SE....

HOTLAP · Apr 29, 2017

rzrgade said:
Yes the braz trails are further SE....//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170429/63911612d488d3036a80c34fca2b7c87.jpg

Yes I've been on those too, lots of trails on that side, I wonder who is building bridges on the east side of the river where we were?

rzrgade · Apr 29, 2017

Not sure , I have not been to the area you are talking about ... I should I have a property just up the road a few miles ...lol

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