Grey Mountain is the largest trail network in the Whitehorse area, with a majority of blue trails, but also a lot of green and black trails.
Most of the beginner trails can be accessed if you start at Magnusson Parking Lot, and provide a great option for families. For more advanced riders, if you’re just getting started exploring black trails, give El Camino a shot, often described as an “easy” black by the locals.
For a longer, more challenging adventure with breathtaking views, you can ride The Dream and up to the summit via the black-rated Grey Mountain Summit Trail. Expect some hiking along the way. This will bring you out of the heavily forested lower areas into terrain with primarily low-lying vegetation. From here, you can either head back down from where you came or test your nerves on Money Shot, one of the two double blacks on the mountain (the other being Gnar Wall).
Several trails on Grey Mountain are also groomed in winter by the CMBC crew and is a popular destination for fat bikers.
There are a few general meeting places on Grey Mountain:
Bottom of Grey Mountain – Turn off Alsek Road onto the Grey Mountain Road. Before you start ascending Grey Mountain Road, you’ll see a trailhead and a small parking area to your left.
Magnusson Parking Lot – Once you start climbing Grey Mountain Road, you will pass the cemetery on your left. Keep going and you’ll get to a parking lot on your left with a City of Whitehorse trailhead sign.
Upper Magnusson Parking Lot/Biathlon Parking Lot – Once you’ve passed Magnusson parking lot, you’ll see a small building with a tower on your right, and a parking lot on your left. This is immediately before Biathlon Yukon.
Grey Mountain Lookout – Past the Biathlon and Firing Range, you’ll come to a large parking area/lookout. This is where the trailhead for the upper Grey Mountain trails is. It is also the end of the maintained road.
Grey Mountain Towers – The road ends at the Grey Mountain towers/helicopter pad. This is the access point if you are shuttling Money Shot. Note that the road beyond the Grey Mountain Lookout is not maintained and is very narrow in some spots (4 wheel drive strongly recommended). Spots to turn around are limited and the road can be very rough.
Grey Mountain is located on the traditional territories of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation.