If you want hair-straight-back drag races all day long, go to the dunes of Brule Lake near Hinton, Alberta. It’s one of very few places in Alberta that you can ride actual dunes. Adrenalized Edmontonians frequent the riding area. The scene at Brule Lake Dunes consists of customized two-wheel-drive sport quads amped up with street bike engines and bikes decked out with paddle tires and extended swing arms.

According to one local, Shawn Johnson, there are few experiences to rival riding the Brule Lake Dunes.

“If you ride a two-wheel-drive sport machine it’s just a lot more fun,” said Johnson. “It’s different than anything else you will find. It’s mostly sport quads and dirt bikes. Ripping around in the sand is just fun. It’s like highmarking in the sand.”

There is an interesting historical aspect as well: look for the dilapidated Old Trunk Railroad station.

Get there

The Brule Lake Dunes are 30 kilometres from the town of Hinton.

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