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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
google parking directions Access Info:
Numerous trailheads, easy access from Lake Ann, or from the trailhead at Blowing Springs
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
13 trails
- Hike
13 trails
- Trail Running
13 trails
- Horse
1 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 7
- 5
Region Status
Caution as of 13 hours
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 13
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 13
- Trails E-Bike
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 13
- Trails Trail Running
- 13
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Total Distance
- 38 miles
- Total Descent
- 6,911 ft
- Total Vertical
- 387 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,368 ft
- Reports
- 268
- Photos
- 109
- Ridden Counter
- 7,084
Popular Back 40 Mountain Biking Trails
Back 40 Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Weather Route - Back 40 - Bella Vista | 7 miles | |
| Out in the Back Small Loop | 7 miles |
Photos of Back 40 Mountain Bike
trail: The Back 40 Loop
5 |
Oct 12, 2021 @ 6:54pm
Oct 12, 2021
trail: Rago
30 |
Sep 4, 2021 @ 6:53am
Sep 4, 2021
trail: Sally Trail
16 |
May 31, 2021 @ 11:16am
May 31, 2021
trail: Sally Trail
26 |
May 31, 2021 @ 11:15am
May 31, 2021
trail: Sally Trail
76 |
Mar 25, 2021 @ 8:04am
Mar 25, 2021
trail: The Back 40 Loop
510 |
Feb 23, 2021 @ 8:16am
Feb 23, 2021
trail: The Back 40 Loop
462 |
Feb 23, 2021 @ 8:16am
Feb 23, 2021
trail: The Back 40 Loop
623 |
Feb 23, 2021 @ 8:16am
Feb 23, 2021Videos of Back 40 Mountain Bike
trail: The Ledges
4:07 |
450 |
Nov 7, 2017
trail: The Back 40 Loop
5:17 |
142 |
Jun 16, 2017
trail: The Back 40 Loop
1:35 |
133 |
Jun 16, 2017
trail: The Back 40 Loop
2:02 |
73 |
Jun 16, 2017
trail: Flo Ride
5:31 |
1199 |
Jun 14, 2017
trail: The Ledges
21:42 |
212 |
Jun 13, 2017
trail: The Back 40 Loop
1:50 |
259 |
Dec 3, 2016
trail: Sally Trail
11:46 |
40 |
Aug 22, 2021 , Bella Vista
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBAT | Oct 20, 2021 @ 9:30am 13 hours | Variable | Plockridge | ||
| The Ledges | Oct 14, 2021 @ 7:51am Oct 14, 2021 | Wet | calgold | ||
| Brittany Dam | Oct 14, 2021 @ 7:51am Oct 14, 2021 | Wet | calgold | ||
| What the Chuck | Oct 14, 2021 @ 7:51am Oct 14, 2021 | Wet | calgold | ||
| Summit School | Oct 14, 2021 @ 7:51am Oct 14, 2021 | Wet | calgold | ||
| Taylor Homestead | Oct 10, 2021 @ 10:24am Oct 10, 2021 | Ideal | Plockridge | ||
| Pinyon Creek | Oct 10, 2021 @ 10:24am Oct 10, 2021 | Ideal | Plockridge | ||
| Flo Ride | Oct 6, 2021 @ 9:50am Oct 6, 2021 | Ideal | Plockridge | ||
| The Back 40 Loop | Oct 1, 2021 @ 9:39am Oct 1, 2021 | Variable | SeanMcCullar | ||
| Rago | Sep 29, 2021 @ 9:53am Sep 29, 2021 | Ideal | Plockridge |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Plockridge | add | report | SBAT | Oct 20, 2021 @ 12:07pm 10 hours |
| jrpg8255 | ridden | trail | The Back 40 Loop and 2 more | Oct 19, 2021 @ 7:42pm 1 day |
| jstegeman | ridden | trail | The Back 40 Loop | Oct 19, 2021 @ 1:20pm 1 day |
| GusFlxqZC | wishlist | trail | Summit School | Oct 19, 2021 @ 12:53pm 1 day |
| Agolightly | wishlist | trail | The Back 40 Loop | Oct 18, 2021 @ 9:36am 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Bb. yep | Aug 29, 2021 @ 4:29pm Aug 29, 2021 | ||
| trail | Definitely not a black diamond trail. In fact,... | Jul 4, 2021 @ 3:07pm Jul 4, 2021 | ||
 | trail | If you like to just ride fast and not look at... | May 15, 2021 @ 4:00am May 15, 2021 | ||
| trail | Good trail. I would give it a blue/black... | May 15, 2021 @ 3:53am May 15, 2021 | ||
| trail | Shows a black track on the map... I'm not so... | May 3, 2021 @ 7:12pm May 3, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blowing Springs | 7 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Little Sugar | 5 | 18 | 8 | 3.2 km | |
| Little Sugar | 1 | 3.9 km | |||
| Slaughter Pen Trails | 12 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 5.2 km |
| HandCut Hollow | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5.6 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 13 | 38 miles | 6,913 ft | 17 miles | 387 ft | #738 | #374 | 104 | 267 | 2 | 3,934 | |
| E-Bike | 10 | 38 miles | 6,890 ft | 17 miles | 387 ft | 1 | 237 | 1 | 82 | |||
| Hike | 13 | 38 miles | 6,913 ft | 17 miles | 387 ft | #531 | #316 | 4 | 266 | 125 | ||
| Trail Running | 13 | 38 miles | 6,913 ft | 17 miles | 387 ft | #538 | #316 | 266 | 25 | |||
| Horse | 1 | 2,159 ft | 7 ft | 315 ft | 72 ft | #1,046 | #685 | 58 |
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