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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES

Access Info:
Numerous trailheads, easy access from Lake Ann, or from the trailhead at Blowing Springs
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
17 trails
- Horse
1 trails
- Hike
17 trails
- Trail Running
17 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 11
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Sep 16, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 17
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 17
- Trails E-Bike
- 17
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 17
- Trails Trail Running
- 17
- Total Distance
- 41 miles
- Total Descent
- 5,560 ft
- Total Vertical
- 390 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,398 ft
- Reports
- 461
- Photos
- 154
- Ridden Counter
- 11,424
Popular Back 40 Mountain Biking Trails
Back 40 Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Wet Weather Route - Back 40 - Bella Vista | 7 miles | |
Lake Brittany Loop | 7 miles | |
Out in the Back Small Loop | 7 miles |
Photos of Back 40 Mountain Bike
trail: The Back 40 Loop
6 |
Jan 14, 2023 @ 7:49pm
Jan 14, 2023
trail: The Back 40 Loop
6 |
Jan 14, 2023 @ 7:48pm
Jan 14, 2023
trail: Sally Trail (North)
8 |
Nov 14, 2022 @ 11:16am
Nov 14, 2022
trail: Sally Trail (North)
8 |
Nov 14, 2022 @ 11:16am
Nov 14, 2022
trail: Sally Trail (North)
9 |
Nov 14, 2022 @ 11:16am
Nov 14, 2022
trail: Sally Trail (North)
10 |
Nov 14, 2022 @ 11:16am
Nov 14, 2022
trail: Sally Trail (North)
7 |
Nov 14, 2022 @ 11:16am
Nov 14, 2022
trail: The Back 40 Loop
54 |
Jun 16, 2022 @ 7:20pm
Jun 16, 2022Videos of Back 40 Mountain Bike

trail: The Ledges
4:07 |
472 |
Nov 7, 2017

trail: The Back 40 Loop
5:17 |
152 |
Jun 16, 2017

trail: The Back 40 Loop
1:35 |
139 |
Jun 16, 2017

trail: The Back 40 Loop
2:02 |
77 |
Jun 16, 2017

trail: Flo Ride
5:31 |
1228 |
Jun 14, 2017

trail: The Ledges
21:42 |
219 |
Jun 13, 2017

trail: The Back 40 Loop
1:50 |
272 |
Dec 3, 2016

trail: Go Ride
4:04 |
8 |
Jan 20, 2023 , Bella Vista
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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What the Chuck | Jan 14, 2023 @ 9:50am Jan 14, 2023 | Variable | Plockridge | ||
SBAT | Jan 14, 2023 @ 1:50am Jan 14, 2023 | Variable | Plockridge | ||
Pinyon Creek | Jan 14, 2023 @ 1:50am Jan 14, 2023 | Variable | Plockridge | ||
Taylor Homestead | Jan 11, 2023 @ 9:32am Jan 11, 2023 | Ideal | Plockridge | ||
Go Ride | Jan 11, 2023 @ 1:32am Jan 11, 2023 | Variable | Plockridge | ||
The Ledges | Jan 3, 2023 @ 1:36pm Jan 3, 2023 | Variable | rmtrailhawk | ||
The Back 40 Loop | Jan 3, 2023 @ 8:03am Jan 3, 2023 | Variable | HammerstoneMTB | ||
Tower Trail | Jan 3, 2023 @ 5:36am Jan 3, 2023 | Ideal | rmtrailhawk | ||
Rago | Dec 30, 2022 @ 12:54am Dec 30, 2022 | Variable | Plockridge | ||
Lookout | Dec 21, 2022 @ 9:30am Dec 21, 2022 | Variable | Plockridge |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Wjsimms | comment | trail | The Back 40 Loop | Jan 25, 2023 @ 3:37pm 2 days |
![]() | 360mtb | add | video | GO RIDE 01/17/2023 | Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:15pm Jan 20, 2023 |
![]() | sparky6915 | ridden | trail | The Ledges | Jan 19, 2023 @ 11:24am Jan 19, 2023 |
![]() | snhayek | wishlist | trail | The Back 40 Loop | Jan 19, 2023 @ 9:32am Jan 19, 2023 |
![]() | toreyl | wishlist | trail | The Back 40 Loop | Jan 19, 2023 @ 8:25am Jan 19, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | As. | Jan 25, 2023 @ 3:37pm 2 days | ||
![]() | trail | This is a great trail for anyone who likes... | Dec 31, 2022 @ 7:53am Dec 31, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Wow fantastic! Rode the south section north to... | Nov 23, 2022 @ 6:33pm Nov 23, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Amazing tech trail. One of my favorite trails... | Nov 23, 2022 @ 6:20pm Nov 23, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Not worth the effort. For some fun and... | Nov 23, 2022 @ 6:17pm Nov 23, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blowing Springs | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2.3 km |
Little Sugar | 6 | 18 | 8 | 3.2 km | |
Slaughter Pen Trails | 22 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 5.2 km |
HandCut Hollow | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5.6 km | |
Baker Hayes Urban Trail System | 7 | 5.8 km |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountain Bike | 17 | 41 miles | 5,561 ft | 17 miles | 390 ft | #653 | #341 | 149 | 460 | 3 | 6,117 | |
E-Bike | 17 | 41 miles | 5,561 ft | 17 miles | 390 ft | 1 | 430 | 2 | 365 | |||
Horse | 1 | 2,159 ft | 7 ft | 315 ft | 72 ft | #1,137 | #755 | 59 | ||||
Hike | 17 | 41 miles | 5,561 ft | 17 miles | 390 ft | #460 | #285 | 6 | 459 | 162 | ||
Trail Running | 17 | 41 miles | 5,561 ft | 17 miles | 390 ft | #462 | #283 | 459 | 51 |
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