22 miles
Distance
2,878 ft
Climb
-2,878 ft
Descent
1,636 ft
High Point

3rd Coast Enduro Series ventures into North Alabama for the Siege of Monte Sano Enduro presented by Terrapin Beer Co. Expect a challenging, but fun filled, course that will have you see this course in a different way then ever seen before.

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Route Sections

1 Stage 1 - Sinks
  • 3,788 ft distance
  • 15 ft climb
  • -360 ft descent
2 Stage 2 - RMAD
  • 1 miles distance
  • 17 ft climb
  • -278 ft descent
3 Stage 3 - McCay Hollow
  • 3,863 ft distance
  • 0 ft climb
  • -565 ft descent
4 Stage 4 - Bluff Line
  • 5,064 ft distance
  • 24 ft climb
  • -471 ft descent
5 Stage 5 - Wagon
  • 3,080 ft distance
  • 7 ft climb
  • -229 ft descent

Trails in Route

Details

  • Featured
  • Race Course
  • Riding area
    Monte Sano State Park and Land Trust
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Point to Point
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
More Stats for 2017 3rd Coast Enduro Series - Siege of Monte Sano Enduro presented by Terrapin Beer Co. mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    0 ft
  • Altitude min
    776 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,629 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,629 ft
  • Grade max
    -40.162%
  • Grade min
    26.896%
  • Distance climb
    12 miles
  • Distance down
    9 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 miles
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  • State land
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
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  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
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      To Sinks Low Point
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      Monte Sano Sinks Mtn Mist
      Monte Sano Sinks Mtn Mist
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      Nov 11, 2015
      Monte Sano Sinks Trail Downhill GoPro
      Monte Sano Sinks Trail Downhill GoPro
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      Nov 11, 2015

      Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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      Bankhead Trail (Aka RMAD)
      Oct 18, 2019 @ 12:16pm
      1 days
      North Plateau Loop
      Oct 17, 2019 @ 1:49pm
      2 days
      		Cleared two trees off trail
      Sinks
      Oct 17, 2019 @ 1:46pm
      2 days
      		Trees down on sinks off closed road
      The Dummy Line Trail
      Oct 16, 2019 @ 9:59am
      Oct 16, 2019
      Tollgate Trail
      Oct 16, 2019 @ 9:59am
      Oct 16, 2019
      		Wet autumn leaves. Also still has the one tree canopy/reroute between Dummy and the former Panther Knob.
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