Mountain Bike

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6 miles

Distance

730 ft

Climb

-725 ft

Descent

1,650 ft

High Point

Elites Round 1 & 5: FBT, Mtn Mist and Sinks
Begin on the road at the entrance to Family Bike Trail (FBT) -> Straight crossing BOG Trail -> Rt.
On Fire Tower -> Lt. back on FBT -> at "U-turn" take a Rt. on South Plateau -> Lt. on McKay Hollow -> Lt. on Rocky Nightmare -> Lt. on Goat (a.k.a Buddy Connector) -> Continue straight on Mt. Mist -> Lt. on Sinks -> climb to the finish at the back of the biker's lot.

Local Trail Association

Huntsville Area Mountainbike Riders (sorbahuntsville.org)

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Past Events

- 29 Jun 2017
2017 SORBA Huntsville Thursday Time Trial Series #5
Race
- 1 Jun 2017
2017 SORBA Huntsville Thursday Time Trial Series #1
Race

Comments

Trails in Route

	South Plat to Bankhead Connector				49 ft
	South Plateau Loop				262 ft
	Family Bike Trail				1 miles
	Firetower Trail				167 ft
	Family Bike Trail				2,516 ft
	South Plateau Loop				1,184 ft
	McKay Hollow				1,342 ft
	Rocky Nightmare				3,996 ft
	Warpath Ridge Trail				26 ft
	Goat Trail				3,383 ft
	Mountain Mist				1 miles
	Sinks				1,640 ft

Details

Race Course
Riding area

Monte Sano State Park and Land Trust
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond

More Stats for 2017 SORBA Huntsville Elites TT# 1&5 mountain bike route

Altitude change

5 ft
Altitude min

1,364 ft
Altitude start

1,614 ft
Altitude end

1,618 ft
Grade

0.016%
Grade max

-28.737%
Grade min

28.039%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

3,758 ft

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
White
Green
Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

in: Trail Photos

trail	date	description
Goat Trail	Jul 28, 2020 @ 4:45pm Jul 28, 2020	Down tree that you can’t ride around
Warpath Ridge Trail	Jul 16, 2020 @ 7:55am Jul 16, 2020	drying out fast, open, some wet spots in lower areas reporter
Sinks	Jul 16, 2020 @ 7:55am Jul 16, 2020	drying out fast, open, some wet spots in lower areas reporter
South Plateau Loop	Jul 16, 2020 @ 7:55am Jul 16, 2020	drying out fast, open, some wet spots in lower areas reporter
South Plat to Bankhead Connector	Jul 16, 2020 @ 7:55am Jul 16, 2020	drying out fast, open, some wet spots in lower areas reporter

2017 SORBA Huntsville Elites TT# 1&5 route

Local Trail Association

Past Events

Comments

Trails in Route

Details

More Stats for 2017 SORBA Huntsville Elites TT# 1&5 mountain bike route

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