Mountain Bike

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5 miles

Distance

493 ft

Climb

-508 ft

Descent

1,637 ft

High Point

Course 1 & 5:
Short Course: Start at entrance to FBT, FBT staying straight all the way out to the “U-turn", around U-turn staying on FBT, Left on FT, straight on FT all the way to the finish just before the paved road.

Long Course: Same start, just before the U-turn, turn left to exit FBT, Rt. SP, Lt. on MM, Straight on GT connector, Rt. To grassy knoll and then onto Rocky Nightmare, Climb up McKay to SP and re-join FBT, Continue on like short course.

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Comments

Trails in Route

	Family Bike Trail				1 miles
	Family Trail Connector				154 ft
	South Plateau Loop				30 ft
	Goat Trail				2,372 ft
	Warpath Ridge Trail				226 ft
	Rocky Nightmare				3,999 ft
	McKay Hollow				1,342 ft
	South Plateau Loop				965 ft
	FBT Connector				49 ft
	Family Bike Trail				2,395 ft
	FT Connector				95 ft
	Firetower Trail				4,337 ft

Details

Race Course
Riding area

Monte Sano State Park and Land Trust
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Point to Point
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for 2018 SORBA-Hsv TTT#1&5 - Long Course mountain bike route

Altitude change

-14 ft
Altitude min

1,358 ft
Altitude start

1,610 ft
Altitude end

1,595 ft
Grade

-0.052%
Grade max

-22.03%
Grade min

26.296%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

4,673 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
South Plateau Loop	Jul 16, 2020 @ 7:55am Jul 16, 2020	drying out fast, open, some wet spots in lower areas reporter
Rocky Nightmare	Jul 16, 2020 @ 7:55am Jul 16, 2020	drying out fast, open, some wet spots in lower areas reporter
McKay Hollow	Jul 16, 2020 @ 7:55am Jul 16, 2020	drying out fast, open, some wet spots in lower areas reporter

2018 SORBA-Hsv TTT#1&5 - Long Course route

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Trails in Route

Details

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