Mountain Bike

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5 miles

Distance

435 ft

Climb

-397 ft

Descent

1,637 ft

High Point

Starting things off with the 2019 Time Trials Long Course #1 & #5. Riders will have a chance to get the feeling of racing back under their belts.

Local Trail Association

Huntsville Area Mountainbike Riders (sorbahuntsville.org)

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Trails in Route

	North Plateau Loop				2,365 ft
	Hiker's Parking Connector				118 ft
	South Plateau Loop				630 ft
	South Plat to Bankhead Connector				82 ft
	Cabin Road Connector				190 ft
	Biker's Parking Lot Connector				141 ft
	Sinks				1,637 ft
	Mountain Mist				1 miles
	Family Trail Connector				154 ft
	Family Bike Trail				1 miles
	South Plateau Loop				272 ft
	South Plat to Bankhead Connector				82 ft
	Cabin Road Connector				190 ft

Details

Race Course
Riding area

Monte Sano State Park and Land Trust
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for 2019 HAMR Time Trials Long Course #1 & #5 mountain bike route

Altitude min

1,427 ft
Altitude start

1,581 ft
Altitude end

1,619 ft
Grade

0.156%
Grade max

-27.76%
Grade min

16.219%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

1 miles
Distance flat

3,782 ft

Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.

Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.

The intended direction a trail should be ridden.

Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.

Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.

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
Sinks	May 25, 2020 @ 7:38am 6 hours	open ,some variable conditions, lower trails still have the usual wet spots to avoid reporter
South Plateau Loop	May 25, 2020 @ 7:38am 6 hours	open ,some variable conditions, lower trails still have the usual wet spots to avoid reporter
South Plat to Bankhead Connector	May 25, 2020 @ 7:38am 6 hours	open ,some variable conditions, lower trails still have the usual wet spots to avoid reporter
Mountain Mist	May 25, 2020 @ 7:38am 6 hours	open ,some variable conditions, lower trails still have the usual wet spots to avoid reporter
North Plateau Loop	May 25, 2020 @ 7:38am 6 hours	open ,some variable conditions, lower trails still have the usual wet spots to avoid reporter

2019 HAMR Time Trials Long Course #1 & #5 route

Local Trail Association

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Trails in Route

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More Stats for 2019 HAMR Time Trials Long Course #1 & #5 mountain bike route

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