8.0 miles
Distance
547 ft
Climb
-541 ft
Descent
427 ft
High Point
Great 8 mile ride through Schaeffrer farms trail head.
Detailed Description
8 Mile Schaeffer farm ride is a 12840 less popular easy route located near Gaithersburg Maryland. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 166.8 with a max elevation of 130.3 then descends -164.8.
Local Trail Association
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Trails in Route
3,507 ft | |||||
3 miles | |||||
4,567 ft | |||||
5,085 ft | |||||
928 ft |
Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingGreen
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Route TypeLoop
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Bike typeAM, XC
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DirectionOne Direction
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Physical ratingModerate
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Ridelogs
More Stats for 8 Mile Schaeffer farm ride mountain bike route
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Altitude min228 ft
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Altitude start417 ft
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Altitude end423 ft
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Grade max-15.9%
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Grade min11.6%
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Distance climb3 miles
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Distance down3 miles
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Distance flat1 mile
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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Trail Popularity ?
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.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
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Radar Time
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
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Trail transparency
Photos
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
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