50.2 miles
Distance
14,596 ft
Climb
-14,413 ft
Descent
2,699 ft
High Point
This is a true experience of Nelson and its trails
Detailed Description
A Trip Through Nelson is a 50 mile moderately popular expert route located near Nelson. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 29 trails. This route climbs 14,596 ft with a max elevation of 2,699 ft then descends -14,413 ft.
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Trails in Route
2 miles | |||||
3,379 ft | |||||
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522 ft | |||||
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2,408 ft | |||||
2,917 ft | |||||
318 ft | |||||
591 ft | |||||
3,228 ft | |||||
6 miles | |||||
2,408 ft | |||||
2 miles | |||||
574 ft | |||||
472 ft | |||||
377 ft | |||||
1,109 ft | |||||
8 miles | |||||
2,218 ft | |||||
3 miles | |||||
5,046 ft | |||||
3 miles | |||||
1 mile | |||||
4,150 ft | |||||
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Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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eBike Allowed
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Bike typeAM
More Stats for A Trip Through Nelson mountain bike route
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Altitude change183 ft
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Altitude min98 ft
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Altitude start149 ft
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Altitude end331 ft
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Grade0.1%
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Grade max-185.8%
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Grade min92.3%
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Distance climb28 miles
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Distance down19 miles
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Distance flat3 miles
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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
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