12.6 miles
Distance
1,868 ft
Climb
-1,864 ft
Descent
2,079 ft
High Point
The bear wallow loop that avoids the difficult climb up to Meneka Peak.
At the end of the forest road (FS 66) you can continue up to signal knob, descend the signal knob overlook trail, and cut over to Bear Wallow via the Meneka Peak trail.
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Bear Wallow Loop is a 13 mile popular extreme route located near Strasburg Virginia. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 2 trails. This route climbs 1,868 ft with a max elevation of 2,079 ft then descends -1,864 ft.
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| 4 miles |
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingDouble Black Diamond
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Altitude change4 ft
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Altitude min762 ft
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Altitude start762 ft
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Altitude end764 ft
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Grade max-39.1%
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Grade min46.3%
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Distance climb7 miles
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Distance down5 miles
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Distance flat2,398 ft
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Elizabeth Furnace| Figure 8 of Hate
trail: Bear Wallow Trail
20:49 | 21 | comments: 0 | favs:
Feb 6, 2023
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![Elizabeth Furnace pt3 : Lower Bear Wallow Downhill]()
Elizabeth Furnace pt3 : Lower Bear Wallow Downhill
trail: Bear Wallow Trail
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Aug 4, 2021
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