6.8 miles
Distance
660 ft
Climb
-652 ft
Descent
335 ft
High Point

The Big Elk Off-Road MTB Race is bringing you a course worthy of a MASS XC/Endurance race. You’ll be diving through twisty, rooted single track, rocketing along Big Elk Creek, wondering where your “Happy Thoughts” went at times, blasting through a rock garden, throttling flowy downhills, and torpedoing up undulating climbs.

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Big Elk Off Road MTB Course is a 7 mile moderately popular intermediate race route located near Elkton Maryland. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 3 trails. This route climbs 660 ft with a max elevation of 335 ft then descends -652 ft.
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  • Race Course
  • Race Date
    Saturday August 19, 2023
  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    XC
  • Ridelogs
    96
More Stats for Big Elk Off Road MTB Course mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 1 min
  • Altitude min
    114 ft
  • Altitude start
    306 ft
  • Altitude end
    315 ft
  • Grade max
    -30.4%
  • Grade min
    27.5%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
Avg: 3.65 (3 votes)
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Fair Hill Big Elk Route
Fair Hill Big Elk Route
trail: 5 Bridges
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Jul 31, 2020
Swampy, steamy, and greasy. Loved every minute of it. 5 Bridges, Yellow singletrack, Hatties Trail
Yellow Singletrack Fair Hill, MD *4K Stable Image*
Yellow Singletrack Fair Hill, MD *4K Stable Image*
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