20.6 miles
Distance
3,306 ft
Climb
-3,295 ft
Descent
1,763 ft
High Point

long day in the shed, big climbing and downhilling

Detailed Description
Big Hamburg day is a 21 mile moderately popular expert route located near Frederick Maryland. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 27 trails. This route climbs 3,306 ft with a max elevation of 1,763 ft then descends -3,295 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Ridelogs
    2
More Stats for Big Hamburg day mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    4 hr 59 min
  • Altitude change
    10 ft
  • Altitude min
    740 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,612 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,624 ft
  • Grade max
    -162.8%
  • Grade min
    81.6%
  • Distance climb
    10 miles
  • Distance down
    9 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
Avg: 3 (1 votes)
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