10.7 miles
Distance
545 ft
Climb
-542 ft
Descent
345 ft
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A harder 10+ mile loop through Borderland State Park. Features some of the more technical routes in the park.

Detailed Description
Borderland Harder Loop is a 11 mile moderately popular expert route located near Sharon Massachusetts. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 41 trails. This route climbs 545 ft with a max elevation of 345 ft then descends -542 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • Ridelogs
    14
More Stats for Borderland Harder Loop mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 33 min
  • Altitude min
    202 ft
  • Altitude start
    246 ft
  • Altitude end
    249 ft
  • Grade max
    -26%
  • Grade min
    27.2%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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West Side Trail
May 9, 2024 @ 2:27am
May 9, 2024
Northwest (green)
Apr 28, 2024 @ 6:04am
Apr 28, 2024
Tree down
What Trail?!?!
Feb 10, 2024 @ 5:24pm
Feb 10, 2024
All clear, perfect conditions
Morse Loop Trail East
Jan 1, 2024 @ 1:30pm
Jan 1, 2024
Removed large tree near the Mountain St connector. There's a large pine down at the northern end of the loop, but it's easy to go around.
French Trail
Dec 5, 2023 @ 7:39am
Dec 5, 2023
Tree down near the intersection with west side trail.
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