6.6 miles
Distance
672 ft
Climb
-668 ft
Descent
731 ft
High Point

sweet little lap of trexler. start with broken arrow after a climb to the summit. then hit half pipe and head on back.

Detailed Description
Brian to Broken Arrow to Half Pipe is a 7 mile popular intermediate route located near Allentown Pennsylvania. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 17 trails. This route climbs 672 ft with a max elevation of 731 ft then descends -668 ft.
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19 Reviews & Comments

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Zkro (Aug 18, 2022 at 10:13)
Trail Half-Pipe 2
Great trail, definitely makes it better if you have a dropper post to help with the short climb at the end. Fun to climb ratio is good
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Zkro (Aug 18, 2022 at 10:07)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
Trail is great! I headed south down fireman’s trail to get back to the top and it was treacherous. Make sure to follow what the description says and go NORTH to climb back up!
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Zkro (Aug 18, 2022 at 10:07)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
Trail is great! I headed south down fireman’s trail to get back to the top and it was treacherous. Make sure to follow what the description says and go NORTH to climb back up!
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Ajc218 (Sep 24, 2021 at 20:26)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
Very fun flowy train
I would rate this trail as a blue and not so much of a black diamond
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Ajc218 (Sep 24, 2021 at 20:26)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
Very fun flowy train
I would rate this trail as a blue and not so much of a black diamond
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robcleary (Apr 22, 2021 at 13:47)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
Best trail at Trexler, just be ready to earn your climb back (unless you parked at the bottom).
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robcleary (Apr 22, 2021 at 13:47)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
Best trail at Trexler, just be ready to earn your climb back (unless you parked at the bottom).
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robcleary (Mar 14, 2021 at 15:47)
Trail Fireman's Trail
Oh my god we parked near the zoo and tried to climb the direct route to get up to the rest of the trails. Never again x_x
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Boosted0721 (Nov 14, 2020 at 8:41)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
2nd level after jumps there is a tree down across trail. Must stop and carry bike
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Boosted0721 (Nov 14, 2020 at 8:41)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
2nd level after jumps there is a tree down across trail. Must stop and carry bike
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Ajc218 (Aug 14, 2020 at 15:49)
Fun flowy trail with some nice downhill sections
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JankyPanky (May 25, 2020 at 14:13)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
They are doing a lot of work in the trail! It’s coming together nicely. Check it out!
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JankyPanky (May 25, 2020 at 14:13)
Trail Broken Arrow Trail
They are doing a lot of work in the trail! It’s coming together nicely. Check it out!
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Jjvapas (Oct 13, 2019 at 16:26)
Trail Buck Run
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ogcmh (Jul 29, 2019 at 7:54)
Trail Border Trail (West)
Don't use the trailforks app to try to navigate this. Looks like the trail has been re-routed in several places since this map was accurate. Kept thinking we had missed a turn then doubled back to see what looked to have been a trail several years ago.
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ogcmh (Jul 29, 2019 at 7:53)
Trail Brian's Trail
This doesn't match the current trail. Up north it seems okay, but then it diverges. Trying to follow the trail with the trailforks app you get to a place where the trail looks like it used to continue, but is really overgrown. Looks like the trail was re-routed without this map being updated. Made following the trails challenging.
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ogcmh (Jul 29, 2019 at 7:53)
Trail Brian's Trail
This doesn't match the current trail. Up north it seems okay, but then it diverges. Trying to follow the trail with the trailforks app you get to a place where the trail looks like it used to continue, but is really overgrown. Looks like the trail was re-routed without this map being updated. Made following the trails challenging.
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ogcmh (Jul 29, 2019 at 7:53)
Trail Brian's Trail
This doesn't match the current trail. Up north it seems okay, but then it diverges. Trying to follow the trail with the trailforks app you get to a place where the trail looks like it used to continue, but is really overgrown. Looks like the trail was re-routed without this map being updated. Made following the trails challenging.
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ogcmh (Jul 29, 2019 at 7:53)
Trail Brian's Trail
This doesn't match the current trail. Up north it seems okay, but then it diverges. Trying to follow the trail with the trailforks app you get to a place where the trail looks like it used to continue, but is really overgrown. Looks like the trail was re-routed without this map being updated. Made following the trails challenging.
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More Stats for Brian to Broken Arrow to Half Pipe mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    2 ft
  • Altitude min
    468 ft
  • Altitude start
    613 ft
  • Altitude end
    614 ft
  • Grade max
    -29.4%
  • Grade min
    32.9%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,318 ft
Avg: 5 (2 votes)
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Half-Pipe 1
Jan 21, 2023 @ 11:51am
Jan 21, 2023
Half-Pipe 2
Jan 21, 2023 @ 3:51am
Jan 21, 2023
Half-Pipe 1
Jan 17, 2023 @ 4:21am
Jan 17, 2023
Broken Arrow Trail
Jan 1, 2023 @ 1:43am
Jan 1, 2023
Really good shape today considering the rain from yesterday and the condition of some other trails. BA dried out well.
Brian's Trail
Jan 1, 2023 @ 1:20am
Jan 1, 2023
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