14.6 miles
Distance
1,495 ft
Climb
-1,498 ft
Descent
498 ft
High Point

1st Try to build a route in Trailforks. Cahaba River

Detailed Description
Cahaba Try 1 is a 15 mile popular intermediate route located near Helena Alabama. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 31 trails. This route climbs 1,495 ft with a max elevation of 498 ft then descends -1,498 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Ridelogs
    3
More Stats for Cahaba Try 1 mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    2 hr 39 min
  • Altitude change
    -2 ft
  • Altitude min
    309 ft
  • Altitude start
    494 ft
  • Altitude end
    492 ft
  • Grade max
    -37.3%
  • Grade min
    31.3%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    6 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
Avg: 5 (2 votes)
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A little show-n-tell and ride on my new...
A little show-n-tell and ride on my new Motobecane 2021 Fantom 29 Pro 29er
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Jun 22, 2020
First ride on the trails with my new Fantom 29 pro. Just a quick ride on Flying Squirrel to Rust Bucket back to the truck at Cahaba River Park...

Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Peaceful Easy Feeling
Dec 23, 2023 @ 3:05am
Dec 23, 2023
Turtleback Ridge
Dec 23, 2023 @ 3:05am
Dec 23, 2023
Whitetail
May 20, 2023 @ 7:39am
May 20, 2023
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Flying Squirrel
May 19, 2023 @ 5:54am
May 19, 2023
Rust Bucket
Feb 1, 2023 @ 10:08am
Feb 1, 2023
Quite a bit of standing water on the trails today.
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