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7.8 miles
Distance
1,134 ft
Climb
-1,129 ft
Descent
479 ft
High Point
5 ft
Altitude change
280 ft
Altitude min
284 ft
Altitude start
289 ft
Altitude end
-56.5%
Grade max
35.5%
Grade min
3 miles
Distance climb
4 miles
Distance down
4,268 ft
Distance flat
Short loop from Merryman's parking lot
Detailed Description
Merryman's Loop is a 8 mile popular intermediate route located near Towson Maryland. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 20 trails. This route climbs 1,134 ft with a max elevation of 479 ft then descends -1,129 ft.
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Stats
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Distance8 miles
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Avg time1 hr 24 min
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Altitude change5 ft
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Altitude min280 ft
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Altitude start284 ft
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Altitude end289 ft
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Climb1,134 ft
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Descent-1,129 ft
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Grade max-56.5%
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Grade min35.5%
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Distance climb3 miles
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Distance down4 miles
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Distance flat4,268 ft
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2013 November - Backyard
trail: The Backyard
0:48 | 427 | comments: 0 | favs: 4
Nov 2, 2013
The backyard line is finally fun to session. Time to burn it in and build up the jumps.
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Backyard - V4 - 2013 October
trail: The Backyard
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Oct 29, 2013
Update to the backyard line. Jump number 4 built. Needs to get burned in.
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