Mountain Bike

19.6 miles

Distance

1,691 ft

Climb

-1,693 ft

Descent

169 ft

High Point

This ride adds on to the Moraine Madness series and includes 'circles' 1 through 4. This ride is also know as the Four Circles of Hell ride

Detailed Description

Moraine Madness - Circles 1-4 is a 20 mile moderately popular expert route located near Falmouth Massachusetts. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 66 trails. This route climbs 1,691 ft with a max elevation of 169 ft then descends -1,693 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Grews View				751 ft
	Long Pond Loop				764 ft
	Long Pond Vista				2,664 ft
	High School Highway				2,343 ft
	Cutting Class				2,746 ft
	Fire Tower Rd				1,535 ft
	Down the Rabbit Hole				1,063 ft
	Lyme Climb				1,690 ft
	Moraine Trail				758 ft
	Collins Wood Connector				1,175 ft
	Collins Wood Access				194 ft
	Moraine Trail				1,125 ft
	Moraine Trail				3,839 ft
	The Land of Confusion				1,421 ft
	Old to New				2,746 ft
	In Between Gates				226 ft
	Hydro Bypass				942 ft
	Moraine Trail North				1,158 ft
	Valley Run				1,749 ft
	Moraine Trail North				892 ft
	Railroaded				656 ft
	Dirty Parking				430 ft
	Moraine Trail North				148 ft
	Wrap Around				1,201 ft
	Moto Segment 1				433 ft
	Moraine Trail North				1,375 ft
	Moto Segment 2				3,753 ft
	Moraine Trail North				207 ft
	Moto Segment 3				226 ft
	Discretion				230 ft
	Moto Segment 3				509 ft
	Landers Labor				2,976 ft
	Old Moraine Trail				548 ft
	The Easy Hard Way				427 ft
	Old Moraine Trail				3,002 ft
	Tree Sap Trail				764 ft
	G-Force				974 ft
	No Mas				75 ft
	Moraine Trail - Long Pond to Brick Kiln				4,675 ft
	Long Pond Loop				876 ft
	Water View Detour				1,342 ft
	Long Pond Loop				1,722 ft
	Route 28 Gate 11				791 ft
	Angel's Mirror				1,775 ft
	Pumping Station Road				525 ft
	Long Pond Loop				525 ft
	Grews View				751 ft

Route POI

	Bail out to circle 1	Checkpoint
	Bailout to circle 2	Checkpoint
	Bailout to circle 3	Checkpoint

Details

Riding area

Long Pond
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
AKA

Circles of Hell
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Ridelogs

4

More Stats for Moraine Madness - Circles 1-4 mountain bike route

Avg time

6 hr 17 min
Altitude min

15 ft
Altitude start

42 ft
Altitude end

43 ft
Grade

-0%
Grade max

-30.2%
Grade min

25.8%
Distance climb

9 miles
Distance down

8 miles
Distance flat

3 miles

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trail	date	description
Water View Detour	Aug 28, 2024 @ 1:04pm Aug 28, 2024
High School Highway	Jun 26, 2024 @ 3:28am Jun 26, 2024
Pumping Station Road	Jun 26, 2024 @ 3:28am Jun 26, 2024
Hydro Bypass	Jun 4, 2024 @ 6:35am Jun 4, 2024	Overgrown especially on Research Road side. reporter
Moraine Trail	May 21, 2024 @ 2:08pm May 21, 2024	Removed with chainsaw reporter