1.1 miles
Distance
11 ft
Climb
-395 ft
Descent
00:04:48
Avg time
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2nd Bench The RIP Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #20026 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #22853 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Greyton MTB Club

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2nd Bench The RIP is a 2 km popular blue singletrack trail located near Greyton. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 3 m blue climb. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for 2nd Bench The RIP mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -385 ft
  • Altitude min
    832 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,217 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,216 ft
  • Altitude end
    833 ft
  • Grade
    -6.4%
  • Grade max
    -43.8%
  • Grade min
    7.2%
  • Distance climb
    420 ft
  • Distance down
    4,160 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,470 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:49
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Status:
on Mar 6, 2025
Very Dry
Avg: 4.19 (4 votes)
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  • Ideal
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  • Very Dry
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      2nd Bench The RIP Trail Reports

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      Mar 6, 2025 @ 10:26pm
      Mar 6, 2025
      All clear on 27/02/2025. This is a beautiful flow trail. The berms could do with some maintenance.
      Nov 25, 2022 @ 12:16pm
      Nov 25, 2022
      Sep 16, 2022 @ 11:58pm
      Sep 16, 2022
      Jun 2, 2020 @ 4:00pm
      Jun 2, 2020
      reporter Trails open subject to Covid-19 level 3 Guidelines
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 13 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 26 rides
      • Last: Apr 19, 2025

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