1.3 miles
Distance
75 ft
Climb
-346 ft
Descent
00:16:31
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3 Gorges Cliff Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Catamount State Forest
    Colrain, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Ladder Bridge, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #22104 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50864 in Trail Running
    • #84663 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

Good techy trail, lots of rock rollers and roots. The last third of this trail is a great flowy downhill trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 3 Gorges Cliff mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -271 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,090 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,374 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,360 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,089 ft
  • Grade
    -4.1%
  • Grade max
    -33.5%
  • Grade min
    13.9%
  • Distance climb
    1,473 ft
  • Distance down
    4,026 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,158 ft
  • Avg time
    00:16:31
  • Avg reverse time
    00:29:33
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on Apr 6, 2025
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      3 Gorges Cliff Trail Reports

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      Apr 6, 2025 @ 2:16pm
      Apr 6, 2025
      Cleared all of the downed trees, except the very northern tip before having to turn back. Hope to get back in the next week to clear anything else...
      Apr 3, 2023 @ 7:40am
      Apr 3, 2023
      Cleared of all blow down 5” and under. Needs chain saw to clear 4-5 down trees. Patchy snow should clear over the next week.
      Nov 4, 2021 @ 9:27am
      Nov 4, 2021
      		Recently leaf blown. Some very wet spots in the first third of the trail, but should dry out this week.
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      • Last: May 13, 2025

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