3.0 miles
Distance
70 ft
Climb
-657 ft
Descent
00:21:48
Avg time
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3 Mile Smile Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cottonwood Valley
    Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #2381 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #21576 in Trail Running
    • #30301 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking

A perennial favorite DH in the Blue Diamond/Cottonwood area. Not overly technical, with good flow and speed. Preferred direction is Northbound (downhill), though many riders tie in with Badger Pass and ride up to the top of this DH to get the full smile (Dwight Robertson)

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 3 Mile Smile mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -589 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,237 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,881 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,857 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,268 ft
  • Grade
    -3.773%
  • Grade max
    -19.733%
  • Grade min
    7.701%
  • Distance climb
    2,568 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    255 ft
  • Avg time
    00:21:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:47:12
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on Feb 1, 2025
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Avg: 4.6 (47 votes)
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      3 Mile Smile Trail Reports

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      Feb 1, 2025 @ 12:51pm
      Feb 1, 2025
      Dec 28, 2024 @ 11:10am
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      Dec 2, 2024 @ 8:00am
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      Nov 5, 2024 @ 7:37am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 75 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 693 rides
      • Last: Jul 5, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Apr 23, 2022 @ 11:43pm
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      May 5, 2019 @ 5:23pm
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      Jan 1, 2024 @ 5:56pm
      Jan 1, 2024
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      Nov 13, 2022 @ 11:00am
      Nov 13, 2022

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