4,859 ft
Distance
146 ft
Climb
-66 ft
Descent
00:08:10
Avg time

3 Ravines Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Palos Forest Preserve
    Palos Hills, Illinois
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, RD, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #36199 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Land Manager
    Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Three Ravines is an exhilarating downhill eastbound and a challenging (yet rewarding) climb westbound. As implied, the trail crosses three ravines, each with it's own personality.

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB 2 Rating: Obstacles exist. You may or may not be able to ride this solo. Support rider recommended.
Local Trail Association
More Stats for 3 Ravines mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    79 ft
  • Altitude min
    632 ft
  • Altitude max
    734 ft
  • Altitude start
    645 ft
  • Altitude end
    725 ft
  • Grade
    1.6%
  • Grade max
    -9.2%
  • Grade min
    13.2%
  • Distance climb
    2,339 ft
  • Distance down
    2,034 ft
  • Distance flat
    486 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:10
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:41
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Status:
on Sep 18, 2020
Ideal
Avg: 4.55 (9 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
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  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
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  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      3 Ravines Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Sep 18, 2020 @ 8:33am
      3 days
      		 reporter
      Sep 18, 2020 @ 7:47am
      3 days
      Sep 8, 2020 @ 6:43am
      Sep 8, 2020
      		 reporter
      Sep 7, 2020 @ 10:30am
      Sep 7, 2020
      		 Rain yesterday helped a good amount. Corners had a bit more grip.
      Aug 17, 2020 @ 3:41pm
      Aug 17, 2020
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 74 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 910 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 284 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      121 |
      Oct 5, 2018 @ 12:43am
      Oct 5, 2018
      148 |
      May 15, 2018 @ 8:25am
      May 15, 2018
      493 |
      Aug 8, 2016 @ 2:33pm
      Aug 8, 2016
      220 |
      Aug 7, 2016 @ 5:04pm
      Aug 7, 2016

      Routes with this trail

      titleratingdistance
      Weekend Ride
      		16 miles
      Unofficial Palos Meltdown 2020 (Social Distance Edition) race
      		12 miles

      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      flag LifeFromTheLoam (Jul 1, 2020 at 12:38)
       One of the best in the Palos Triangle. Must ride if you're in the area.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag GreenGeek (Sep 12, 2020 at 7:16)
       Not knowing any better the first time I took it Westbound and yes, that’s a challenging climb. The creek crossings are tough and on one of them I could not get up it and basically fell. My understanding is that this is one of the most difficult loops in the Palos forest network.
      [Reply]

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