1,244 ft
Distance
30 ft
Climb
-27 ft
Descent
00:04:59
Avg time

5. The Outback Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Jack Brooks Park
    Hitchcock, Texas
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #105820 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #88588 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

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5. The Outback is a 1,244 ft moderately popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Hitchcock Texas. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 5. The Outback mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    3 ft
  • Altitude min
    4 ft
  • Altitude max
    16 ft
  • Altitude start
    10 ft
  • Altitude end
    14 ft
  • Grade
    0.264%
  • Grade max
    -15.687%
  • Grade min
    11.329%
  • Distance climb
    528 ft
  • Distance down
    427 ft
  • Distance flat
    289 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:59
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:58
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on Apr 23, 2025
Wet
Avg: 3.55 (1 votes)
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      5. The Outback Trail Reports

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      Apr 23, 2025 @ 12:23pm
      Apr 23, 2025
      		 More rain today, its going to be a velcro weekend!
      Apr 21, 2025 @ 7:03am
      Apr 21, 2025
      		 & the rains came, give them a few days.
      Apr 8, 2025 @ 3:11pm
      Apr 8, 2025
      		 The "New Winter Loop" is good to go, flats are still wet.
      Apr 6, 2025 @ 7:22am
      Apr 6, 2025
      		 Got another inch of rain over Saturday night. It will be next weekend before they are ready again.
      Apr 5, 2025 @ 11:21am
      Apr 5, 2025
      		 Raining again, gonna be a few days after today before they are good again.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 7 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 129 rides
      • Last: Mar 22, 2025

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