2.9 miles
Distance
380 ft
Climb
-740 ft
Descent
00:30:47
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552 Higher Learning Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Blowout Wash
    Cottonwood, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #101800 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #60306 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in Trail Running
    • 40 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Prescott National Forest

This trail is signed and per the USFS - it is open. It was ruff cut in by machine but never manually finished.

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More Stats for 552 Higher Learning multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -360 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,938 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,672 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,341 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,980 ft
  • Grade
    -2.3%
  • Grade max
    -43.8%
  • Grade min
    25.3%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    846 ft
  • Avg time
    00:30:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:37:09
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Status:
on Dec 16, 2021
Prevalent Mud
Avg: 3 (6 votes)
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      552 Higher Learning Trail Reports

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      Dec 16, 2021 @ 6:32pm
      Dec 16, 2021
      		 Rode yesterday after it had rained overnight - didn't even seem wet but dirt/clay was insanely sticky and clogged up my wheels to the point where...
      Aug 1, 2021 @ 8:39am
      Aug 1, 2021
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      6 Months
      • 14 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
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      • 183 rides
      • Last: Aug 11, 2023

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