1,368 ft
Distance
14 ft
Climb
-18 ft
Descent
00:02:09
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8. Dragon's Back 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
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #83475 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #88583 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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8. Dragon's Back is a 1,368 ft moderately popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Hitchcock Texas. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 14 ft blue climb. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 8. Dragon's Back mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -4 ft
  • Altitude min
    10 ft
  • Altitude max
    16 ft
  • Altitude start
    13 ft
  • Altitude end
    10 ft
  • Grade
    -0.288%
  • Grade max
    -9.952%
  • Grade min
    9.267%
  • Distance climb
    612 ft
  • Distance down
    569 ft
  • Distance flat
    188 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:09
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:48
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on Sep 29, 2023
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      8. Dragon's Back Trail Reports

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      Sep 29, 2023 @ 7:41am
      17 hours
      		 Had a little rain overnight, trails may be slick.
      Sep 22, 2023 @ 8:16am
      Sep 22, 2023
      		 Trails are perfect, go ride!!
      Sep 17, 2023 @ 7:05am
      Sep 17, 2023
      		 More rains overnight, give them a few days.
      Sep 13, 2023 @ 1:01pm
      Sep 13, 2023
      		 Raining now on the trails. No group ride tonight.
      Sep 11, 2023 @ 1:28pm
      Sep 11, 2023
      		 Trails are perfect!!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 58 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 414 rides
      • Last: Sep 28, 2023

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