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1.8 miles
Distance
282 ft
Climb
-74 ft
Descent
00:21:29
Avg time
206 ft
Altitude change
4,724 ft
Altitude min
4,948 ft
Altitude max
4,737 ft
Altitude start
4,944 ft
Altitude end
2.1%
Grade
-19.6%
Grade max
15.8%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
1,831 ft
Distance down
627 ft
Distance flat
00:21:29
Avg time
Afterthought Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBloody Shins
Winnemucca, Nevada -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking#75710 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #21901 in E-Biking
- #346764 in Trail Running
- #334702 in Hiking
- #10595 in Winter Fat Biking
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State Ranking#399 in Mountain Biking · Nevada [+]
- #107 in E-Biking
- #1,479 in Trail Running
- #1,429 in Hiking
- #33 in Winter Fat Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
This trail is a technical trail that has rocks to jump over and navigate through and has several switchbacks to power up. It would be easy to snake bite a tire if you do not have your timing right. A very rewarding trail to clean.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 8 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
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- 44 rides
- Last: Oct 11, 2026
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Routes with this trail
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rrNV8
Descended this yesterday. Agree with 2018 post - wouldn’t call it technical nor advanced, but there are some crafty little bits here and there. Toughest thing was finding some of the trail with sharp turns!
herkseven
This is one of the most rocky technical trails in the Bloody Shins Trail System. I don’t know if it’s a true black, I think it’s more of a blue. There are a couple of rocks that you can ride like a drop, but all of those have ride around (I didn’t notice the rock obstacles the first couple of times I rode the trail, because you have to intentionally ride over them). If you can lift your front tire 2-4 inches at will, you should enjoy this trail.
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