3,417 ft
Distance
117 ft
Climb
-116 ft
Descent
00:07:18
Avg time
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Amateur Hour Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Forest City MTB Trail
    Saint James, Missouri
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #39364 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #46267 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking

Amateur Hour is the hardest loop to master. It features amazing pine trees, harrowing rock gardens, and tight switchbacks. Anyone can ride it, but only experts will get through without a dab. NOTE it is quite a bit easier to ride this loop in the CCW direction.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Amateur Hour mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1 ft
  • Altitude min
    870 ft
  • Altitude max
    938 ft
  • Altitude start
    922 ft
  • Altitude end
    923 ft
  • Grade
    0.038%
  • Grade max
    -23.142%
  • Grade min
    24.838%
  • Distance climb
    1,241 ft
  • Distance down
    1,747 ft
  • Distance flat
    429 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:34
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on Dec 12, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.5 (2 votes)
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      Amateur Hour Trail Reports

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      Dec 12, 2023 @ 4:57am
      Dec 12, 2023
      		 Report is for the whole trail system. Was in great shape, nicely dry, one tiny puddle, and leaves weren't ridiculous. Looked like someone had...
      Nov 7, 2023 @ 8:25am
      Nov 7, 2023
      		 A lot of leaves
      Oct 15, 2022 @ 1:43am
      Oct 15, 2022
      Jul 9, 2022 @ 9:00am
      Jul 9, 2022
      Apr 23, 2022 @ 8:32am
      Apr 23, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 25 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 450 rides
      • Last: Sep 12, 2024

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      Aug 22, 2021 @ 1:33pm
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