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3,346 ft
Distance
137 ft
Climb
-35 ft
Descent
00:06:36
Avg time
103 ft
Altitude change
323 ft
Altitude min
455 ft
Altitude max
323 ft
Altitude start
427 ft
Altitude end
3.1%
Grade
-15.8%
Grade max
19.5%
Grade min
1,680 ft
Distance climb
591 ft
Distance down
978 ft
Distance flat
00:06:36
Avg time
Asylum Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
- Nordic Ski
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Riding AreaMendon Town Forest
Mendon, Massachusetts -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity40 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Nordic Skiing
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking#126127 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #347126 in Trail Running
- #107037 in Hiking
- #22855 in Horseback
- #19773 in Snowshoeing
- #26110 in Nordic Skiing
- #32016 in Winter Fat Biking
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State Ranking#2,199 in Mountain Biking · Massachusetts [+]
- #11,565 in Trail Running
- #3,906 in Hiking
- #579 in Horseback
- #1,867 in Snowshoeing
- #1,019 in Nordic Skiing
- #809 in Winter Fat Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailBridge
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Land OwnerMendon Town Forest Committee
Asylum Trail is the main connector between Asylum St.and Taft trail. Bobcat Trail, Bedrock Trail and Sidewinder Trail are accessed via Asylum Trail. The trail ascends from the Asylum St end and crosses three boardwalks bridging seasonally muddy areas before ending at Taft Trail.
Access Info
An information kiosk is located at the trail head on Asylum St.however, there is no parking lot and the narrow road prohibits on street parking. Directly across the street from the Asylum Trail entrance is an entrance to Cormier Woods and there is a pull off that may hold 3 vehicles. Cormier woods is managed by the Trustees of Reservations and has it's own set of rules.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 16 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
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- 115 rides
- Last: Oct 3, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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★ 5.0 • 8 miles • 787 ft • 37 •
Mendon Town Forest from the parking lot at Millville road. Super fun technical ride with a bit of...
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Decent enough trail but mostly a functional trail to connect the East and West sections of trail system.
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