3,673 ft
Distance
217 ft
Climb
-195 ft
Descent
00:08:11
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Back Bowl Trail
  • Dirt Artisans
    Builder

Back Bowl Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Devou Park
    Covington, Kentucky
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #8258 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50438 in Trail Running
    • #94010 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2013
  • Land Manager
    City of Covington, KY

Traveling either direction on Back Bowl is an exhilarating experience. 1/2 of trail is flowy-bermy-pumpy-with a little jumpy and the other 1/2 is rack laden tech goodness.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Back Bowl mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    22 ft
  • Altitude min
    644 ft
  • Altitude max
    809 ft
  • Altitude start
    787 ft
  • Altitude end
    809 ft
  • Grade
    0.598%
  • Grade max
    -37.018%
  • Grade min
    31.734%
  • Distance climb
    2,032 ft
  • Distance down
    1,434 ft
  • Distance flat
    207 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:29
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Status:
on Apr 2, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 5 (2 votes)
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  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Back Bowl Trail Reports

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      Apr 2, 2022 @ 10:33am
      Apr 2, 2022
      Nov 8, 2021 @ 11:22am
      Nov 8, 2021
      		 Supadry!
      Aug 14, 2021 @ 8:33am
      Aug 14, 2021
      Aug 8, 2021 @ 1:15pm
      Aug 8, 2021
      Jul 28, 2021 @ 4:33pm
      Jul 28, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 83 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,164 rides
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      Apr 30, 2021 @ 11:33am
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      Sep 18, 2020 @ 4:21pm
      Sep 18, 2020
      81 |
      Aug 8, 2020 @ 11:11pm
      Aug 8, 2020
      88 |
      Jul 13, 2020 @ 1:15pm
      Jul 13, 2020

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      2:02 | 14 | Jan 20, 2022 , Covington
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      2:26 | 16 | Jan 19, 2022 , Covington

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