4,068 ft
Distance
185 ft
Climb
-174 ft
Descent
00:07:55
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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, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #8258 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50438 in Trail Running
    • #94010 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2013
  • Land Owner
    City of Covington

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.

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More Stats for Back Bowl multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    13 ft
  • Altitude min
    643 ft
  • Altitude max
    796 ft
  • Altitude start
    782 ft
  • Altitude end
    797 ft
  • Grade
    0.3%
  • Grade max
    -26.8%
  • Grade min
    20.7%
  • Distance climb
    1,811 ft
  • Distance down
    1,732 ft
  • Distance flat
    525 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:55
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:51
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on Aug 4, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.53 (9 votes)
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      Back Bowl Trail Reports

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      Aug 4, 2024 @ 4:00am
      Aug 4, 2024
      Mar 30, 2023 @ 6:28am
      Mar 30, 2023
      Mar 9, 2023 @ 5:32pm
      Mar 9, 2023
      		 Large tree down across trail, blocking trail
      Jan 30, 2023 @ 6:32pm
      Jan 30, 2023
      		 Freeze-thaw - is almost frozen.
      Sep 20, 2022 @ 3:31pm
      Sep 20, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 26 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 290 rides
      • Last: Dec 7, 2024

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      Sep 18, 2020 @ 4:21pm
      Sep 18, 2020
      160 |
      Jul 13, 2020 @ 1:15pm
      Jul 13, 2020
      97 |
      Apr 30, 2021 @ 11:33am
      Apr 30, 2021
      149 |
      Aug 8, 2020 @ 11:11pm
      Aug 8, 2020

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