2,608 ft
Distance
-74 ft
Descent
00:02:57
Avg time

Back Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Farmdale Reservoir
    East Peoria, Illinois
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #72605 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #42818 in Trail Running
    • #95091 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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Back Trail is a 2,608 ft popular blue singletrack trail located near East Peoria Illinois. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 0 ft blue climb. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Back Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -74 ft
  • Altitude min
    626 ft
  • Altitude max
    701 ft
  • Altitude start
    700 ft
  • Altitude end
    627 ft
  • Grade
    -2.8%
  • Grade max
    -12.2%
  • Grade min
    3.2%
  • Distance climb
    105 ft
  • Distance down
    1,430 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,070 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:57
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:34
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on Mar 12, 2025
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      Back Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 12, 2025 @ 9:46am
      Mar 12, 2025
      Feb 24, 2025 @ 5:22am
      Feb 24, 2025
      		 Please do not ride muddy trails.
      Apr 17, 2024 @ 4:33pm
      Apr 17, 2024
      Sep 29, 2023 @ 10:22am
      Sep 29, 2023
      Jul 4, 2023 @ 6:08pm
      Jul 4, 2023
      		 Trees removed
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 40 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 525 rides
      • Last: May 18, 2025

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      Jun 24, 2023 @ 4:42pm
      Jun 24, 2023
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      Jan 15, 2022 @ 12:30pm
      Jan 15, 2022
      32 |
      Jul 3, 2023 @ 8:02pm
      Jul 3, 2023
      35 |
      Jul 3, 2023 @ 8:02pm
      Jul 3, 2023

      Routes with this trail

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      titledistance
      South Side Loop7 miles
      2019 Race Lap14 miles
      Farmdale Full Loop10 miles
      Farmdale CCW XC Race Course race8 miles

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