2,889 ft
Distance
15 ft
Climb
-114 ft
Descent
00:04:20
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Barley and Hops Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Patapsco Valley State Park
    Ellicott City, Maryland
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump, Log Ride
  • Global Ranking
    #40049 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #7259 in Trail Running
    • #8830 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

This is trail is a harder alternate to the morning choice trail. Trail features a small table top, a small kicker, and some logs. Logs are on the larger side on this trail, and the Patapsco community values them, so leave them intact. And while the original description stated they are not rideable, an advanced intermediate rider will be able to clear all of them. This is why it is a harder alternate to morning choice.

Access Info

Trail "end" is right at the morning choice trail head from landing road. The "start" would be off of Lewis and Clark.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Barley and Hops mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -98 ft
  • Altitude min
    259 ft
  • Altitude max
    372 ft
  • Altitude start
    357 ft
  • Altitude end
    259 ft
  • Grade
    -3.406%
  • Grade max
    -13.069%
  • Grade min
    12.221%
  • Distance climb
    353 ft
  • Distance down
    2,131 ft
  • Distance flat
    404 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:20
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:23
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on Mar 13, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.88 (3 votes)
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      Mar 13, 2025 @ 7:28am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 10 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 149 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
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      • 2,031 rides
      • Last: Mar 16, 2025

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