4,731 ft
Distance
37 ft
Climb
-202 ft
Descent
00:09:01
Avg time
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Bear Claw Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Flume Trail System
    Wilmington, New York
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #13376 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #68602 in Trail Running
    • #73002 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2018
  • Land Owner
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation(NYSDEC)

Bear Claw forms a connection between the Poor Man's Downhill and the Marble Mountain trail, which can then be followed to the Flume trail system. The trail starts at the end of a dirt road below Marble Mountain Lane. Where the Poor Man's turns left downhill, stay straight on the old lift line and look for the sign, then stay left on the single track. Bear Claw starts with a short climb followed by a super fun downhill, and then generally flattens out through a technical rocky area before it merges with the Marble Mountain trail. At this point, turn right toward the Flume, or left back toward PMD and the Reservoir parking area via the Reservoir trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bear Claw mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -164 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,698 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,880 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,867 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,703 ft
  • Grade
    -3.5%
  • Grade max
    -15.3%
  • Grade min
    13.8%
  • Distance climb
    797 ft
  • Distance down
    2,844 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,086 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:01
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:25
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on Jun 28, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.32 (3 votes)
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      Jun 28, 2025 @ 12:26pm
      Jun 28, 2025
      May 23, 2025 @ 7:41am
      May 23, 2025
      		 reporter Trails are good and ready. Spring conditions still abound -- please turn around if you are leaving ruts.
      Mar 7, 2024 @ 2:31pm
      Mar 7, 2024
      Sep 4, 2022 @ 6:18am
      Sep 4, 2022
      Jul 25, 2022 @ 8:51am
      Jul 25, 2022
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      6 Months
      • 7 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
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      • 119 rides
      • Last: Jul 15, 2025

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