Bear Claw Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Poorman's Downhill
Wilmington, New York
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
TTFs on Trail

Rock Garden
Local Popularity
45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Year Opened

2018

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

Barkeater Trails Alliance
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More Stats for Bear Claw mountain bike trail

Altitude change

-165 ft
Altitude min

1,701 ft
Altitude max

1,884 ft
Altitude start

1,870 ft
Altitude end

1,706 ft
Grade

-3.4%
Grade max

-14.6%
Grade min

10.4%
Distance climb

768 ft
Distance down

3,159 ft
Distance flat

961 ft
Avg time

00:06:53
Avg reverse time

00:10:15
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