4,180 ft
Distance
8 ft
Climb
-254 ft
Descent
00:04:59
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Big Dipper Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Tranquilitas Adventure Farm
    Waterval Boven
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #23997 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #38174 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Sappi

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Big Dipper is a 1 km popular blue singletrack trail located near Waterval Boven. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 3 m blue climb. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Big Dipper mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -246 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,444 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,690 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,690 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,443 ft
  • Grade
    -5.9%
  • Grade max
    -15.1%
  • Grade min
    9%
  • Distance climb
    279 ft
  • Distance down
    3,632 ft
  • Distance flat
    269 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:59
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:33
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 88 rides
      • Last: Nov 4, 2023

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