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1.2 miles
Distance
60 ft
Climb
-15 ft
Descent
00:06:53
Avg time
45 ft
Altitude change
85 ft
Altitude min
130 ft
Altitude max
85 ft
Altitude start
131 ft
Altitude end
0.7%
Grade
-6.9%
Grade max
5.4%
Grade min
2,566 ft
Distance climb
577 ft
Distance down
3,061 ft
Distance flat
00:06:53
Avg time
Big Ring Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaWest Barnstable Conservation Area (WBCA)
Barnstable, Massachusetts -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerTown of Barnstable
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Big Ring Trail is a 1 mile popular green difficulty doubletrack trail located near Barnstable Massachusetts. This multi-use trail. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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- 6 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 187 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
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- 3,341 rides
- Last: Jul 8, 2026
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Directions to big-ring-trail trailhead
(41.685980, -70.428830)
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Where is Big Ring Trail located?
Big Ring Trail is located in West Barnstable Conservation Area (WBCA), Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the West Barnstable Conservation Area (WBCA) trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 41.68598, -70.42883.
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How hard is Big Ring Trail?
Big Ring Trail is rated as Green difficulty. The average grade is 0.7%.
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What is the elevation gain for Big Ring Trail?
Big Ring Trail has 60 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 15 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 85 ft to 130 ft.
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How long is Big Ring Trail?
Big Ring Trail is 1.2 miles long. The trail type is doubletrack.
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