3,858 ft
Distance
-422 ft
Descent
00:04:16
Avg time

Black Forest Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Burke Mountain Bike Park
    East Burke, Vermont
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #4987 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    Burke Mountain Resort

Bridging and berms highlighted this intermediate single-track with fast, tight benching.

source: Burke Mountain Resort
Access Info

Friday through Sunday, users will need a Q Burke Mountain Bike Park day or season pass to utilize and access Black Forest.

Monday - Thursday no fee required

Bike Park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Black Forest mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -422 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,346 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,768 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,768 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,345 ft
  • Grade
    -10.9%
  • Grade max
    -40.2%
  • Grade min
    1.1%
  • Distance down
    3,694 ft
  • Distance flat
    167 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:16
  • Avg reverse time
    00:01:54
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Status:
on Sep 18, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.55 (11 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Black Forest Trail Reports

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      Sep 18, 2022 @ 7:27am
      Sep 18, 2022
      Aug 15, 2022 @ 6:01am
      Aug 15, 2022
      Aug 12, 2022 @ 9:23am
      Aug 12, 2022
      		All trails on Burke Mountain are CLOSED for the Enduro World Series race this weekend, Friday the 12th through Monday the 15th.
      Aug 26, 2021 @ 12:25pm
      Aug 26, 2021
      Aug 15, 2021 @ 7:15am
      Aug 15, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 25 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,283 rides
      • Last: Sep 13, 2020

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      Dec 29, 2015 @ 8:14am
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      Jun 27, 2012 @ 6:00am
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