1.9 miles
Distance
125 ft
Climb
-125 ft
Descent
00:19:30
Avg time

Bob Elms (Blue Dot) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Trout Brook Recreation Area
    Holden, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #142563 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #26529 in Trail Running
    • #56366 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 40 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Town of Holden, Massachusetts

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Bob Elms (Blue Dot) is a 2 mile less popular blue singletrack trail located near Holden Massachusetts. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 125 ft blue climb. On average it takes 19 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bob Elms (Blue Dot) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    0 ft
  • Altitude min
    624 ft
  • Altitude max
    682 ft
  • Altitude start
    631 ft
  • Altitude end
    630 ft
  • Grade max
    -11.7%
  • Grade min
    9.7%
  • Distance climb
    4,757 ft
  • Distance down
    3,520 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,831 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:30
  • Avg reverse time
    00:28:19
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on May 26, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.98 (1 votes)
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      Bob Elms (Blue Dot) Trail Reports

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      May 26, 2023 @ 12:22pm
      May 26, 2023
      		 Trees down
      Jun 20, 2022 @ 8:28am
      Jun 20, 2022
      Oct 31, 2021 @ 1:03pm
      Oct 31, 2021
      		 Basically like riding through a river the entire time.
      Oct 31, 2021 @ 1:02pm
      Oct 31, 2021
      		 Basically riding through a river the whole way. Mistake to come here so soon after storms.
      Apr 16, 2020 @ 7:14am
      Apr 16, 2020
      		 Very wet and standing water throughout the blue Dot trail
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
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      • 31 rides
      • Last: Jun 27, 2025

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      May 26, 2023 @ 12:23pm
      May 26, 2023

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