1.3 miles
Distance
404 ft
Climb
-77 ft
Descent
00:24:11
Avg time

Border Patrol Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Racker Road Singletrack
    Stafford, Connecticut
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #59059 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #23216 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

The Border Patrol trail is Bi-directional, but has difficult climbs in both directions. Most commonly ridden as shown from the Jay Bitch trail at an intersection not easy to see except that it a Tree House Julius can wrapping a tree marks the intersection. In this direction, it is a gradual climb on to a ridge where the climb steepens, then after a short rest, a super challenging climb up a chute which is makeable in most conditions. Once on the ridge and back on aerobic air supply, it is a pleasant trail with nice views. The trail drops down to the Upper Graveyard trail.

The trail continuously skirts private land, often within inches but is all on state forest land - hence the name Border Patrol.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Border Patrol mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    325 ft
  • Altitude min
    598 ft
  • Altitude max
    957 ft
  • Altitude start
    598 ft
  • Altitude end
    922 ft
  • Grade
    4.7%
  • Grade max
    -20.9%
  • Grade min
    38.6%
  • Distance climb
    4,698 ft
  • Distance down
    958 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,253 ft
  • Avg time
    00:24:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:26
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on Nov 14, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 3.98 (1 votes)
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      Border Patrol Trail Reports

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      Nov 14, 2021 @ 3:27pm
      Nov 14, 2021
      		 Leaf blown. Good condition.
      Jul 5, 2021 @ 10:49am
      Jul 5, 2021
      		 Recently trimmed and cleared. Good condition
      May 26, 2021 @ 1:09pm
      May 26, 2021
      Dec 2, 2020 @ 6:17am
      Dec 2, 2020
      		Leaf covered and a lot of storm debris/branches. Rideable, but expect to do a little clearing as well.
      Sep 30, 2020 @ 7:20pm
      Sep 30, 2020
      		leaf covered but still good visibility
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 11 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 47 rides
      • Last: Apr 19, 2025

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      Mar 3, 2019 @ 1:24pm
      Mar 3, 2019

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      Racker - Full Pull #212 miles
      Racker Spectacular Route B10 miles
      CircumPeCker 2525 miles
      Racker Spectacular Route A12 miles

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