1.4 miles
Distance
134 ft
Climb
-113 ft
Descent
00:39:21
Avg time

Boulder Ridge Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Oak Mountain State Park
    Pelham, Alabama
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Blaze Color
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #39305 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #63598 in Trail Running
    • #81091 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in E-Biking
    • 25 in Trail Running
    • 50 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Alabama State Parks

One of the most technical trails at Oak Mountain State Park. Expect a number of very large boulder fields with multiple lines through them, as well as a few step rock rolls and drops.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Boulder Ridge multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    20 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,143 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,258 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,145 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,165 ft
  • Grade
    0.3%
  • Grade max
    -10.9%
  • Grade min
    22.2%
  • Distance climb
    2,871 ft
  • Distance down
    2,854 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,175 ft
  • Avg time
    00:39:21
  • Avg reverse time
    00:25:23
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on Mar 7, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.19 (9 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Boulder Ridge Trail Reports

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      Mar 7, 2024 @ 7:35am
      Mar 7, 2024
      		 Very rocky but excellent grip on the rocks. Very fun trail.
      Dec 8, 2023 @ 9:13am
      Dec 8, 2023
      		 Main lines cleared of all leaves and debris on 12/7/23. Go get some it while it’s in prime condition.
      Feb 10, 2023 @ 8:33am
      Feb 10, 2023
      		 Everything looks good
      Dec 25, 2021 @ 9:08am
      Dec 25, 2021
      Jun 24, 2021 @ 3:34pm
      Jun 24, 2021
      		 Tree Down
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 11 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 90 rides
      • Last: Mar 22, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Sep 4, 2022 @ 2:28pm
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      Sep 26, 2021 @ 7:50am
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