3,788 ft
Distance
150 ft
Climb
-275 ft
Descent
00:07:48
Avg time

Boulders Back Side Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    The Boulders
    Pittsfield, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #62178 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #63121 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC)

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Boulders Back Side is a 3,788 ft moderately popular black diamond doubletrack trail located near Pittsfield Massachusetts. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 150 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 7 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Boulders Back Side mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -126 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,069 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,335 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,335 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,209 ft
  • Grade
    -3.317%
  • Grade max
    -34.84%
  • Grade min
    24.479%
  • Distance climb
    1,003 ft
  • Distance down
    1,759 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,026 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:32
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on Jul 11, 2024
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      Boulders Back Side Trail Reports

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      Jul 11, 2024 @ 8:47am
      Jul 11, 2024
      Sep 6, 2020 @ 1:38pm
      Sep 6, 2020
      		 Fun downhill from the boulders. Some steep loose sections.
      Jun 6, 2019 @ 7:26pm
      Jun 6, 2019
      May 27, 2019 @ 8:01am
      May 27, 2019
      May 28, 2018 @ 11:49am
      May 28, 2018
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