1.7 miles
Distance
495 ft
Climb
-86 ft
Descent
00:16:20
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Bowsaw Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Red Hill MTB Park
    Dromana
  • Ref Number
    #16
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #8391 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Parks Victoria

Bowsaw One way ascending
Enjoyable climb returning you to the Seawinds area with exposed tree roots, natural rock features and open switchbacks. Rest along the way and take in the bay views.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bowsaw mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    408 ft
  • Altitude min
    449 ft
  • Altitude max
    859 ft
  • Altitude start
    449 ft
  • Altitude end
    860 ft
  • Grade
    4.6%
  • Grade max
    -15.3%
  • Grade min
    31.6%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1,522 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,680 ft
  • Avg time
    00:16:20
  • Avg reverse time
    00:18:50
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on Sep 3, 2024
Dry
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      Bowsaw Trail Reports

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      Sep 3, 2024 @ 1:35am
      Sep 3, 2024
      		 Fallen trees
      Sep 1, 2024 @ 11:27pm
      Sep 1, 2024
      		 Multiple trees down throughout trail . I moved smaller ones, but still around 5 large trees down .
      Sep 1, 2024 @ 11:24pm
      Sep 1, 2024
      		 Multiple trees down throughout Bowsaw
      Aug 28, 2024 @ 4:23pm
      Aug 28, 2024
      		 reporter tree down
      Jun 22, 2024 @ 6:13pm
      Jun 22, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 12 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 218 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,470 rides
      • Last: Dec 8, 2024

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      Feb 12, 2022 @ 1:30am
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      Dec 21, 2021 @ 12:45am
      Dec 21, 2021
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      Dec 21, 2021 @ 12:44am
      Dec 21, 2021
      104 |
      May 16, 2021 @ 3:04am
      May 16, 2021

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