4,252 ft
Distance
28 ft
Climb
-10 ft
Descent
00:07:14
Avg time

Braking Bad Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Swan Creek Mountain Bike Park
    Tacoma, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Rock Garden
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #6784 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #79753 in Trail Running
    • #49305 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
    • 30 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

Braking is bad on this trail. Currently the most technical trail at Swan Creek. It loops back on itself and is fairly tight in places. Line choice and momentum are important.

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB DBL Black Rating: Expert trail features not suitable for some adaptive equipment

Roots, rocks and narrow sections

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Braking Bad mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    6 ft
  • Altitude min
    371 ft
  • Altitude max
    398 ft
  • Altitude start
    371 ft
  • Altitude end
    377 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -10.9%
  • Grade min
    10.1%
  • Distance climb
    768 ft
  • Distance down
    725 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,753 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:14
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:16
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on Feb 26, 2025
Wet
Avg: 4 (14 votes)
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      Braking Bad Trail Reports

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      Feb 26, 2025 @ 11:50am
      Feb 26, 2025
      		 reporter
      Dec 27, 2024 @ 6:30pm
      Dec 27, 2024
      		 Sticks and storm debris over the trail. Homeless camp by the big drop.
      Dec 15, 2024 @ 7:31pm
      Dec 15, 2024
      		 Tree over drop landing cleared. Went to haul it off myself today, but a trail crew was there and beat me to it.
      Dec 14, 2024 @ 8:29pm
      Dec 14, 2024
      		 There is a fairly large tree across the landing of the wooden feature drop side hit thing. I spotted this at the top of the drop and lost traction...
      Sep 2, 2024 @ 9:35am
      Sep 2, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 5 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 57 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,125 rides
      • Last: Mar 14, 2025

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      Jun 6, 2020 @ 9:45am
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      Jul 7, 2019 @ 3:42pm
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      Apr 17, 2016 @ 5:45pm
      Apr 17, 2016
      43 |
      Apr 13, 2023 @ 10:28am
      Apr 13, 2023

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