2,162 ft
Distance
5 ft
Climb
-131 ft
Descent
00:03:52
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Briar Pit Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Sugarcamp Mountain
    Prestonsburg, Kentucky
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #86513 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Accessible from the campground via the connector. Used to climb to Fern Gully or downhill to campground. Use as an alternate to Reclamation Loop or combined the two for more miles.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Briar Pit multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -126 ft
  • Altitude min
    673 ft
  • Altitude max
    803 ft
  • Altitude start
    803 ft
  • Altitude end
    679 ft
  • Grade
    -5.8%
  • Grade max
    -33.3%
  • Grade min
    3.2%
  • Distance climb
    390 ft
  • Distance down
    1,211 ft
  • Distance flat
    469 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:01
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on Sep 20, 2023
Wet
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      Briar Pit Trail Reports

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      Sep 20, 2023 @ 4:46am
      Sep 20, 2023
      Sep 2, 2023 @ 6:33pm
      Sep 2, 2023
      		 A few mudholes and, surprise, briars.
      Jun 27, 2023 @ 3:04pm
      Jun 27, 2023
      		 Trees down from power company work.
      May 6, 2023 @ 3:37am
      May 6, 2023
      Apr 13, 2023 @ 8:09pm
      Apr 13, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 24 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 51 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 204 rides
      • Last: Oct 5, 2024

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      Local Favorite #17 miles
      Sugarcamp Intermediate Loop12 miles

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