1,627 ft
Distance
11 ft
Climb
-10 ft
Descent
00:03:01
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Broken Ribs Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Blue Hills Reservation
    Milton, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #51710 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #47210 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 35 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    MA DCR

Fun, rooty, singletrack with a couple punch rooty climbs that slow most riders. Of course, if you ride it in the downhill direction, those climbs are rooty descents that are not that challenging.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Broken Ribs multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2 ft
  • Altitude min
    176 ft
  • Altitude max
    186 ft
  • Altitude start
    184 ft
  • Altitude end
    187 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -4.6%
  • Grade min
    4.2%
  • Distance climb
    427 ft
  • Distance down
    509 ft
  • Distance flat
    512 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:01
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:43
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      Broken Ribs Trail Reports

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      Apr 6, 2025 @ 7:46pm
      Apr 6, 2025
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      Apr 1, 2025 @ 1:03am
      Apr 1, 2025
      Mar 3, 2025 @ 8:00am
      Mar 3, 2025
      		 reporter Blue Hills Closed to Mountain Bikes for Month of March per DCR
      Mar 3, 2025 @ 5:11am
      Mar 3, 2025
      		 reporter Trails closed month of March due to mud per DCR
      Mar 31, 2024 @ 11:03pm
      Mar 31, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 30 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 408 rides
      • Last: May 12, 2025

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      Oct 30, 2022 @ 9:17pm
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      Jun 5, 2022 @ 12:04pm
      Jun 5, 2022

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