2,835 ft
Distance
18 ft
Climb
-49 ft
Descent
00:04:14
Avg time

Brown Sugar Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    River Highlands State Park
    Cromwell, Connecticut
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Skinny
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #17183 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #55530 in Trail Running
    • #16535 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Nordic Skiing

This is a must ride trail. Not only does it make a nice loop for both hikers and mountain bikers but it has a nice flow with the right amount of twists and turns and speed. This is the trail you will challenge your friends on Strava.

Access Info

Most popular direction is from the Red trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Brown Sugar multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -30 ft
  • Altitude min
    110 ft
  • Altitude max
    151 ft
  • Altitude start
    144 ft
  • Altitude end
    115 ft
  • Grade
    -1.1%
  • Grade max
    -10.7%
  • Grade min
    10.6%
  • Distance climb
    725 ft
  • Distance down
    1,217 ft
  • Distance flat
    896 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:14
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:22
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on Nov 9, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.19 (4 votes)
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
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      Brown Sugar Trail Reports

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      Nov 9, 2024 @ 9:59am
      Nov 9, 2024
      Jun 30, 2024 @ 6:15am
      Jun 30, 2024
      		 Significant size tree down close to the lower end of trail before skinny
      Oct 18, 2022 @ 8:01am
      Oct 18, 2022
      Sep 7, 2022 @ 11:16am
      Sep 7, 2022
      Aug 24, 2022 @ 3:30pm
      Aug 24, 2022
      		 tree across halfway thru
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 9 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 122 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,097 rides
      • Last: May 19, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Apr 14, 2019 @ 6:05pm
      Apr 14, 2019
      17 |
      Aug 24, 2022 @ 3:30pm
      Aug 24, 2022

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