1.1 miles
Distance
239 ft
Climb
-22 ft
Descent
00:17:50
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Coopers Gap (Rothrock State Forest)
    State College, Pennsylvania
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Summer, Fall, Winter
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #39585 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #54400 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    DCNR

A fun challenging climb from the Shale pit parking area up to Dutch Alvin Trail or Brush Ridge Trail or back down to the parking area. This can be wet and soft in the spring

Access Info

Off Coopers Gap Rd at both ends

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Brush Ridge Extension multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    217 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,143 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,373 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,156 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,373 ft
  • Grade
    3.892%
  • Grade max
    -5.778%
  • Grade min
    14.99%
  • Distance climb
    4,415 ft
  • Distance down
    774 ft
  • Distance flat
    383 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:50
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:34
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Status:
on Apr 13, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.88 (4 votes)
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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
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      Brush Ridge... Trail Reports

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      Apr 13, 2025 @ 10:34am
      Apr 13, 2025
      		 Some water on a short stretch but mostly ideal
      Oct 13, 2024 @ 12:49pm
      Oct 13, 2024
      Oct 6, 2024 @ 10:10am
      Oct 6, 2024
      		 Leaves always make this trail hard to follow in the areas without underbrush to define the trail otherwise it’s ideal
      Sep 15, 2024 @ 8:43am
      Sep 15, 2024
      		 Mt Laurel was trimmed backed nicely
      Sep 11, 2024 @ 5:59pm
      Sep 11, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 7 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
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      • 110 rides
      • Last: May 15, 2025

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      Aug 29, 2019 @ 3:28am
      Aug 29, 2019
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      Oct 21, 2017 @ 7:25pm
      Oct 21, 2017

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