3,750 ft
Distance
113 ft
Climb
-3 ft
Descent
00:13:53
Avg time

Bucksaw Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Kepler Road (Rothrock State Forest)
    State College, Pennsylvania
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    All Year
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #60415 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    50 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    DCNR

Short trail that continues on the ridge line before dropping down to connect to Mongo Trail when ridden from Doc Detour Trail

Access Info

Off Mongo Trail or Doc Detour Trail

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bucksaw Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    108 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,651 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,765 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,652 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,762 ft
  • Grade
    2.9%
  • Grade max
    -2.7%
  • Grade min
    26%
  • Distance climb
    2,749 ft
  • Distance down
    157 ft
  • Distance flat
    804 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:53
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:39
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on Mar 30, 2023
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Avg: 4.19 (4 votes)
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      Bucksaw Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 30, 2023 @ 4:10am
      Mar 30, 2023
      		 No major wet spots until the backside
      Oct 1, 2019 @ 5:34am
      Oct 1, 2019
      Dec 16, 2017 @ 8:26am
      Dec 16, 2017
      		 Waist high tree down
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