5,243 ft
Distance
12 ft
Climb
-307 ft
Descent
00:10:50
Avg time
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Burning Spear Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Perry Hill
    Waterbury, Vermont
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #2242 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #33455 in Trail Running
    • #94365 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking

Starting from the summit of Perry Hill, all your climbing will be rewarded with a fast, flowy, at-times technical decent. Don't be fooled - this isn't a 'flow trail' but more of a classic Vermont downhill. There are definitely some advanced moves on Spear, but overall it's all-rider friendly. At the bottom you can continue descending on Small Axe or use Scotch Tape to get back to the bottom of Permission and Joe's.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Burning Spear mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -295 ft
  • Altitude min
    971 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,269 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,269 ft
  • Altitude end
    974 ft
  • Grade
    -5.6%
  • Grade max
    -24.6%
  • Grade min
    5.4%
  • Distance climb
    417 ft
  • Distance down
    3,766 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,056 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:50
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:26
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on Nov 2, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.5 (23 votes)
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      Burning Spear Trail Reports

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      Nov 2, 2024 @ 8:19am
      Nov 2, 2024
      		 Closed for hunting season - hazard tree removal will begin on November 14th. Heavy machinery will on site please respect Closure during this time.
      Aug 10, 2024 @ 6:26am
      Aug 10, 2024
      		 Heavy winds last night, currently sweeping network for downed trees. Ride with caution and eyes up. Please report any downed trees to WATA...
      Jul 20, 2024 @ 12:35pm
      Jul 20, 2024
      Jul 10, 2024 @ 10:53am
      Jul 10, 2024
      Jun 27, 2024 @ 5:38am
      Jun 27, 2024
      		 Still drying out but rideable! Join us tonight (Thursday) at 5:30 for trail work!
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 32 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 849 rides
      • Last: Nov 13, 2024

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      Perry Hill Death March11 miles
      Perry Hill Classics8 miles
      Intro to Perry Hill Technical6 miles

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