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2.0 miles
Distance
165 ft
Climb
-219 ft
Descent
00:31:07
Avg time
-55 ft
Altitude change
1,992 ft
Altitude min
2,196 ft
Altitude max
2,054 ft
Altitude start
1,998 ft
Altitude end
-0.5%
Grade
-28.8%
Grade max
18%
Grade min
4,616 ft
Distance climb
4,429 ft
Distance down
1,729 ft
Distance flat
00:31:07
Avg time
Bus Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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Riding AreaAlice Springs and Surrounds
Alice Springs -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
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Local Popularity
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Global Ranking#101337 in Mountain Biking
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National Ranking#4,781 in Mountain Biking · Australia
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionOne DirectionPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
Challenging one-way trail featuring a climb to a spectacular lookout and very technical rocky descent
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 7 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
All
- 36 rides
- Last: Oct 19, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Ideal
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- Very Dry
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Directions to bus trailhead
(-23.665220, 133.850920)
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3 Reviews & Comments
Esh
Nice trail. Beautiful views from the lookout. A decent descent
Chrisonadventures
Recently formalised, with some track work done. Gets a "Black" on the signage, not unreasonably. There are decent B-lines around most of the gnarlier features.
Bricks1985
This is a techy blue trail. Some parts would be black
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