2.7 miles
Distance
67 ft
Climb
-589 ft
Descent
00:18:06
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Butcher Ranch (Upper Section) Trail

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Downieville Trail Network
    Downieville, California
  • Ref Number
    #11E08
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (3 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 3
  • Global Ranking
    #3007 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1505 in E-Biking
    • #21525 in Hiking
    • #2181 in Dirtbiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
    • 70 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Butcher Rach Trail upper section starts at the bottom of Sunrise trail and connects down to the topo of the old Bucher Ranch trail at the bottom of the OHV trail. This trail add singletrack and removes doubletrack form the "Classic Downieville run".

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Butcher Ranch Trail (Upper Section) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -522 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,191 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,713 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,713 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,191 ft
  • Grade
    -3.6%
  • Grade max
    -53.8%
  • Grade min
    14.3%
  • Distance climb
    2,116 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,768 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:06
  • Avg reverse time
    00:40:47
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on Apr 6, 2025
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.46 (9 votes)
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      6 Months
      • 9 rides
      • 27.2 km avg distance
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      • 678 rides
      • Last: Jun 17, 2022

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