1,444 ft
Distance
-48 ft
Descent
00:02:16
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Buzzard's Rock Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Patapsco Valley State Park
    Ellicott City, Maryland
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #16526 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #21689 in Trail Running
    • #4832 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking

This was one of the original trails down to the grist mill trails. When the Buzzards reroute trail was put in, the lower half of this trail was closed due to sustainability issues. The upper half is still open, but not all the way down. You will be forced to turn on one of the other trails this connects to.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Buzzard's Rock mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -48 ft
  • Altitude min
    274 ft
  • Altitude max
    323 ft
  • Altitude start
    322 ft
  • Altitude end
    276 ft
  • Grade
    -3.3%
  • Grade max
    -19.6%
  • Grade min
    1.2%
  • Distance climb
    82 ft
  • Distance down
    1,161 ft
  • Distance flat
    200 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:16
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:16
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on Aug 13, 2024
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      Buzzard's Rock Trail Reports

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      Aug 13, 2024 @ 5:50pm
      Aug 13, 2024
      		 Perfect
      Aug 13, 2024 @ 5:50pm
      Aug 13, 2024
      		 Perfect
      Aug 2, 2024 @ 3:47am
      Aug 2, 2024
      Jul 4, 2024 @ 3:11am
      Jul 4, 2024
      Sep 12, 2021 @ 2:17pm
      Sep 12, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 2 rides
      • 30 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 49 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 466 rides
      • Last: Mar 16, 2025

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      Mar 16, 2020 @ 5:03am
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