567 ft
Distance
72 ft
Climb
00:03:15
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Penn Preserve
    Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #4595 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #31340 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Mt. Penn Preserve Partnership (MP3)

Steep singletrack climb/descent with several log hops/drops.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Climb from The Bowl to the Ferndale Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    72 ft
  • Altitude min
    829 ft
  • Altitude max
    901 ft
  • Altitude start
    829 ft
  • Altitude end
    901 ft
  • Grade
    12.719%
  • Grade max
    7.026%
  • Grade min
    18.682%
  • Distance climb
    311 ft
  • Distance flat
    256 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:15
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:27
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on Jul 23, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 3.99 (3 votes)
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