1.2 miles
Distance
78 ft
Climb
-441 ft
Descent
00:20:22
Avg time

Clinic Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
  • Riding Area
    Howe Block - Camel's Hump State Forest
    Waitsfield, Vermont
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T3 Demanding Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #21085 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #52706 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Year Opened
    1996
  • Land Manager
    Mad River Riders

Clinic requires a wide mix of bike skills to roll the myriad roots, rocks and turns.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Clinic bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -361 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,127 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,517 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,517 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,158 ft
  • Grade
    -5.5%
  • Grade max
    -37.4%
  • Grade min
    20.1%
  • Distance climb
    1,198 ft
  • Distance down
    3,894 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,460 ft
  • Avg time
    00:20:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:21:04
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Status:
on May 11, 2022
Avg: 4.6 (5 votes)

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Trail Conditions
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
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  • Nordic Ski
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      Clinic Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      May 11, 2022 @ 10:58am
      May 11, 2022
      Oct 31, 2021 @ 4:47pm
      Oct 31, 2021
      		Trails on state land are closed to biking from Nov. 1 to mid-May
      Oct 24, 2021 @ 4:48pm
      Oct 24, 2021
      Oct 22, 2021 @ 6:04pm
      Oct 22, 2021
      		Trails closed during daylight hours over Youth Hunting Weekend : Oct. 23-24
      Jun 5, 2021 @ 6:20am
      Jun 5, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 4 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 330 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      258 |
      May 29, 2018 @ 11:34am
      May 29, 2018
      187 |
      Apr 29, 2017 @ 2:11pm
      Apr 29, 2017

      Routes with this trail

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      Beer Run (SB to Lawson's)17 miles
      Mad River Riders Expert Route #29 miles

      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      wgwestervelt (Sep 19, 2020 at 9:38)
       Great trail ridden down to test your ability over roots, rocks, streams and other interesting tidbits. Not recommended to climb it.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      ryetoast (Sep 20, 2020 at 15:28)
       Low-angle, low-consequence, but technical downhill - a great beginner gnar trail. Very pedally. Challenging and fun!
      [Reply]





      Videos

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      Riding in the Mad River Valley | Tucker Hill...
      9:50 | 544 | Nov 19, 2018 , Waitsfield

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