4,003 ft
Distance
112 ft
Climb
-73 ft
Descent
00:05:37
Avg time

Crampton Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Brookside Ridge Preserve
    Chilmark, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #179673 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Year Opened
    2019
  • Land Owner
    Town of Chilmark

This trail is named for Stephen R. Crampton, president of Sheriff's Meadow Foundation from 2006 to 2008. The trail connects the land Bank's Tiasquam Valley Reservation and Brookside Farm trail easements to South Road. This beautiful trail passes through a grove of American Beeches. The trail has some switchbacks and climbs up and down several hills along the way.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Crampton Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    38 ft
  • Altitude min
    30 ft
  • Altitude max
    115 ft
  • Altitude start
    30 ft
  • Altitude end
    69 ft
  • Grade
    0.9%
  • Grade max
    -15.4%
  • Grade min
    17.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,663 ft
  • Distance down
    1,591 ft
  • Distance flat
    722 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:37
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:05
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