5,233 ft
Distance
390 ft
Climb
-9 ft
Descent
00:19:55
Avg time
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Darkside Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mountain of the Rogue Trail System
    Rogue River, Oregon
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Jan-Dec
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #74332 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #84469 in Trail Running
    • #94351 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

Darkside is the final climbing trail to the top of trail system. This section offers some much needed shade and ends at the radio tower. Enjoy the view before descending back down on Arm Bar, Breakdown and Pay Dirt.
Open to both hikers and bikers.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Darkside multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    382 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,992 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,375 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,992 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,375 ft
  • Grade
    7.3%
  • Grade max
    -4.8%
  • Grade min
    38.4%
  • Distance climb
    4,603 ft
  • Distance down
    407 ft
  • Distance flat
    223 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:55
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:24
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Status:
on Dec 6, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 3.99 (5 votes)
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      Darkside Trail Reports

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      Dec 6, 2024 @ 1:00pm
      Dec 6, 2024
      Cleared a tree that was hung up on another tree and hanging over trail. Towards the top there is a whole cluster lf snagged trees overhanging the...
      Nov 30, 2024 @ 5:20pm
      Nov 30, 2024
      		 Leaves covering the ground. Other than that in good shape still.
      Nov 3, 2024 @ 3:22pm
      Nov 3, 2024
      		 Some leaves, but wasn’t slippery. Poison oak branches no longer overhanging the trail quite so much. Thank you!!
      Oct 12, 2024 @ 9:26am
      Oct 12, 2024
      		 Some poison oak growing over the trail in sections. Makes for some interesting avoidance maneuvers. :)
      Jun 16, 2024 @ 3:31am
      Jun 16, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 16 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 163 rides
      • Last: Dec 7, 2024

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      Apr 16, 2022 @ 2:49pm
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      Apr 16, 2022 @ 2:38pm
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      Dec 1, 2024 @ 4:37pm
      Dec 1, 2024
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      Dec 1, 2024 @ 4:35pm
      Dec 1, 2024

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