2,135 ft
Distance
22 ft
Climb
-371 ft
Descent
00:11:44
Avg time

Detonate Details

  • Riding Area
    Blue Derby
    Launceston
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #3686 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Highly technical rocky, handlebar width trail traversing a granite slab into natural flat corners. A feature is the now famous “Chute” featured in Stage 2 of the EWS 2017. Detonate was voted Trail of the Year in EWS 2017.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Detonate bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -349 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,044 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,393 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,393 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,044 ft
  • Grade
    -16.366%
  • Grade max
    -39.257%
  • Grade min
    10.72%
  • Distance climb
    207 ft
  • Distance down
    1,927 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:44
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Status:
on Dec 27, 2018
Dry
Avg: 5 (2 votes)

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Trail Conditions
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  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed or Major Issue / Red

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Gate Gate
  • Camping Camping
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
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      Detonate Trail Reports

      datedescription
      Dec 27, 2018 @ 6:54pm
      Dec 27, 2018
      		 Has some of my blood on it
      Nov 9, 2018 @ 4:56pm
      Nov 9, 2018
      		 reporter Still a nuts trail in great condition but well above my salary grade
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 53 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 82 rides
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      Photos

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      Jan 18, 2018 @ 7:20pm
      Jan 18, 2018
      | 1 comments Detonate, Derby

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