856 ft
Distance
-153 ft
Descent
00:06:09
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Devil's Backbone Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Devou Park
    Covington, Kentucky
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Gap Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #14378 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    City of Covington

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Devil's Backbone is a 856 ft moderately popular double black diamond singletrack trail located near Covington Kentucky. This mountain bike only trail can be used downhill only. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Devil's Backbone mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -153 ft
  • Altitude min
    626 ft
  • Altitude max
    778 ft
  • Altitude start
    778 ft
  • Altitude end
    627 ft
  • Grade
    -17.8%
  • Grade max
    -27.9%
  • Grade min
    -2.3%
  • Distance climb
    10 ft
  • Distance down
    794 ft
  • Distance flat
    52 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:09
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:52
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on Aug 8, 2021
Very Dry
Avg: 4.35 (5 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Devil's Backbone Trail Reports

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      Aug 8, 2021 @ 1:15pm
      Aug 8, 2021
      Jul 24, 2021 @ 10:56am
      Jul 24, 2021
      Nov 4, 2020 @ 10:04am
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      Sep 11, 2020 @ 1:37pm
      Sep 11, 2020
      Mar 8, 2020 @ 10:08am
      Mar 8, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 5 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 129 rides
      • Last: Dec 7, 2024

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      May 19, 2021 @ 2:22pm
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      Oct 6, 2020 @ 9:45am
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      Routes with this trail

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      Devou Frienduro 2023 race featured12 miles
      Mtbhaus backcountry hit every trail7 miles

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      Devil's Backbone @ Devou Park
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