2,372 ft
Distance
42 ft
Climb
00:03:52
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mount Penn Preserve
    Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #47834 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #53650 in Trail Running
    • #25008 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Mt. Penn Preserve Partnership (MP3)

Gravel/packed dirt doubletrack trail. Continues across Angora Rd into the Egelman section.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Ferndale Trail - A-line section multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    44 ft
  • Altitude min
    888 ft
  • Altitude max
    933 ft
  • Altitude start
    889 ft
  • Altitude end
    932 ft
  • Grade
    1.8%
  • Grade max
    -2.1%
  • Grade min
    9.6%
  • Distance climb
    1,394 ft
  • Distance down
    295 ft
  • Distance flat
    633 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:39
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Status:
on Sep 2, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 4 (2 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Activity Type  
3D
Trail Conditions
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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
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      Ferndale Trail -... Trail Reports

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      Sep 2, 2021 @ 2:44pm
      Sep 2, 2021
      		 Tree down
      Jul 23, 2021 @ 1:49pm
      Jul 23, 2021
      		 reporter
      Jul 8, 2021 @ 11:48am
      Jul 8, 2021
      Deadfall removed
      Mar 14, 2021 @ 2:41pm
      Mar 14, 2021
      		 reporter
      Feb 5, 2021 @ 8:02am
      Feb 5, 2021
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 39 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 952 rides
      • Last: Mar 7, 2023

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      Sep 2, 2021 @ 2:45pm
      Sep 2, 2021
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      Jul 8, 2021 @ 11:49am
      Jul 8, 2021
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      Jul 8, 2021 @ 11:49am
      Jul 8, 2021
      19 |
      Aug 17, 2020 @ 8:27am
      Aug 17, 2020

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      noheavennohell (Jul 29, 2022 at 11:11)
      2 large trees down
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