1.1 miles
Distance
191 ft
Climb
-247 ft
Descent
00:16:38
Avg time

Flat Rock Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Sawmill Hills
    Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #49841 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #31764 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking

Flat Rock is a difficult trail with some big exposed rock slabs at the start from Old Carriage Trail . The long smooth rocks provide a bit of relief from the jumble of roots and rocks that are the rest of Sawmill. The is a significant rock garden gully near the end where it joins White Trail. The area in between has a nice mix of flow and achievable technical features.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Flat Rock mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -55 ft
  • Altitude min
    380 ft
  • Altitude max
    546 ft
  • Altitude start
    499 ft
  • Altitude end
    443 ft
  • Grade
    -0.9%
  • Grade max
    -17.4%
  • Grade min
    22.9%
  • Distance climb
    1,913 ft
  • Distance down
    2,464 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,516 ft
  • Avg time
    00:16:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:21:27
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on Apr 21, 2025
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Avg: 3.99 (4 votes)
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      Flat Rock Trail Reports

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      Apr 21, 2025 @ 10:55am
      Apr 21, 2025
      		 Very technical chunky rocks
      Sep 23, 2024 @ 2:44pm
      Sep 23, 2024
      		 reporter second tree down
      Sep 23, 2024 @ 2:39pm
      Sep 23, 2024
      		 reporter
      Aug 3, 2023 @ 2:40am
      Aug 3, 2023
      Mar 31, 2023 @ 12:22am
      Mar 31, 2023
      		 reporter
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 32 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 456 rides
      • Last: Apr 24, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Sep 23, 2024 @ 2:45pm
      Sep 23, 2024
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      Sep 23, 2024 @ 2:40pm
      Sep 23, 2024

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