1.9 miles
Distance
75 ft
Climb
-138 ft
Descent
00:17:58
Avg time

Flipper Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Big River Management Area
    West Greenwich, Rhode Island
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #6501 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #44805 in Trail Running
    • #24502 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

Big River doesn't have many downhills where you can let her rip. Taking Flipper southbound makes for a nice exception to that trend.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Flipper mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -63 ft
  • Altitude min
    327 ft
  • Altitude max
    406 ft
  • Altitude start
    406 ft
  • Altitude end
    344 ft
  • Grade
    -0.6%
  • Grade max
    -10.9%
  • Grade min
    12.1%
  • Distance climb
    2,953 ft
  • Distance down
    4,190 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,635 ft
  • Avg time
    00:17:58
  • Avg reverse time
    00:23:56
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Status:
on Apr 13, 2024
Prevalent Mud
Avg: 4.35 (5 votes)
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      Flipper Trail Reports

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      Apr 13, 2024 @ 9:22am
      Apr 13, 2024
      		 reporter Heavy thick mud for extended sections. Trail needs several dry days to recuperate.
      Mar 24, 2024 @ 7:07am
      Mar 24, 2024
      		 Large flooded sections
      Mar 16, 2024 @ 3:35am
      Mar 16, 2024
      Aug 11, 2023 @ 7:51am
      Aug 11, 2023
      		 Flipper running clear. A few mud spots from recent rain. Very minimal Moto impact - trails is running great.
      Jun 26, 2023 @ 9:42am
      Jun 26, 2023
      		 Significant damage from dirt bike activity over the weekend.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 42 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 884 rides
      • Last: Jan 5, 2025

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      Apr 30, 2025 @ 12:45pm
      Apr 30, 2025
      118 |
      Nov 10, 2021 @ 1:42pm
      Nov 10, 2021
      174 |
      Jun 8, 2019 @ 7:29am
      Jun 8, 2019
      227 |
      Aug 18, 2018 @ 7:56am
      Aug 18, 2018

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