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1.9 miles
Distance
75 ft
Climb
-138 ft
Descent
00:18:25
Avg time
-63 ft
Altitude change
327 ft
Altitude min
406 ft
Altitude max
406 ft
Altitude start
344 ft
Altitude end
-0.6%
Grade
-10.9%
Grade max
12.1%
Grade min
2,953 ft
Distance climb
4,190 ft
Distance down
2,635 ft
Distance flat
00:18:25
Avg time
Flipper Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBig River Management Area
West Greenwich, Rhode Island -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (2 votes)
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in Trail Running
- 70 in Hiking
- 90 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking#84 in Mountain Biking · Rhode Island [+]
- #446 in Trail Running
- #541 in Hiking
- #8 in Winter Fat Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionDownhill Primary
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Dogs AllowedYes
Big River doesn't have many downhills where you can let her rip. Taking Flipper southbound makes for a nice exception to that trend.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 4 rides
- 12 miles average
6 Months
- 63 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
All
- 1,021 rides
- Last: Oct 21, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to flipper-82913 trailhead
(41.641740, -71.549380)
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Fun fun fun, a few good boogie downhills.
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