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965 ft
Distance
-13 ft
Descent
00:01:15
Avg time
-15 ft
Altitude change
409 ft
Altitude min
424 ft
Altitude max
424 ft
Altitude start
410 ft
Altitude end
-1.6%
Grade
-6%
Grade max
0.7%
Grade min
509 ft
Distance down
456 ft
Distance flat
00:01:15
Avg time
Flipper (Upper) Details
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Activities
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Riding AreaBig River Management Area
West Greenwich, Rhode Island -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Flipper (Upper) is a 965 ft popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near West Greenwich Rhode Island. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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Past Week
- 13 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 235 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
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- 2,448 rides
- Last: Jul 12, 2026
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Directions to flipper-upper trailhead
(41.644070, -71.548280)
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Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 14 miles • 934 ft • 16 •
This is the medium loop from the 2024 BR Fun Ride
★ 4.0 • 15 miles • 978 ft • 18 •
This is the 2023 Big River Fun Ride Intermediate Loop
★ 3.7 • 14 miles • 732 ft • 16 •
Loop that was done for the June 2018 RINEMBA fun ride. Starting from the Pickle Park
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Nearby Trails
- Around The Watertank 0 ft
- Water Tank Trail 289 ft
- House Junk 335 ft
- Upper Flipper Alt 1,260 ft
- Flipper 1,450 ft
Big River Management Area
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Where is Flipper (Upper) located?
Flipper (Upper) is located in Big River Management Area, West Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States. It is part of the Big River Management Area trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 41.64407, -71.54828.
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How hard is Flipper (Upper)?
Flipper (Upper) is rated as Blue difficulty. The average grade is 1.6%.
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What is the elevation gain for Flipper (Upper)?
The trail has 4 m of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 125 m to 129 m.
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Is Flipper (Upper) a point to point trail?
Flipper (Upper) is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is singletrack.
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