Godzilla trail Mountain Biking Trail

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1.5 miles

Distance

11 ft

Climb

-1,576 ft

Descent

00:23:20

Avg time

-1,565 ft

Altitude change

501 ft

Altitude min

2,067 ft

Altitude max

2,066 ft

Altitude start

502 ft

Altitude end

-19.2%

Grade

-75.7%

Grade max

5.2%

Grade min

630 ft

Distance climb

1 mile

Distance down

82 ft

Distance flat

00:23:20

Avg time

Godzilla trail Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Xanthi MTB Park
Xánthi
AKA

Makario
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond Rate
Local Popularity
20 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
- 70 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Global Ranking
#125218 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #107323 in E-Biking
- #83077 in Trail Running
- #137551 in Hiking
Hiking SAC Scale

T2 Mountain Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM
Direction

One Direction
Popular Direction Shown
Physical Rating

Hard
Trail Visibility

Sometimes hard to follow
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes up to Class 1
TTFs on Trail

Berm, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
Ride in Rain

Yes

The trail starts from the western edge of the old settlement Makario. The first part is relatively narrow and flat with a tight switchback that leads to a technical rocky section that requires balance to keep the flow. This leads to the second part starting with an off camber section in the woods with a nice downward slope and several steep and technical passes and ends up at a high speed tunnel-like section leading to a flat pine forest. After the pines are passed there is the third part of the trail starting with a very steep section which is mostly loose and dry and is very hard to find a nice grip so it requires a lot of caution. The end of the trail follows up with a flow singletrack. Since this trail is used also for hiking riders must be careful for hikers climbing up.

Access Info

The start of the trail is at the edge of an old abandoned settlement called Makario which now is actually a large sheep pen. The access to that place is a bit complicated from the city of Xanthi, one has to take the road north that goes to Drama through the mountains and at the 5.5th km should turn left to the direction of Pilima, which is a small village 4km of the turn. Then one has to cross the village going northwest to find a dirt and gravel road leading to Makario. In order to avoid running into the shepherd's dogs all the time, we have made a deviation from that road which climbs the top of the hill just before someone reaches Makario and traverses all the way to the start of the trail. In general it is not straightforward and foreigners are encouraged to ask guidance in order to reach the start of the trail.