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2,648 ft
Distance
7 ft
Climb
-156 ft
Descent
00:03:09
Avg time
-150 ft
Altitude change
1,484 ft
Altitude min
1,634 ft
Altitude max
1,634 ft
Altitude start
1,483 ft
Altitude end
-5.6%
Grade
-22.6%
Grade max
6%
Grade min
213 ft
Distance climb
2,188 ft
Distance down
246 ft
Distance flat
00:03:09
Avg time
Grin & Bear It Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaKingdom Trails
East Burke, Vermont -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (2 votes)
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Local Popularity45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 30 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerKingdom Trail Association
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Grin & Bear It is a 2,648 ft moderately popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near East Burke Vermont. This multi-use trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 17 miles average
6 Months
- 123 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
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- 647 rides
- Last: Sep 7, 2026
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Directions to grin--bear-it trailhead
(44.624500, -71.874550)
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Routes with this trail
128 miles • 13 ft • 112 •
Everything on the map except hog back. Don't forget to add hogback.
7 miles • 1,290 ft • 4 •
park at new heaven pedal up and ride Grin and Bear it, then head back up for black bear then back up again...
15 miles • 2,133 ft • 5 •
good ride, park at new heaven and ride grin and bear it, then black bear then stormin norman
3 Reviews & Comments
ad5010
Not the most thrilling choice off the top only because it’s not very steep, requiring some pedaling over roots and rocks rather than letting gravity take you down. Probably improves as you get to know the trail better and can carry more speed. Overall this offers fun variety from the other flow trails in the system and probably worth hitting if you’re doing a few laps.
scott4238
A natural trail with roots and rocks. I was hoping for something better with a black diamond designation, but it never really gets steep nor interesting. I wouldn't recommend it.
mtnfun2
Old school new England style... Not a modern pump trail
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