5.0 miles
Distance
502 ft
Climb
-506 ft
Descent
00:57:24
Avg time

Grizzly Bear Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Defeated Creek Park
    Carthage, Tennessee
  • AKA
    Defeated creek
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Closed the first weekend in December for an annual Youth Deer Hunt USACE hosts
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop
  • Global Ranking
    #98175 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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Grizzly Bear is a 5 mile popular blue singletrack trail located near Carthage Tennessee. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 502 ft blue climb. On average it takes 57 minutes to complete this trail.

Access Info

The trail is in the parking lot on the right in defeated creeks park area right before the rv entrance to the campgrounds it's clearly labeled after you pull in to park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Grizzly Bear mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -4 ft
  • Altitude min
    657 ft
  • Altitude max
    971 ft
  • Altitude start
    680 ft
  • Altitude end
    676 ft
  • Grade max
    -28.9%
  • Grade min
    34.3%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,979 ft
  • Avg time
    00:57:24
  • Avg reverse time
    01:00:57
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on Dec 22, 2024
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      Grizzly Bear Trail Reports

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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 14 rides
      • Last: Mar 12, 2025

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