1,286 ft
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-91 ft
Descent
00:02:18
Avg time
Ground Control Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSwan Creek Park
Tacoma, Washington -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Trail UsageBiking Primary
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular direction shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Jump, Gap Jump
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking
Lots of berms and jumps that are easy for novices to ride on yet fun for the experts to blast over.
Local Trail Association
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More Stats for Ground Control mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-84 ft
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Altitude min404 ft
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Altitude max493 ft
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Altitude start489 ft
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Altitude end404 ft
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Grade-6.558%
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Grade max-25.202%
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Grade min6.719%
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Distance climb91 ft
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Distance down953 ft
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Distance flat242 ft
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Avg time00:02:18
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Avg reverse time00:08:01
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
ContributeDetails
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
Radar Time
LEGEND
Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Boardwalk
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
Directions to ground-control-51925 trailhead
(47.207831, -122.399502)
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Ground Control Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 17 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 606 rides
- 7 miles avg distance
All
- 3,380 rides
Photos
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RufinoRamos
(Sep 6, 2019 at 21:09)

Ok its not as bad as. I made it sound .you just have to go all out to be in on this trail ..
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