2.5 miles
Distance
312 ft
Climb
-1,063 ft
Descent
00:45:43
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Grouse Ridge : Spaulding Lake to Blue Lake Trail
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Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaGrouse Ridge
Alta, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyDouble Black Diamond (1 vote)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyDouble Black Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Seasonunder snow in winter
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 85 in Hiking
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Land ManagerUSFS
Incredibly rugged, basically a rocky watercourse of a "trail" in some awesome country
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Grouse Ridge Trail: Spaulding Lake Trail to Blue Lake Trail mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-752 ft
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Altitude min5,439 ft
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Altitude max6,314 ft
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Altitude start6,191 ft
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Altitude end5,439 ft
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Grade-5.802%
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Grade max-44.278%
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Grade min26.81%
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Distance climb3,919 ft
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat912 ft
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Avg time00:45:43
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Avg reverse time01:37:27
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- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 4 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
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- 93 rides
Routes with this trail
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One of the most challenging lines I have ever done. I can ride a good portion of it but have not been able to clean it all the way. Serious pay to play trail here.
[Reply]
whoisadam
(Sep 6, 2018 at 12:55)

I agree with the above comment. This is a hard trail, at first you don't think its going to be hard but then it picks up in difficulty. It is like your riding down a dry river bed of rocks through the forest. I ended up cleaning it for the most part 1st time down with one dab/bike drop. You can see the downhill for this section in the video titled "grouse ridge" starting at the 1:36 mark. I yell lots and cuss because it was intense. Its hard to see the lines, its full commitment, letting off the brakes and trusting your bike and its physically demanding because it doesn't let up for a bit.
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