4,347 ft
Distance
-282 ft
Descent
00:09:13
Avg time
GS Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
- Backcountry Ski
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Riding AreaHowe Block - Camel's Hump State Forest
Waitsfield, Vermont -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular in reverse
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
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Global Ranking#22482 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Skiing
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Year Opened1998
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Land Manager
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GS is a 4,347 ft popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Waitsfield Vermont. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 0 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for GS bike trail trail
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Altitude change-284 ft
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Altitude min1,200 ft
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Altitude max1,485 ft
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Altitude start1,485 ft
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Altitude end1,201 ft
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Grade-6.5%
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Grade max-24.1%
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Grade min1.6%
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Distance climb135 ft
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Distance down3,776 ft
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Distance flat433 ft
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Avg time00:09:13
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Avg reverse time00:17:19
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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
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- > 80%
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- < 6 months
- > 6 months
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- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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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
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Directions to gs-44261 trailhead
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 18 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
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- 443 rides
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Rode up. Rooty rocky rustic trail. Gets smoother the closer you get to the top. Probably Wouldn’t choose to ride again.
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The preferred climb from the junction of busternut, GS, and Clinic.
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Nearby Trails
- Busternut 1,627 ft
- Cyclone 3,005 ft
- Cyclone Connector 3,077 ft
- Clinic 3,760 ft
- Evolution 3,783 ft
Howe Block - Camel's Hump State Forest
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