4,341 ft
Distance
6 ft
Climb
-325 ft
Descent
00:08:16
Avg time

GS Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Backcountry Ski
  • Riding Area
    Howe Block - Camel's Hump State Forest
    Waitsfield, Vermont
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #49057 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #42517 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 95 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Year Opened
    1998
  • Land Owner
    Mad River Riders

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GS is a 4,341 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 6 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 8 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for GS multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -321 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,168 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,489 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,489 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,168 ft
  • Grade
    -7.4%
  • Grade max
    -27.9%
  • Grade min
    2.7%
  • Distance climb
    276 ft
  • Distance down
    3,629 ft
  • Distance flat
    440 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:16
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:53
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Status:
on Aug 20, 2023
Prevalent Mud
Avg: 3.5 (10 votes)
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      GS Trail Reports

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      Aug 20, 2023 @ 6:19am
      Aug 20, 2023
      Aug 16, 2023 @ 5:32am
      Aug 16, 2023
      Aug 12, 2023 @ 7:14am
      Aug 12, 2023
      		 Please walk bike around major muddy areas
      Aug 11, 2023 @ 3:38am
      Aug 11, 2023
      Jul 25, 2023 @ 4:52am
      Jul 25, 2023
      		 Please walk your bike around any remaining wet spots or patches of mud
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 88 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 859 rides
      • Last: Jun 22, 2023

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      Sep 17, 2023 @ 11:39pm
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      Sep 17, 2023 @ 11:37pm
      Sep 17, 2023
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      Jun 14, 2022 @ 7:13pm
      Jun 14, 2022
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      Jun 24, 2020 @ 12:37pm
      Jun 24, 2020

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