3 miles
Distance
252 ft
Climb
-1,938 ft
Descent
00:12:35
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Gunpowder Trail
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Gunpowder Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Tignes
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    July - August
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #5154 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2006
  • Land Manager
    Tignes

Principale piste de descente du secteur de Tovière en direction de Tignes Val Claret, cette piste très joueuse, sans pente très raide, comporte de nombreux jumps et sections flowy. Permet l'accès à d'autres pistes comme Kangooride, Funky Tufs, Gypsy, Moustache, Borsattack, Wild 10 Nez...

Main downhill track of the Tovière area, going to Tignes Val Claret. Flowy and playfull track, with lot of berms, jumps, without too steep sections. Allows access to Kangooride, Funky Tufs, Gypsy, Moustache, Borsattack, Wild 10 Nez tracks...

Access Info

Sommet de Tovière, accès par télécabine de Tovière ou télésiège des Tufs.
Tovière summit, access by Tovière Gondola or Tufs Chairlift

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Gunpowder mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,685 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,052 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,737 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,737 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,052 ft
  • Grade
    -12.172%
  • Grade max
    -37.616%
  • Grade min
    36.409%
  • Distance climb
    2,044 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    631 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:35
  • Avg reverse time
    00:27:03
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Status:
on Jul 20, 2020
Dry
Avg: 4.35 (3 votes)

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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
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  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
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  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Gunpowder Trail Reports

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      Jul 20, 2020 @ 9:38am
      Jul 20, 2020
      Aug 2, 2019 @ 2:21am
      Aug 2, 2019
      		 Very dry at the time of riding but it did rain later in the day. The rain has probably improved things as it was so dusty and slippy in places.
      Sep 18, 2017 @ 1:50pm
      Sep 18, 2017
      		Closed until 2018 summer season
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