1,839 ft
Distance
5 ft
Climb
-623 ft
Descent
00:05:32
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Haute Tension Trail
  • Chatel bikepark
    Builder
  • Chatel bikepark
    Maintainer

Haute Tension Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Chatel Bike Park
    Chatel
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #15351 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Manager
    Chatel Bike Park

Rebuilt in 2013-2014 from the old straight down fall line double black trail to a technical open alpine singletrack first section followed by a berm filled flow trail second section.

Bike Park

More Stats for Haute Tension mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -619 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,569 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,192 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,188 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,569 ft
  • Grade
    -33.647%
  • Grade max
    -53.309%
  • Grade min
    6.42%
  • Distance climb
    82 ft
  • Distance down
    1,731 ft
  • Distance flat
    26 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:32
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Status:
on Aug 22, 2020
Dry
Avg: 4.5 (4 votes)

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  • Wet
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

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  • 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
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  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • 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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      Haute Tension Trail Reports

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      Aug 22, 2020 @ 2:06am
      Aug 22, 2020
      Dec 17, 2019 @ 11:50pm
      Dec 17, 2019
      		 Bike Park closed for the season, see you in 2020 Smile
      Aug 28, 2019 @ 1:48am
      Aug 28, 2019
      Aug 15, 2019 @ 12:49am
      Aug 15, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      SintraFreeride Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Feb 20, 2016 at 10:14)
       This trail is a black not double black. It was reshaped in the last couple of years and is now much longer and with many more turns compared to the old straight down trail.
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