3,671 ft
Distance
368 ft
Climb
-5 ft
Descent
1,919 ft
High Point
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Hessick Trail

Hessick Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Colyer Lake
    State College, Pennsylvania
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    All year
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Garden
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Skiing
  • Land Manager
    DCNR

A fun technical connector between Crowfield Rd and Boal Gap Road Best ridden in the Crowfield to Boal Gap direction, much more fun down hill

Access Info

Off either Boal Gap Road or Crowfield Rd

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hessick Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    363 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,549 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,549 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,913 ft
  • Grade
    9.9%
  • Grade max
    -3%
  • Grade min
    80.5%
  • Distance climb
    3,327 ft
  • Distance down
    341 ft
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:59
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Status:
on May 14, 2020
Ideal
Avg: 4 (1 votes)

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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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  • > 90%
  • > 80%
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  • > 50%
  • < 50%
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  • Both Directions
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  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
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Max Vehicle Width
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Radar Time
LEGEND
Trail Difficulties
  • 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
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • 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
  • Other Other
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      Hessick Trail Trail Reports

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      May 14, 2020 @ 9:47am
      May 14, 2020
      May 10, 2020 @ 4:09am
      May 10, 2020
      Chainsaw and weed-eater work on the flat approaches to the "plunge". THANKS for the addition Neil!
      May 1, 2020 @ 1:08pm
      May 1, 2020
      		 reporter
      A little running water, solid ground under the water
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 28 miles avg distance
      All
      • 7 rides
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