1,873 ft
Distance
-600 ft
Descent
00:03:16
Avg time

Hot Mess Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Silver Mountain Resort
    Kellogg, Idaho
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #40341 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking
  • Year Opened
    2013
  • Land Owner
    Silver Mountain Resort

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Hot Mess is a 1,873 ft moderately popular double black diamond singletrack trail located near Kellogg Idaho. This mountain bike only trail can be used downhill only and has a hard overall physical rating. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.

Access Info

Access Via Alhambra Trail

Bike Park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hot Mess mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -600 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,888 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,490 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,489 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,888 ft
  • Grade
    -32%
  • Grade max
    -67.4%
  • Grade min
    -6.4%
  • Distance climb
    7 ft
  • Distance down
    1,867 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:16
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on Jul 12, 2021
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Avg: 4.4 (5 votes)
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      Hot Mess Trail Reports

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      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      All
      • 233 rides
      • Last: Oct 1, 2022

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      Sep 30, 2013 @ 3:45pm
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