614 ft
Distance
-30 ft
Descent
00:01:03
Avg time

Hot Start Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Proving Grounds
    Dubuque, Iowa
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DJ
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #10834 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Dubuque County Conservation Board

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Hot Start is a 614 ft popular blue singletrack scenic trail located near Dubuque Iowa. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Hot Start mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -30 ft
  • Altitude min
    762 ft
  • Altitude max
    792 ft
  • Altitude start
    792 ft
  • Altitude end
    761 ft
  • Grade
    -4.9%
  • Grade max
    -12.6%
  • Grade min
    -0.9%
  • Distance down
    538 ft
  • Distance flat
    75 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:03
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:41
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on May 20, 2025
Prevalent Mud
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      Hot Start Trail Reports

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      May 20, 2025 @ 5:11am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 36 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 216 rides
      • Last: May 19, 2025

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