1 miles
Distance
397 ft
Climb
-259 ft
Descent
00:10:48
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Little Bear Trail

Little Bear Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Bear Brook State Park
    Allenstown, New Hampshire
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #2541 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    New Hampshire State Parks

Little Bear and Big Bear are similar in both their terrain and difficulty, and both are staples of Bear Brook, being easily accessible from the main parking lot. Pretty solid (usually), packed trail with some roots here and there and some punchy climbs, but not too punchy. Really fun both directions; be careful of the sharp turns near the end on your way down. Don't hook a handlebar

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More Stats for Little Bear mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    138 ft
  • Altitude min
    367 ft
  • Altitude max
    567 ft
  • Altitude start
    408 ft
  • Altitude end
    546 ft
  • Grade
    1.92%
  • Grade max
    -78.279%
  • Grade min
    58.444%
  • Distance climb
    3,938 ft
  • Distance down
    2,526 ft
  • Distance flat
    728 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:27
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Status:
on Apr 16, 2020
Icy
Avg: 4.5 (4 votes)

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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • 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
  • 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
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Little Bear Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Apr 16, 2020 @ 7:59am
      Apr 16, 2020
      Mar 10, 2020 @ 1:41pm
      Mar 10, 2020
      		 Very icy. Whole trail is packed ice.
      Aug 2, 2019 @ 10:55am
      Aug 2, 2019
      Jun 19, 2019 @ 3:04pm
      Jun 19, 2019
      Jun 15, 2019 @ 12:54pm
      Jun 15, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 18 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 172 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 242 rides
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      Routes with this trail

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      titleratingdistance
      Intermediate Route From Hiker/Biker Lot
      		9 miles
      Bear Brook big loop
      		18 miles
      Bear Brooke
      		9 miles
      Beginner Loop
      		6 miles

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