510 ft
Distance
11 ft
Climb
-22 ft
Descent
00:00:52
Avg time

Little Dipper Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Outback Trail at Imagination Glen
    Portage, Indiana
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #52676 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #23645 in E-Biking
    • #85773 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in E-Biking
    • 55 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking

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Little Dipper is a 510 ft popular blue singletrack trail located near Portage Indiana. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Little Dipper mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -10 ft
  • Altitude min
    614 ft
  • Altitude max
    628 ft
  • Altitude start
    628 ft
  • Altitude end
    617 ft
  • Grade
    -2.058%
  • Grade max
    -17.767%
  • Grade min
    7.599%
  • Distance climb
    170 ft
  • Distance down
    193 ft
  • Distance flat
    146 ft
  • Avg time
    00:00:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:46
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on Mar 17, 2023
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Avg: 3.98 (1 votes)
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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
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      Little Dipper Trail Reports

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      Mar 17, 2023 @ 7:53pm
      Mar 17, 2023
      		 Frozen at the moment, wont last long.
      Jan 27, 2023 @ 6:07pm
      Jan 27, 2023
      		 Rare moment around here to have low snow and frozen trail underneath
      Jun 3, 2022 @ 7:42am
      Jun 3, 2022
      Nov 20, 2021 @ 5:08am
      Nov 20, 2021
      Jul 29, 2021 @ 4:12pm
      Jul 29, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 9 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 101 rides
      • Last: Jul 15, 2025

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      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Full Loop - All Front Side and Most Dark Side Trails9 miles
      Front Side3 miles
      Faster Drying Trails8 miles

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