1.2 miles
Distance
327 ft
Climb
-69 ft
Descent
00:12:54
Avg time
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Long Shadows Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Blue Derby
    Launceston
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1800 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #30427 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 40 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking

Cruisy and simple predominately climbing trail, it follows an old mining water race for most of its length and is the main access trail for the climb to the Black Stump trailhead and a range of other trail options. It also provides an alternate exit from the trail network via a short connector to Cascade Dam Rd, offering an easy roll back down into town.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Long Shadows mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    259 ft
  • Altitude min
    780 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,038 ft
  • Altitude start
    780 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,040 ft
  • Grade
    4.2%
  • Grade max
    -28.1%
  • Grade min
    42.5%
  • Distance climb
    3,625 ft
  • Distance down
    1,306 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,178 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:54
  • Avg reverse time
    01:30:17
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on Feb 24, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.05 (14 votes)
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      Long Shadows Trail Reports

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      Feb 24, 2023 @ 6:31pm
      Feb 24, 2023
      		 Dry and riding well
      Nov 20, 2022 @ 9:48pm
      Nov 20, 2022
      		 Wet with some muddy patches but still good riding. Fallen trees have been cleared.
      Oct 27, 2022 @ 11:09pm
      Oct 27, 2022
      		 Several trees down throughout the trail. Can lift bike over or go around all of them.
      Aug 19, 2022 @ 6:02pm
      Aug 19, 2022
      		 Tree down just above hazy days track Junction
      Apr 19, 2022 @ 4:33pm
      Apr 19, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 72 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 582 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,931 rides
      • Last: Mar 21, 2023

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