3,458 ft
Distance
9 ft
Climb
-178 ft
Descent
00:02:51
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Mach Turkey Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Speakeasy Trails
    Shannondale, West Virginia
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #43680 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #80979 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking

"Mach Turkey" as the name implies, is the fastest and arguably the most fun section of trail on the Speakeasy loop. At the end of "Bootleggers Run", continue straight ahead. WARNING, if you go left at the end of Bootleggers, you will be entering the double black diamond jump line dubbed, "Have a Double". "Mach Turkey cuts across some level terrain then turns left near a large fallen tree. Be ready the trail gets narrow and fast with a few berm turns. Then there is a paved out kicker over a fallen tree that lands you on a steep downhill. The kicker will send ya approximately 25-30 feet if you hit if full speed. Bank right at the bottom of the kicker hill and continue along with good speed, split a couple of trees and you are almost back to the fire road, "Moonshine Lane". The last 20 feet of trail is leaf covered so as to stop ATV users from noticing the trail from the fire road. Keep it that way. This concludes the Speakeasy loop...for now.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Disclaimer

Public Hunting area! Stay informed of West Virginia hunting seasons and prepare accordingly.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mach Turkey mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -171 ft
  • Altitude min
    623 ft
  • Altitude max
    804 ft
  • Altitude start
    794 ft
  • Altitude end
    623 ft
  • Grade
    -4.9%
  • Grade max
    -27.9%
  • Grade min
    11%
  • Distance climb
    285 ft
  • Distance down
    2,864 ft
  • Distance flat
    266 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:51
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on May 25, 2022
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Avg: 4.16 (6 votes)
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      Mach Turkey Trail Reports

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      May 25, 2022 @ 4:03pm
      May 25, 2022
      Logs and rocks block the entire trail. Also look intentionally placed to stop bikers
      Sep 3, 2021 @ 12:08pm
      Sep 3, 2021
      Had a bear encounter with sow and 2 cubs on this trail today. Keep ur eyes out.
      Jun 28, 2020 @ 5:25am
      Jun 28, 2020
      Damn fun time!!
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