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3.6 miles
Distance
463 ft
Climb
-513 ft
Descent
00:49:40
Avg time
-50 ft
Altitude change
2,527 ft
Altitude min
2,898 ft
Altitude max
2,596 ft
Altitude start
2,546 ft
Altitude end
-0.3%
Grade
-36.9%
Grade max
74%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
430 ft
Distance flat
00:49:40
Avg time
McCune Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSugarloaf Mountain Bike Area
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (2 votes)
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Local Popularity55 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking#1,298 in Mountain Biking · Pennsylvania [+]
- #5,494 in Trail Running
- #5,479 in Hiking
- #21 in Winter Fat Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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TTFs on TrailDrop, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
Ride this one counter clockwise.
Follow sign from Sugarloaf Rd to McCune Trailhead parking. Ride out the gravel road you came in on and look for a trail on your left shooting up the mountain. Climb, climb, climb to the top, a connector trail will come in on your right but continue to the left. This is where the fun begins, flowy singletrack and technical rock gardens follow along the ridge through some neat rock outcroppings. After the technical stuff the trail starts to descend down the mountain. This is one of the best downhills in the park After the downhill you'll come to the overlook. Take a break here, sit on the bench and enjoy a snack while overlooking the Youghiogheny River Valley. From here its just a mile or two of forest road riding back to the trailhead. Along the right side of the forest road you can see remnants of the old McCune Homestead.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 17.8 km average
6 Months
- 17 rides
- 20.4 km avg distance
All
- 161 rides
- Last: Oct 24, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Very Dry
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(39.826266, -79.444821)
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yoimaninja
Probably the best trail in the system. Definitely follow the counter-clockwise direction. The initial climb up is a doozy, but you'll be rewarded with a fast, long downhill later on. Good views and cool rock formations also!
Al0184x
6/23/18 Must do counter-clockwise. Steep punchy climb at beginning but stick with it. Once you get to too of ridge, trail becomes a nice single track with rock gardens, and an awesome downhill section.
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Nearby Trails
- Connector 2 302 ft
- Sugarloaf Xc Ski Trail - Upper 476 ft
- Sugarloaf Xc Ski Trail - Lower 679 ft
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