2.8 miles
Distance
642 ft
Climb
-404 ft
Descent
00:32:11
Avg time

Megawatt Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Raccoon Mountain
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #47274 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #74771 in Trail Running
    • #94252 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    TVA

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Megawatt is a 3 mile moderately popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Chattanooga Tennessee. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions with a 642 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 32 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Megawatt mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    240 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,440 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,707 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,467 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,706 ft
  • Grade
    1.6%
  • Grade max
    -22.5%
  • Grade min
    34.7%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1,765 ft
  • Avg time
    00:32:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:27:32
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on Jun 1, 2022
Dry
Avg: 3.75 (4 votes)
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      Megawatt Trail Reports

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      Jun 1, 2022 @ 3:05am
      Jun 1, 2022
      		 Medium size tree down
      Mar 1, 2022 @ 7:21am
      Mar 1, 2022
      		 Some run off still, but not bad
      Dec 21, 2021 @ 6:35am
      Dec 21, 2021
      		 Wet leaves on top of trail, a puddle here and there but overall the trail seems dry
      Sep 18, 2021 @ 4:48am
      Sep 18, 2021
      Apr 11, 2021 @ 6:53am
      Apr 11, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 97 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,261 rides
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      50 |
      Aug 29, 2021 @ 9:54am
      Aug 29, 2021
      109 |
      Mar 6, 2021 @ 1:21pm
      Mar 6, 2021
      96 |
      Mar 6, 2021 @ 1:20pm
      Mar 6, 2021
      88 |
      Mar 6, 2021 @ 1:20pm
      Mar 6, 2021

      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Hour Challenge CW9 miles
      Raccoon 20 Mile Loop20 miles

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      POV - Megawatt - Raccoon Mountain -...
      28:54 | 154 | May 5, 2021 , Chattanooga
      Raccoon Mountain - Megawatt
      5:05 | 123 | Mar 19, 2021 , Chattanooga
      Raccoon Mountain near Chattanooga Tennessee....
      20:03 | 179 | Dec 9, 2020 , Chattanooga

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