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3,750 ft
Distance
55 ft
Climb
-115 ft
Descent
00:06:56
Avg time
-61 ft
Altitude change
487 ft
Altitude min
557 ft
Altitude max
547 ft
Altitude start
486 ft
Altitude end
-1.6%
Grade
-15.2%
Grade max
18.3%
Grade min
804 ft
Distance climb
1,588 ft
Distance down
1,302 ft
Distance flat
00:06:56
Avg time
Mercury Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
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Riding AreaTaconic Hereford Multiple Use Area (909)
Pleasant Valley, New York -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking heatmap [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Snowshoeing
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Global Ranking#35570 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #6815 in E-Biking
- #348641 in Trail Running
- #330770 in Hiking
- #22454 in Horseback
- #19365 in Snowshoeing
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State Ranking#495 in Mountain Biking · New York State [+]
- #7 in E-Biking
- #6,152 in Trail Running
- #6,768 in Hiking
- #293 in Horseback
- #674 in Snowshoeing
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Trail ExposureNormal
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailRock Face
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Land OwnerNYSDEC Region 3
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AI Generated Description
Mercury is a highly rated 3,750 ft popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Pleasant Valley New York. It has rock slabs. This mountain bike primary trail and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 55 ft blue climb. It features rock face. Exposure: Normal Injury Risk. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 116 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
All
- 1,491 rides
- Last: Nov 10, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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- Prevalent Mud
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Directions to mercury trailhead
(41.745470, -73.767400)
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mtb
4:36 |
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Jul 26, 2020 , Pleasant Valley
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4:57 |
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Jul 5, 2017 , Pleasant Valley
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JohnTZpPlA
This is a sweet little trail. Nice layout with some fun tight turns. Has one technical rock drop option.
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