2.5 miles
Distance
409 ft
Climb
-460 ft
Descent
00:35:57
Avg time
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Middle Gate Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #36273 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #78449 in Trail Running
    • #25967 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

This trail is best ridden North to South, or better yet as an extension of Upper 50 Year trail. Middlegate starts with a mixture of technical rock gardens and punchy uphill climbs. It then descends through a fast and fun downhill that includes several carved out dirt chutes, and many great small rock features and rolls. Keep an eye out for alternative lines. The trail spits you out on a dirt road right next to 50 year trail.

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More Stats for Middle Gate multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -51 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,179 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,511 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,290 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,240 ft
  • Grade
    -0.386%
  • Grade max
    -92.322%
  • Grade min
    47.424%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    713 ft
  • Avg time
    00:35:57
  • Avg reverse time
    00:40:12
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on Nov 9, 2024
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Avg: 4.06 (26 votes)
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      Middle Gate Trail Reports

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      Nov 9, 2024 @ 5:07pm
      Nov 9, 2024
      Although Middle Gate is totally rideable there is notable erosion in the last 1/2 mile since last season. Some tread work and brushing would go a...
      Oct 14, 2023 @ 12:37am
      Oct 14, 2023
      Dec 30, 2022 @ 8:08pm
      Dec 30, 2022
      Recent rains left a couple of small puddles near the lot and a couple of soft sand sections but overall, great shape out there.
      Oct 2, 2022 @ 9:46am
      Oct 2, 2022
      Overgrown and rutted currently.
      Sep 18, 2022 @ 10:10am
      Sep 18, 2022
      Significant areas with grass overgrowing the trail and some erosion ruts. Still rideable, still fun, just not the ripper it usually is. Beautiful...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 26 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,299 rides
      • Last: Nov 8, 2024

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