6.5 miles
Distance
599 ft
Climb
-745 ft
Descent
01:32:20
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Millers Pond State Park
    Durham, Connecticut
  • Ref Number
    RedBlazes
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #10275 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #51834 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    CT DEEP

Millers Pond loop around the red trail. Suggested riding direction is clockwise. First half is relentless technical rocks, second half is flowing XC trails. One of the few sanctioned MTB trails in CT.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Millers Pond Red Loop multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -147 ft
  • Altitude min
    417 ft
  • Altitude max
    717 ft
  • Altitude start
    597 ft
  • Altitude end
    449 ft
  • Grade
    -0.4%
  • Grade max
    -46.4%
  • Grade min
    40.3%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    01:32:20
  • Avg reverse time
    01:56:21
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on Jul 28, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 3.99 (4 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Millers Pond Red... Trail Reports

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      Jul 28, 2023 @ 9:10am
      Jul 28, 2023
      		 At least 3 trees down roughly 2.5-3 miles into the loop going clockwise.
      Apr 14, 2023 @ 1:02pm
      Apr 14, 2023
      		 One tree down, but in a slower trail section
      Apr 12, 2022 @ 2:08pm
      Apr 12, 2022
      		 Awesome conditions. Only two trees down in spots where you come up at em pretty fast. Other than that perfect!
      Sep 19, 2021 @ 6:56am
      Sep 19, 2021
      Apr 5, 2021 @ 12:58pm
      Apr 5, 2021
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 51 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 711 rides
      • Last: Nov 18, 2024

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      Sep 5, 2020 @ 2:42pm
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      Sep 5, 2020 @ 2:25pm
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