4,675 ft
Distance
16 ft
Climb
-627 ft
Descent
00:08:22
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Minerals Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, RD, Fat, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Pump Track, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster, Skinny, Teeter Totter, Wallride, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #42090 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in E-Biking

Great trail in similar style to others on the hill. Starts with a fairly narrow traverse across the hill with a few small gaps / doubles. This top section is also known as "Johnson's". Pops you out onto Direct Road briefly, before getting into a more steep, chutey, off-camber section with a few small drops at the top that can be sent. This section can be a real mud-slide in the wet. The trail is an easy grade 5 in the dry, and much harder in the wet.

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More Stats for Minerals mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -612 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,408 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,020 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,020 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,407 ft
  • Grade
    -13.1%
  • Grade max
    -59.9%
  • Grade min
    10.6%
  • Distance climb
    190 ft
  • Distance down
    4,088 ft
  • Distance flat
    397 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:19:40
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on May 9, 2025
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Avg: 4.42 (8 votes)
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  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Minerals Trail Reports

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      May 9, 2025 @ 9:20pm
      May 9, 2025
      Another tree down, blocking the track in the exact same spot as last week's big three. Smaller, a saw or small chainsaw should do the trick. Plus...
      May 9, 2025 @ 4:25pm
      May 9, 2025
      A tree about head thickness down on lower minerals
      May 9, 2025 @ 4:12pm
      May 9, 2025
      about 150mm, can get bikes under. about 400m from bottom. same place as a recent one. when you are there lookup
      May 2, 2025 @ 8:07pm
      May 2, 2025
      Three large trees down, last section about 200m before the exit. All 40-60cm diameter
      Mar 29, 2025 @ 6:19pm
      Mar 29, 2025
      Running Good
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 88 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      All
      • 353 rides
      • Last: May 20, 2025

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      Feb 17, 2023 @ 4:48pm
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      Apr 1, 2021 @ 7:44pm
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      Apr 1, 2021 @ 7:44pm
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      May 10, 2025 @ 1:41am
      May 10, 2025

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