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1.6 miles
Distance
340 ft
Climb
-345 ft
Descent
00:19:05
Avg time
-7 ft
Altitude change
913 ft
Altitude min
1,233 ft
Altitude max
919 ft
Altitude start
912 ft
Altitude end
-0.1%
Grade
-30.9%
Grade max
28.9%
Grade min
3,406 ft
Distance climb
3,816 ft
Distance down
974 ft
Distance flat
00:19:05
Avg time
Miners Ridge Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBlack Mountain
San Diego, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (20 votes)
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Local Popularity65 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 75 in E-Biking
- 60 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
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Global Ranking#64024 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #78564 in E-Biking
- #114867 in Trail Running
- #71182 in Hiking
- #1689 in Adaptive Biking
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State Ranking#1,975 in Mountain Biking · California [+]
- #1,591 in E-Biking
- #5,643 in Trail Running
- #4,049 in Hiking
- #167 in Adaptive Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB
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DirectionDownhill Primary
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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SeasonAll year round
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Ride in RainYes
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Land Owner
Fun up and down rocky single track. There are many small rollable drops and rock gardens. Rating is between black and blue. Access on the south (highest) point from Miners-Nighthawk Connector or on the north (lowest) point from the parking lot. Usually ridden counter-clockwise.
Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB Black Rating: Advanced obstacles exist, some trail obstructions.
Best to avoid the east side and ride west side only clockwise downhill. There is a technical ledgy rock garden that most adaptive riders will need help on. There is an off camber section right before the dowhill. The downhill is also very technical with some tight turns in the switchback section.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 22 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
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- 390 rides
- Last: Oct 10, 2026
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Directions to miners-ridge-loop trailhead
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24 Reviews & Comments
mountainman23
the uphill is brutal but the downhill is fun flowy for a trail so technical. Definitely the best tech trail on Black mountain
MattinButte
Visiting, and I did the "Tour of Black Mountain". As a CC rider who likes some ruggedness, this was my favorite trail to ride on the mountain.
LaffingStock
Just so people who just transitioned into the "intermediate" phase of the hobby, this might be one of the harder blues in this area of SD due to the amount of chunk you have to go through at grades >10%.
As you can see from the comments, a lot of people have varying definitions of a blue trail, and some are definitely way easier than others. This is not one of them, haha.
As you can see from the comments, a lot of people have varying definitions of a blue trail, and some are definitely way easier than others. This is not one of them, haha.
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