2.0 miles
Distance
-930 ft
Descent
00:11:40
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Mount Hough Bottom Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Mount Hough Bottom Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Mt. Hough
    Quincy, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #3693 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #2997 in E-Biking
    • #86564 in Trail Running
    • #27304 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking
  • Land Manager
    US Forest Service - Plumas National Forest

Final section of singletrack down from Mt. Hough summit.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mount Hough Bottom mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -930 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,469 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,399 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,399 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,468 ft
  • Grade
    -8.8%
  • Grade max
    -36.7%
  • Grade min
    -1%
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Avg time
    00:11:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:42:52
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Status:
on May 20, 2022
Dry
Avg: 4.75 (4 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Mount Hough Bottom Trail Reports

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      May 20, 2022 @ 2:16pm
      May 20, 2022
      		 Trail construction at the new intersection with Tollgate trail.
      May 14, 2022 @ 7:08pm
      May 14, 2022
      		 Literally perfect. And also road is totally dry, made it up in a rental no problem.
      Apr 26, 2022 @ 1:22pm
      Apr 26, 2022
      		 Snow is almost cleared to the top of the mountain.
      Mar 30, 2022 @ 10:40am
      Mar 30, 2022
      Jul 24, 2021 @ 8:10pm
      Jul 24, 2021
      		 Forest fire
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 38 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 114 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,534 rides
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      4 |
      May 16, 2022 @ 2:19pm
      May 16, 2022
      4 |
      May 16, 2022 @ 2:19pm
      May 16, 2022
      214 |
      Nov 5, 2016 @ 11:00pm
      Nov 5, 2016

      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Mt. Hough DH10 miles
      Wedding Hough Run5 miles

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 0
      ryancarpenter (Nov 3, 2018 at 17:21)
       Very fast and lots of chatter, maybe faster than 3rd divide, watch for a left hander with no berm after the trail begins to switch back after the table top jumps
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      youtuber Blasting Down Mt Hough Trail/Wavey Davey...
      10:56 | 512 | Jan 6, 2020 , Quincy
      youtuber Mount Hough 2018 (Quincy, CA) Mountain Biking
      11:48 | 318 | Oct 27, 2018 , Quincy

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