4,183 ft
Distance
337 ft
Climb
00:11:34
Avg time

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Amethyst Brook + Mount Orient Trails
    Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #166015 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #51770 in Trail Running
    • #63959 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking

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Mount Orient Backend Trail is a 4,183 ft popular blue singletrack trail located near Amherst Massachusetts. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 337 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 11 minutes to complete this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mount Orient Backend Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    337 ft
  • Altitude min
    562 ft
  • Altitude max
    900 ft
  • Altitude start
    562 ft
  • Altitude end
    899 ft
  • Grade
    8.1%
  • Grade max
    0.3%
  • Grade min
    19.7%
  • Distance climb
    4,183 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:34
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:43
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      Mount Orient... Trail Reports

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      Oct 9, 2023 @ 9:36am
      Oct 9, 2023
      		 some trees down
      May 4, 2023 @ 6:37am
      May 4, 2023
      		 reporter Few trees down, but can ride over them.
      Nov 3, 2020 @ 10:19am
      Nov 3, 2020
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      6 Months
      • 14 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
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      • 100 rides
      • Last: Sep 7, 2024

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