2,911 ft
Distance
89 ft
Climb
-109 ft
Descent
00:06:14
Avg time

Murphy's Law Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Swan Creek Park
    Tacoma, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Only
  • Direction
    One Direction
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Jump, Rock Garden, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #50133 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking

Great little spur off the hill behind main Swan Creek. Has some fun, hard-hitting berms and a couple rock gardens to pick through.

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More Stats for Murphy's Law mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -20 ft
  • Altitude min
    316 ft
  • Altitude max
    363 ft
  • Altitude start
    360 ft
  • Altitude end
    340 ft
  • Grade
    -0.699%
  • Grade max
    -27.171%
  • Grade min
    21.843%
  • Distance climb
    1,054 ft
  • Distance down
    1,347 ft
  • Distance flat
    511 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:14
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:36
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Status:
on Jan 16, 2021
Variable
Avg: 3.85 (6 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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Trail Difficulties
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  • White
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  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
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  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Murphy's Law Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jan 16, 2021 @ 1:51pm
      Jan 16, 2021
      		 More mud and puddles than the rest of the area. Still very rideable and not too slow
      Nov 12, 2020 @ 9:55am
      Nov 12, 2020
      		 Pretty leafy and a little slippery
      Oct 25, 2020 @ 2:22pm
      Oct 25, 2020
      Oct 22, 2020 @ 2:24pm
      Oct 22, 2020
      Oct 8, 2020 @ 10:41am
      Oct 8, 2020
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 11 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 401 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,140 rides
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      Photos

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      53 |
      Aug 10, 2019 @ 3:07pm
      Aug 10, 2019
      42 |
      Feb 15, 2019 @ 4:00pm
      Feb 15, 2019

      Routes with this trail

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      Budu Swan Creek Race Trail
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