2,894 ft
Distance
11 ft
Climb
-29 ft
Descent
00:06:08
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Murphy's Law Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Swan Creek Park
    Tacoma, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Jump, Rock Garden, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #8820 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.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Murphy's Law mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -17 ft
  • Altitude min
    325 ft
  • Altitude max
    351 ft
  • Altitude start
    351 ft
  • Altitude end
    335 ft
  • Grade
    -0.6%
  • Grade max
    -12.2%
  • Grade min
    6.6%
  • Distance climb
    515 ft
  • Distance down
    823 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,490 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:08
  • Avg reverse time
    00:08:02
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on Sep 16, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4 (13 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Murphy's Law Trail Reports

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      Sep 16, 2023 @ 8:12am
      Sep 16, 2023
      Jul 9, 2023 @ 8:30am
      Jul 9, 2023
      Jul 1, 2023 @ 8:54am
      Jul 1, 2023
      Jun 11, 2023 @ 3:53am
      Jun 11, 2023
      		 Rain the other day made for some drooping limbs so eye protection was coming in clutch
      Jun 3, 2023 @ 9:42am
      Jun 3, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 414 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,763 rides
      • Last: Sep 26, 2023

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

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