1.4 miles
Distance
143 ft
Climb
-237 ft
Descent
00:19:02
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Northern Exposure Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Rockland Preserve
    Madison, Connecticut
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #121621 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #52430 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking

Undulating singletrack with a few medium to large rock rolls. Climbs are typically buffed out, but flat sections are full of Rockland's signature chunk. More feature-heavy on the northern half.

Could be biked in both directions in a pinch, but preference is definitely toward a counterclockwise loop, especially for the features on the north side.

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More Stats for Northern Exposure mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -92 ft
  • Altitude min
    399 ft
  • Altitude max
    613 ft
  • Altitude start
    533 ft
  • Altitude end
    443 ft
  • Grade
    -1.2%
  • Grade max
    -26.1%
  • Grade min
    15.1%
  • Distance climb
    2,510 ft
  • Distance down
    3,661 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,263 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:22:01
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on Oct 12, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.13 (1 votes)
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 13 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 115 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 731 rides
      • Last: Dec 4, 2024

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