797 ft
Distance
-46 ft
Descent
00:02:04
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Pig's Tale Trail
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    Builder

Pig's Tale Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Devou Park
    Covington, Kentucky
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #15954 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #45340 in Trail Running
    • #83220 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    City of Covington

This trail was named after the dog of the designer of the Devou Park Trails. Pig (the dog) helped the designer layout all of the trials for the Devou Park Trail Expansion Project. He is sorely missed. This Trail is his tale. Trail is gnarly and quick, just like its name sake

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pig's Tale multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -46 ft
  • Altitude min
    724 ft
  • Altitude max
    770 ft
  • Altitude start
    770 ft
  • Altitude end
    725 ft
  • Grade
    -5.8%
  • Grade max
    -23.1%
  • Grade min
    0.2%
  • Distance down
    525 ft
  • Distance flat
    276 ft
  • Avg time
    00:02:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:57
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Status:
on Jun 28, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4.3 (7 votes)
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 5 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 422 rides
      • Last: Apr 23, 2025

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      Dec 10, 2015 @ 7:11am
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