3,392 ft
Distance
237 ft
Climb
-58 ft
Descent
00:10:18
Avg time

Rock Slot Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Coldwater Mountain
    Anniston, Alabama
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #41450 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #52375 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking

This is a short technical climb that takes you through various rock formations, step ups, and the Rock Slot. It feeds onto the Bomb Dog descent (which ends at the Coldspring Trailhead) or a fire road that can be used to descend back down to the system of trails that go back to the Anniston Trailhe

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Rock Slot multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    179 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,458 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,654 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,460 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,639 ft
  • Grade
    5.287%
  • Grade max
    -9.739%
  • Grade min
    52.691%
  • Distance climb
    2,079 ft
  • Distance down
    1,188 ft
  • Distance flat
    125 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:18
  • Avg reverse time
    00:07:07
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on Nov 17, 2023
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Avg: 3.45 (7 votes)
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      Rock Slot Trail Reports

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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 124 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,484 rides
      • Last: Dec 6, 2023

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Aug 30, 2022 @ 12:39pm
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      Mar 29, 2020 @ 10:37am
      Mar 29, 2020

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