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1,404 ft
Distance
15 ft
Climb
-7 ft
Descent
00:01:59
Avg time
10 ft
Altitude change
302 ft
Altitude min
316 ft
Altitude max
302 ft
Altitude start
312 ft
Altitude end
0.7%
Grade
-2.1%
Grade max
5.3%
Grade min
958 ft
Distance climb
446 ft
Distance down
00:01:59
Avg time
Rotch Path Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBlue Hills Reservation
Milton, Massachusetts -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity40 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking
- 5 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking#2,357 in Mountain Biking · Massachusetts [+]
- #11,070 in Trail Running
- #5,710 in Hiking
- #1,512 in Gravel Biking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeXC, Gravel
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular In Reverse
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerMA DCR
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Rotch Path is a 1,404 ft moderately popular blue difficulty doubletrack trail located near Milton Massachusetts. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 15 ft blue climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 1 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 7 miles average
6 Months
- 16 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 133 rides
- Last: Oct 2, 2026
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(42.221160, -71.108490)
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