2.0 miles
Distance
159 ft
Climb
-222 ft
Descent
00:11:26
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Sidewinder Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Little Bennett Regional Park
    Clarksburg, Maryland
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #28055 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #43495 in Trail Running
    • #23599 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking

New extension off of Dark Branch.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sidewinder Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -64 ft
  • Altitude min
    421 ft
  • Altitude max
    532 ft
  • Altitude start
    498 ft
  • Altitude end
    433 ft
  • Grade
    -0.6%
  • Grade max
    -27.7%
  • Grade min
    10.8%
  • Distance climb
    4,469 ft
  • Distance down
    4,406 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,490 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:26
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:00
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on Aug 27, 2024
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      Sidewinder Trail Trail Reports

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      Aug 27, 2024 @ 10:26am
      Aug 27, 2024
      Aug 16, 2024 @ 8:34am
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      Aug 2, 2024 @ 12:38am
      Aug 2, 2024
      Jul 31, 2024 @ 12:55pm
      Jul 31, 2024
      		 Lots of branches down and one larger tree down. Passable but sticking out into the trail and had to walk around it. Cleared lots of other small...
      Jul 22, 2024 @ 12:09am
      Jul 22, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 18 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 480 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 3,547 rides
      • Last: Sep 10, 2024

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