3.0 miles
Distance
367 ft
Climb
-417 ft
Descent
00:27:19
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Slingshot Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Oak Mountain State Park
    Pelham, Alabama
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, DJ, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Skinny, Teeter Totter
  • Global Ranking
    #9670 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2021

Slingshot is the newest trail at Oak Mountain State Park opened on May 6th, 2021. This trail was funded by BUMP thanks to generous donations, and successful fundraisers. It is a 3 mile trail that now allows trail users to bypass the gravel Camp Road between Seven Bridges and Garretts Gulch. it is a multidirectional trail. Your climbing is rewarded with fun and playful trail features, flowing downhill sections with split options, and an awesome 40 foot log ride area with a bench. Riding from Garretts Gulch is a little more fast and flowing. Coming from Seven Bridges going up to Garretts has more sustained climbing but still rewards with fun downhill sections.

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More Stats for Slingshot multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -52 ft
  • Altitude min
    543 ft
  • Altitude max
    746 ft
  • Altitude start
    594 ft
  • Altitude end
    545 ft
  • Grade
    -0.3%
  • Grade max
    -22.7%
  • Grade min
    28.8%
  • Distance climb
    5,226 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    2,490 ft
  • Avg time
    00:27:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:24:10
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on Sep 30, 2023
Very Dry
Avg: 4.85 (6 votes)
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      Slingshot Trail Reports

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      Sep 30, 2023 @ 1:31am
      Sep 30, 2023
      Sep 2, 2023 @ 8:28am
      Sep 2, 2023
      		 Beautiful ride
      Aug 6, 2023 @ 4:09pm
      Aug 6, 2023
      		 Large tree down across trail, blocking trail
      Jul 10, 2023 @ 1:53pm
      Jul 10, 2023
      		 Tr Large tree down across trail, blocking trail
      Jun 23, 2023 @ 7:02am
      Jun 23, 2023
      		all clear
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 15 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 319 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,056 rides
      • Last: Dec 8, 2023

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      Jul 10, 2023 @ 1:53pm
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      Jun 18, 2023 @ 2:46pm
      Jun 18, 2023

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