1.2 miles
Distance
347 ft
Climb
-107 ft
Descent
00:19:02
Avg time

Stimulus Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Racker Road Singletrack
    Stafford, Connecticut
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster
  • Global Ranking
    #47686 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #73489 in Trail Running
    • #88927 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 50 in Hiking

This nearly 3 mile trail is one of the crown jewels of the Racker trail system. It climbs relentlessly, has challenging ledge rides and technical features, and has a Sidewinder section which dives into a steep valley and races back and forth up the sides. The climb back out at the end efficiently snuffs out the euphoria.

The Stimulus trail is bidirectional however the Sidewinder out-and-back valley section is directional.

The trail is commonly run from Ken Wood after a right onto a quad trail and quick left after a huge fallen pine - ending on the same quad trail. Turn right onto the quad trail and look for the left on Upper Graveyard after about 200ft.

Both trail entrances are discreet to avoid discovery by motorcycles. Please do not mark or make more obvious.

Legend has it that the trail was named Stimulus by a laid-off builder who built it while on unemployment during Obama's stimulus program. Thanks Obama, we love the trail

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Stimulus mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    240 ft
  • Altitude min
    701 ft
  • Altitude max
    954 ft
  • Altitude start
    708 ft
  • Altitude end
    947 ft
  • Grade
    3.789%
  • Grade max
    -17.313%
  • Grade min
    22.92%
  • Distance climb
    4,186 ft
  • Distance down
    1,274 ft
  • Distance flat
    862 ft
  • Avg time
    00:19:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:30:37
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Status:
on Nov 14, 2021
Ideal
Avg: 4.35 (3 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Stimulus Trail Reports

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      Nov 14, 2021 @ 3:27pm
      Nov 14, 2021
      		 Leaf blown. Good condition.
      May 26, 2021 @ 1:09pm
      May 26, 2021
      Sep 30, 2020 @ 7:20pm
      Sep 30, 2020
      		leaf covered but still good visibility
      Apr 16, 2020 @ 6:24pm
      Apr 16, 2020
      Apr 16, 2020 @ 6:18pm
      Apr 16, 2020
      		Minor storm debris on trail, rideable
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 11 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 116 rides
      • Last: Jul 27, 2022

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      Routes with this trail

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      gthayerdc (Dec 1, 2018 at 14:07)
      What a great trail. Once you ride it once adn figure out y ou can get off your breaks and haul this is a blast. Not as tight as the rest of Racker. Let it flow!!!!!
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