1,729 ft
Distance
44 ft
Climb
-20 ft
Descent
00:03:23
Avg time

Swampside Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Vietnam Trail Network
    Milford, Massachusetts
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #36071 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #79633 in Trail Running
    • #8966 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    55 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 60 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking
    • 100 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Nordic Skiing

Swampside is an awesome, challenging, but well defined trail with all sorts of fun obstacles such as bridges, rock features and roots (and lots of mud when it is wet). It is best done from the Fairbanks Trail side above but, if you like climbing, start from The Main Trail side. The trail is about 80% moderately flat with a short, somewhat steep, technical climb at the Fairbanks Trail side. Great trail, not to be missed! It is good for confident beginners and above.

Access Info

Swampside is accessed at the same spot as Toejam, off of The Main Trail, between Tonto and Pete's Bridge. At the upper end it is accessed off the Fairbanks Trail, just above the Kitchen intersection and below the Number Five turn-off.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Swampside multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    23 ft
  • Altitude min
    298 ft
  • Altitude max
    334 ft
  • Altitude start
    311 ft
  • Altitude end
    335 ft
  • Grade
    1.3%
  • Grade max
    -7.3%
  • Grade min
    20.7%
  • Distance climb
    722 ft
  • Distance down
    558 ft
  • Distance flat
    453 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:23
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:03
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      Swampside Trail Reports

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      Mar 21, 2025 @ 2:26pm
      Mar 21, 2025
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      Dec 28, 2024 @ 6:51am
      Dec 28, 2024
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      Dec 21, 2024 @ 10:03am
      Dec 21, 2024
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      Apr 21, 2024 @ 7:00am
      Apr 21, 2024
      Oct 16, 2023 @ 9:18am
      Oct 16, 2023
      		 Tree down
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 44 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 844 rides
      • Last: Jul 11, 2025

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Oct 16, 2023 @ 9:18am
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