2 miles
Distance
369 ft
Climb
-231 ft
Descent
00:15:11
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Switchback Trail
  • BLM
    BLM
    Land Manager

Switchback Details

  • Riding Area
    City Creek
    Pocatello, Idaho
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular in reverse
  • Global Ranking
    #31589 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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More Stats for Switchback bike trail
  • Altitude change
    138 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,989 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,317 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,989 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,127 ft
  • Grade
    1.716%
  • Grade max
    -220.816%
  • Grade min
    73.916%
  • Distance climb
    4,597 ft
  • Distance down
    2,319 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,121 ft
  • Avg time
    00:15:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:45
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Status:
on Jul 27, 2018
Dry
Avg: 3.65 (3 votes)

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Trail Conditions
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  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction

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Trail Ridden Direction

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  • Closed or Major Issue / Red

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Switchback Trail Reports

      datedescription
      Jul 27, 2018 @ 7:00pm
      Jul 27, 2018
      Apr 19, 2018 @ 8:15am
      Apr 19, 2018
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 46 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 242 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      17 |
      Jun 16, 2017 @ 10:10pm
      Jun 16, 2017
      Switchback, Salt Lake City
      23 |
      Jun 16, 2017 @ 10:10pm
      Jun 16, 2017
      Switchback, Salt Lake City
      63 |
      Sep 6, 2015 @ 1:06pm
      Sep 6, 2015
      Switchback, Park City
      66 |
      Sep 6, 2015 @ 1:06pm
      Sep 6, 2015
      Switchback, Park City

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