2,402 ft
Distance
227 ft
Climb
00:07:04
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Switchback Lullaby Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Heyward Community Forest
    Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #43096 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Land Owner
    Charlottesville Parks and Recreation

Part of the Heyward Forest Song Mountain trails funded by CAMBC, Switchback Lullaby was designed primarily as a climbing trail, but has various berms as it connects from the middle of the Stream Trail to the top of Song Mountain. A variety of switchbacks for the first half, some steep, but not crazy steep, which opens into a flatter trail as it reaches the top.

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More Stats for Switchback Lullaby multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    228 ft
  • Altitude min
    514 ft
  • Altitude max
    741 ft
  • Altitude start
    514 ft
  • Altitude end
    741 ft
  • Grade
    9.5%
  • Grade min
    23.1%
  • Distance climb
    2,270 ft
  • Distance flat
    39 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:04:22
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Status:
on Mar 2, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.21 (3 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Switchback Lullaby Trail Reports

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      Mar 2, 2025 @ 8:14am
      Mar 2, 2025
      		 reporter Tree down near the top, has a ride/walk around
      Feb 15, 2025 @ 8:31am
      Feb 15, 2025
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      Feb 4, 2025 @ 3:33pm
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      Dec 1, 2024 @ 8:31am
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      Nov 24, 2024 @ 10:01am
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 4 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 27 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 224 rides
      • Last: Mar 20, 2025

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