3 miles
Distance
616 ft
Climb
-631 ft
Descent
00:48:20
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of The Hurl Trail
  • BLM
    BLM
    Land Manager

The Hurl Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cottonwood Valley
    Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #31149 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

The most technically demanding trail in the BD system, the Hurl is a badge of honor and a fun trail overall. Riding it outbound from BD, you get a nice warm up, but the pitch increases quickly, and combined with loose rock, most riders dismount here and there. Once on top, the views are fantastic and the DH is twisty, rocky, and fun. If reversed, the climb is 100% rideable with practice and the DH into BD is shorter and steeper.

More Stats for The Hurl bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -15 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,480 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,021 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,514 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,498 ft
  • Grade
    -0.084%
  • Grade max
    -19.535%
  • Grade min
    23.693%
  • Distance climb
    1 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    227 ft
  • Avg time
    00:48:20
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Status:
on Apr 19, 2018
Dry
Avg: 3.75 (11 votes)

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      The Hurl Trail Reports

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      Apr 19, 2018 @ 1:08pm
      Apr 19, 2018
      Sep 14, 2017 @ 3:35pm
      Sep 14, 2017
      Sep 14, 2017 @ 3:34pm
      Sep 14, 2017
      		 Dry but fun
      Mar 14, 2017 @ 9:19pm
      Mar 14, 2017
      Jun 28, 2016 @ 6:17pm
      Jun 28, 2016
      		 Rocky with switchbacks
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 6 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 9 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 64 rides
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      48 |
      Nov 4, 2017 @ 10:28am
      Nov 4, 2017
      49 |
      Nov 4, 2017 @ 10:28am
      Nov 4, 2017
      258 |
      Jan 18, 2016 @ 9:09am
      Jan 18, 2016
      298 |
      Jan 18, 2016 @ 9:08am
      Jan 18, 2016

      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      flag vandecar (Sep 24, 2019 at 22:53)
       Hurl is my go to trail in Nevada when I want to test my physical condition, I instantly know from my time what my level of condition is because the trail is a healthy balance of technical and climbing that can be ridden in roughly 20 minutes which is what a lot of folks use for testing power thresholds. It also has great views at the top and while the downhill is ride-able, I don't find it particular fun because of all the loose rock.
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      • + 1
      flag vandecar (Sep 24, 2019 at 22:56)
       20 minutes is just for the climb (see Strava segment)
      [Reply]

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