3.5 miles
Distance
616 ft
Climb
-631 ft
Descent
00:49:03
Avg time
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    BLM
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The Hurl Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cottonwood Valley
    Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #50517 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #74362 in Trail Running
    • #69184 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 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.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for The Hurl mountain bike trail 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 mile
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    227 ft
  • Avg time
    00:49:03
  • Avg reverse time
    00:43:21
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on Jun 17, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.65 (18 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      The Hurl Trail Reports

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      Jun 17, 2023 @ 5:45pm
      Jun 17, 2023
      		 Very loose and dry
      Apr 2, 2023 @ 5:02pm
      Apr 2, 2023
      		 Accidentally rode this backwards but was still fun. Description is correct 100% rideable in reverse with a fun climb with some punchy technical...
      Mar 20, 2022 @ 6:11pm
      Mar 20, 2022
      		 Dry and still steep!
      Aug 7, 2021 @ 6:43am
      Aug 7, 2021
      Feb 12, 2021 @ 10:32am
      Feb 12, 2021
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      6 Months
      • 12 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
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      • 257 rides
      • Last: Nov 12, 2023

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