2.8 miles
Distance
444 ft
Climb
-654 ft
Descent
00:28:17
Avg time
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The Ledges Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Back 40
    Bella Vista, Arkansas
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #2734 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #2493 in E-Biking
    • #64055 in Trail Running
    • #9450 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

A black diamond trail that will take you across a series of tight rock ledges high above a dry creek bed. The trail has a variety of black features include high speed ares with double and tabletop jumps, berms, rock gardens and small drops.

The trail is bi-directional, but is best ridden south to north.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for The Ledges multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -210 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,123 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,333 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,333 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,123 ft
  • Grade
    -1.4%
  • Grade max
    -26.681%
  • Grade min
    28.204%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,210 ft
  • Avg time
    00:28:17
  • Avg reverse time
    00:32:59
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on Sep 3, 2023
Very Dry
Avg: 4.3 (13 votes)
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      The Ledges Trail Reports

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      Sep 3, 2023 @ 7:27pm
      Sep 3, 2023
      		 Grass is grown up pretty tall in the open areas. Created a few near wrecks with some of the folks out there today. I know Trailblazers asked for...
      May 18, 2023 @ 11:07am
      May 18, 2023
      		 All clear, come ride
      May 8, 2023 @ 1:07pm
      May 8, 2023
      Apr 5, 2023 @ 12:31am
      Apr 5, 2023
      Mar 10, 2023 @ 5:08pm
      Mar 10, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 12 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 295 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
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      • 2,469 rides
      • Last: Oct 1, 2023

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