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1.4 miles
Distance
186 ft
Climb
-190 ft
Descent
00:22:12
Avg time
-6 ft
Altitude change
826 ft
Altitude min
1,001 ft
Altitude max
832 ft
Altitude start
827 ft
Altitude end
-0.1%
Grade
-29.1%
Grade max
18.2%
Grade min
2,946 ft
Distance climb
3,123 ft
Distance down
1,506 ft
Distance flat
00:22:12
Avg time
Trail Boss Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaEmmitsburg Watershed Trail System
Emmitsburg, Maryland -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Global Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions[+]
- Both Directions for Trail Running
- Both Directions for Hiking
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Rock Face, Rock Garden
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Land Owner
Newly reworked by Greenstone Trailcraft in 2024, the red trail now features a stacked loop system with a connector descent to provide more options. The new layout eliminated excessively steep climbs in favor of a more contouring alignment that maximizes the fun to effort ratio for users. The loop is designed to be ridden counter-clockwise, but is enjoyable in either direction.
Per the city trail is closed Sept-Feb except Sunday for hunting
Access Info
Parking at Rainbow Lake or ride in from connector. From Rainbow lake, go right after the dam, stay right at all forks till you get to a road, make a left on the road, past a driveway, then left back onto trail (across from the connector trail)
Disclaimer
Closed September-February except Sundays for Hunting Season.
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Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 6 miles average
6 Months
- 19 rides
- 6 miles avg distance
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- 55 rides
- Last: Aug 25, 2026
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(39.701600, -77.378840)
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Jun 26, 2025 , Emmitsburg
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