1.0 mile
Distance
243 ft
Climb
-243 ft
Descent
00:04:47
Avg time
Turtle Island Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSmith Mountain Lake State Park
Roanoke, Virginia -
Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity30 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 95 in Hiking
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Turtle Island is a 1 mile less popular blue singletrack trail located near Roanoke Virginia. This multi-use trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Turtle Island bike trail trail
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Altitude min810 ft
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Altitude max917 ft
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Altitude start825 ft
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Altitude end825 ft
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Grade max-36.407%
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Grade min39.394%
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Distance climb2,354 ft
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Distance down2,718 ft
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Distance flat471 ft
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Avg time00:04:47
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Avg reverse time00:14:05
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 3 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
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- 10 rides
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+ 1
Partofthejourney
(Jul 19, 2019 at 9:57)
My son and I are new to mountain biking, and we enjoyed this trail. It's rated blue mostly for up and down - there's not too many rocks/roots in the path. Some good little downhill rides on this trail. Connects to Opossum Trot and Striper Cove trails.
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Nearby Trails
- Chestnut Ridge 2,651 ft
- Opossum Trot 4,419 ft
- Buck Run 1 mile
- Striper Cove 1 mile
- Osprey Point 1 mile
Smith Mountain Lake State Park
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