4,715 ft
Distance
18 ft
Climb
-233 ft
Descent
00:09:50
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Upper Ripogenus Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Hammond Ridge
    Millinocket, Maine
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking

Upper Rip is the newest trail at Hammond Ridge for 2021. The IMBA team worked hard on brining two new gravity bike-only trails to the system in Upper and Lower Ripogenus. Currently use the roads and Hammond Ridge ski trail to access this trail.

This is a dark blue, intermediate trail. A step up from Lower Rip, Upper Rip includes numerous dynamic moves and unique features. Most riders can roll everything, but shredders can find plenty of air. Look for creative use of glacial boulders, lots of rock texture, and fast paced in your face features.

Pre-ride/roll this trail before descending for the first time!

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More Stats for Upper Ripogenus mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -216 ft
  • Altitude min
    827 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,050 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,044 ft
  • Altitude end
    827 ft
  • Grade
    -4.6%
  • Grade max
    -17.6%
  • Grade min
    8%
  • Distance climb
    443 ft
  • Distance down
    3,625 ft
  • Distance flat
    610 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:50
  • Avg reverse time
    00:31:31
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on Sep 13, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 5 (2 votes)
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      Upper Ripogenus Trail Reports

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      Sep 13, 2022 @ 5:52am
      Sep 13, 2022
      		 Many, many features to explore and become familiar with. Most of the rock jumps are rock piles that are also rollable, which makes getting use to...
      Aug 30, 2022 @ 7:19am
      Aug 30, 2022
      		 All clear and all fun
      Aug 14, 2022 @ 12:05pm
      Aug 14, 2022
      		 Downright amazing trail. Right at the top of the ranks among the many great Maine MTB trails. Upper Rip will not disappoint.
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      • Last: Sep 25, 2024

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