2,711 ft
Distance
60 ft
Climb
-150 ft
Descent
00:04:27
Avg time

Wheel Slap Details

  • Riding Area
    Brandywine Creek State Park
    Wilmington, Delaware
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #20018 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2014

Very fun stretch of singletrack that starts with a swoopy bit of trail along the top of a ridge before a slightly steep drop down to the creek. There is a rutted section before the end that provides a bit of a technical challenge.

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More Stats for Wheel Slap bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -90 ft
  • Altitude min
    246 ft
  • Altitude max
    357 ft
  • Altitude start
    336 ft
  • Altitude end
    246 ft
  • Grade max
    -46.498%
  • Grade min
    20.137%
  • Distance climb
    680 ft
  • Distance down
    1,279 ft
  • Distance flat
    752 ft
  • Avg time
    00:04:27
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:07
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Status:
on Jan 23, 2019
Variable
Avg: 4 (1 votes)

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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Wheel Slap Trail Reports

      datedescription
      Jan 23, 2019 @ 12:33pm
      Jan 23, 2019
      Jun 16, 2018 @ 7:39am
      Jun 16, 2018
      		 reporter Same condition as previously reported.
      May 28, 2018 @ 8:59am
      May 28, 2018
      		 reporter Could use trimming
      May 31, 2017 @ 7:07pm
      May 31, 2017
      May 2, 2017 @ 4:39am
      May 2, 2017
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 38 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 726 rides
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