5.6 miles
Distance
113 ft
Climb
-2,048 ft
Descent
00:54:52
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Wolf Ridge Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    National Forest Trails West of Harrisonburg
    Staunton, Virginia
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #5901 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #52226 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

The reward after Timber Ridge's teasing grade reversals and the more popular descent choice at the Timber-Wolf fork. Filled with excellent rock work and high speed flow, Wolf Ridge is a seemingly never-ending hoot.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Wolf Ridge Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,937 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,820 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,757 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,757 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,821 ft
  • Grade
    -6.6%
  • Grade max
    -30.9%
  • Grade min
    16.2%
  • Distance climb
    2,753 ft
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    335 ft
  • Avg time
    00:54:52
  • Avg reverse time
    01:48:15
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      Wolf Ridge Trail Trail Reports

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      Oct 27, 2024 @ 12:47pm
      Oct 27, 2024
      		 Tree Down
      Oct 24, 2024 @ 10:54am
      Oct 24, 2024
      		 Widow maker tree about to fall
      Oct 24, 2024 @ 10:51am
      Oct 24, 2024
      		 Widowmaker Tree getting ready to fall
      Oct 24, 2024 @ 10:49am
      Oct 24, 2024
      		 Tree Down
      Oct 24, 2024 @ 10:40am
      Oct 24, 2024
      		 Tree Down
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 19 rides
      • 21 miles avg distance
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      • 172 rides
      • Last: Jan 1, 2025

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      Feb 23, 2023 @ 10:35am
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