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Incredible views and lots of exposure are the highlights of this trail.


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2.2

Miles

3.5

KM

Singletrack

1,149' 350 m

High

966' 294 m

Low

72' 22 m

Up

245' 75 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

10%

Max Grade (6°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Unknown

Riders must be aware of deer hunting season dates in the fall. Off-trail riding is not allowed in the Sunbridge Hills.

Description

The trail is best ridden counterclockwise but is rideable in both directions. The upper portion has many water bars, but they aren't too hard to negotiate.

Heading counterclockwise from the parking lot, you'll pass an old cemetery and a steel observation deck. After the steepest water bar section, you'll turn off the main trail, heading south. There are two ways down. The first left is the easier benched way down. The second left is a very steep downhill with a tight left turn that has a bit of exposure. You decide which is best for you. The views past the turn-offs are worth your time to check out before heading down the hill. Continuing straight is Lowrider.

The "lower" section of the trail has some rock, but it's not necessarily technical. There is a substantial drop-off beside the trail in places. A few places are narrow and the exposure is quite high so it is NOT a place to bring little kids out for a ride.

When this lower section of the trail reaches the power lines you'll enter River Bluff Trails Park. You'll take Devil's Corner down the hillside to Jekyll & Hyde. The most direct route back to the conservation area and it's parking lot is via Low Rider & Sunbridge Road from Jekyll & Hyde. Just before reaching the road, turn left on Comeback and this will lead you back to the conservation area where you can turn left on South Shortcut from the Upper Field or straight for a longer and more hilly route that is shown as the beginning of this GPS track.

Most of the trail provides incredible views of the river valley. Trying to mark them all on the map would fill the map with "view" symbols. Due to areas of exposure, be sure to look at the trail when moving!

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Shared By:

Lee Clark

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Trail Rankings

#249

in Missouri

#7,651

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Photos

Dropping down the waterbars before turning south on the Sunbridge Hills.  The top end of the log on the right is the turnoff for the bypass that avoids the STEEP downhill where I stood while taking this picture.  It is also the route up when riding in reverse.
Nov 7, 2015 near Country…, MO
The only tricky section at Sunbridge is this steep downhill with a tight left at the other side.  Too much speed may not be a great idea when it's leafy because the hill drops off REALLY steep in the turn. The easy way down, and the way up when riding in reverse, can be seen on the other side.
Nov 7, 2015 near Country…, MO
Grant effortlessly rides the Full Pop slab.
Apr 4, 2023 near Saint J…, MO
Riders in the halfpipe section of Halfpawp.
Nov 7, 2022 near Saint J…, MO
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