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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

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1.0 Miles 1.6 Kilometers Singletrack	1' 0 m Ascent -282' -86 m Descent
5% Avg Grade (3°) 13% Max Grade (7°)	558' 170 m High 276' 84 m Low

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Easy: 5% grade, 2" obstacles

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Intermediate: 10% grade, 8" obstacles, short harder sections

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Difficult: 15% grade, 15" obstacles, occasional harder sections

Extremely Difficult: 20% grade, 15+" obstacles, many harder sections

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“A flowing, technical, and rocky descent.”

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This fun and fast descent that heads over rock gardens and roots in the Batchelor Street system. This is one of the best downhills in the area.

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Local Club: Pioneer Valley NEMBA

Land Manager: Mass DCR - Jospeh Allen Skinner and Mt. Holyoke Range State Parks

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Easy: 5% grade, 2" obstacles

Easy/Intermediate

Intermediate: 10% grade, 8" obstacles, short harder sections

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Difficult: 15% grade, 15" obstacles, occasional harder sections

Extremely Difficult: 20% grade, 15+" obstacles, many harder sections

Twister

1.0 mi 1.6 km

Granby, MA

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Dry Muddy Snowy Mostly Dry Some Mud Icy Fallen Trees

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