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 4.0 (18)
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  2. VA
  3. …Southwestern Virginia
  4. Blacksburg
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“A good descent or a challenging climb depending on which way you're riding. ”

Michael Bruce
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2.3

Miles

3.7

KM
Singletrack

2,838' 865 m

High

2,141' 653 m

Low

98' 30 m

Up

794' 242 m

Down

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

27%

Max Grade (15°)

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The bottom half of Snakeroot rides like doubletrack. This portion is a steady climb (but not too bad) and has almost no technical sections. The top half of Snakeroot gets pretty steep and has some seriously nasty switchbacks(the switchbacks are why it gets the double diamond rating - take away the switchbacks and it's an intermediate trail). You need a lot of skill to negotiate all of the switchbacks and most riders have to dismount at some point.

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Local Club: Blue Ridge Off-Road Cyclists

Land Manager: USFS - George Washington & Jefferson National Forests

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Michael Bruce with improvements by Jackson P
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  4.0 from 18 votes

#3

in Blacksburg

#6983

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  4.0 from 18 votes
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#3

in Blacksburg

#153

in Virginia

#6,983

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Mar 31, 2024
Ryan Stanley
Test 2.3mi — 4h 38m
May 22, 2020
Carly Bromwell
Rode down snake route - went up different trail — 1h 25m
Jul 1, 2019
Aaron Kikola
Great downhill flowing trail with a couple technical switchbacks. Simply awesome.
May 4, 2019
Kenneth Aycock
2.3mi — 2h 00m
Aug 20, 2017
Rick Fulgencio
Apr 2, 2017
Brian McHone
Jun 6, 2014
Arsalan Atta
3h 51m
Jul 22, 2012
Brian Lusher

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