Name: Nighthawk Trail
Rating: 3.0

“Doubletrack trail from Hilltop Community Park.”

— Craig Pfaff

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Closed dusk till dawn. No services after leaving Hilltop Park.

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Dogs: Leashed

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This doubletrack trail takes you from Hilltop Community Park to the service road near the top of Black Mountain. This is an alternate route to taking the service road to the top and offers access to many side trails to explore the rest of the mountain.

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Aug 10, 2013

tyler young

Boring trail I would only recommend doing in the winter when the weather is cooler

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1.4 Miles 2.2 Kilometers Doubletrack	474' 144 m Ascent -30' -9 m Descent
1,254' 382 m High 810' 247 m Low	7% Avg Grade (4°) 18% Max Grade (10°)
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Nighthawk Trail

1.4 Miles 2.2 Kilometers

Doubletrack

474' 144 m

-30' -9 m

1,254' 382 m

810' 247 m

7%

18%

All Clear

“Doubletrack trail from Hilltop Community Park.”