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2025 Bigfoot - MTB - Gateway 8
Mountain Biking Trail
Extreme
20.82 mi
2,844 ft
This Bigfoot Adventure Challenge route at the base of Mount Shasta gives you a lot of what the Gateway Trail System has to offer. The rider can expect amazing forests and mountain views on a variety of super fun climbs and descents on mostly blue level old school style and flow trails with a very challenging black level narrow, rocky Steam Donkey Trail in the middle.
Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muir's to 10 | 6.61 mi | 1,463 ft | 4.1% |
| Muir's ascension (bottom) | 1.65 mi | 469 ft | 5.4% |
| middle Muirs Ascension climb | 1.63 mi | 390 ft | 4.5% |
| McFly (down) | 0.50 mi | -105 ft | -3.1% |
| Muir's Ascension Sisson to Strawberry Valley | 1.59 mi | 276 ft | 2.2% |
| washout to 10 gallon climb | 2.25 mi | 633 ft | 5.3% |
| 5 mile to 10 gallon | 1.55 mi | 394 ft | 4.6% |
| Connector to Steam Donkey | 1.08 mi | -203 ft | -3.5% |
| 10 Gallon to the Steam Donkey | 1.42 mi | -308 ft | -4.1% |
| 10 Gal 2 MX | 3.26 mi | -1,050 ft | -6.1% |
| Steam Donkey | 1.66 mi | -600 ft | -6.9% |
| 10 gallon old Steam donkey F2B to MX | 1.76 mi | -745 ft | -8.0% |
| Full 2 Black | 1.95 mi | -741 ft | -7.2% |
| Jank B4F2B | 1.11 mi | -436 ft | -7.5% |
| F2BMX | 0.95 mi | -341 ft | -6.7% |
| MX Trail | 0.39 mi | -164 ft | -7.8% |
| MX | 0.38 mi | -144 ft | -7.0% |
| MX 2 | 0.33 mi | -131 ft | -7.3% |
| MX Trail Flow DH | 0.34 mi | -144 ft | -7.9% |
| Cubby Climb | 2.94 mi | 768 ft | 4.9% |
| bear connector the 31 to 10gallon rd | 1.13 mi | 318 ft | 5.3% |
| 10 gallon to 5 mile | 1.34 mi | -354 ft | -4.8% |
| Strawberry Valley (down) | 2.22 mi | -623 ft | -5.3% |
| Strawberry Lower | 1.40 mi | -367 ft | -5.0% |
| Zitacones | 0.38 mi | -151 ft | -7.4% |
| New Gateway 1 Westbound | 2.44 mi | -443 ft | -3.4% |
| Gateway First Road Descent | 1.25 mi | -210 ft | -3.2% |
| Upper first road descent | 0.76 mi | -131 ft | -3.2% |