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BBTC Ride Ratings

• Amount of climbing (hilliness).
• Pace.
• Technical difficulty (required skills).

Amount of Climbing

• Railroad grade
  Rail-road grade trail, such as the Snoqualmie Valley Trail or John Wayne trail.

• Mostly flat
  No real climbs but some ups and downs (St. Edwards, SeaTac)

• Rolling elevation
  Occasional climbs, not too long (Tolt-McDonald's park, the Worm).

• Hilly
  Some big climbs, occasional hike-a-biking maybe necessary. (Tiger Mt climb, Devil's gulch trail)

• Severe climbs
  Long climbs with a lot of hike-a-biking (Ranger Creek, Deep Creek trails going up).

Pace

• Leisurely pace
  Allows for maintaining a conversation among all riders pretty much at all times. Riders stay in one group. (The ride must be on a wide and easy double track).

• Social pace
  Adjacent riders should be able to talk to each other. Riders stay in one group.

• Moderate pace
  Frequent re-groups (at least, at every major trail junction).

• Fast pace
  Occasional re-groups (Each rider still waits for the one behind at most trail junctions).

• Race pace
  No re-groups. (Any race or RATT rides).

Techical Difficulty

• Non-technical
  A double track or a wide singletrack (John Wayne trail, logging roads on Tiger Mt).

• Easy
  Mostly straight and smooth singletrack (most trails in St. Edwards and Seatac)

• Intermediate
  The ride may include some twisty and tight sections, occasional roots and logs. (More difficult parts of St. Edwards, the DNA trail at the Worm)

• Advanced
  The ride may include steep downhill sections, numerous roots, rocks, logs, and small drops (Preston, Iverson trails on Tiger Mt, the Worm)

• Extreme
  Northshore-style trails with stunts.