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1.2 miles
Distance
120 ft
Climb
-68 ft
Descent
00:14:28
Avg time
52 ft
Altitude change
202 ft
Altitude min
276 ft
Altitude max
223 ft
Altitude start
276 ft
Altitude end
0.8%
Grade
-8.1%
Grade max
17.4%
Grade min
3,002 ft
Distance climb
1,847 ft
Distance down
1,217 ft
Distance flat
00:14:28
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Nacho Details
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Activities
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- Trail Running
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Riding AreaPatapsco Valley State Park
Ellicott City, Maryland -
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Local Popularity85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 85 in Trail Running
- 60 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Nacho is a 1 mile popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Ellicott City Maryland. This mountain bike primary trail and has a easy overall physical rating with a 120 ft green climb. On average it takes 14 minutes to complete this trail.
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- 4 rides
- 12 miles average
6 Months
- 113 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
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- Last: Jul 4, 2026
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Directions to nacho trailhead
(39.216140, -76.739020)
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Sep 6, 2020 , Ellicott City
Routes with this trail
20 miles • 1,587 ft • 15 •
During 2020 and the Patapsco trail fest MVD/MORE hosted a series of 5 rides over almost every linkable...
54 miles • 5,613 ft • 31 • Loop •
50 mile ride going north on the Baltimore Country Thru Trail and south on the Howard County Thru Trail....
22 miles • 2,098 ft • 13 • Loop •
My patapsco hoco/ balt route with a little taste of park
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Where is Nacho located?
Nacho is located in Patapsco Valley State Park, Ellicott City, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Patapsco Valley State Park trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 39.21614, -76.73902.
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How hard is Nacho?
Nacho is rated as Blue difficulty. The physical rating is Easy. The average grade is 0.8%. The climb difficulty is rated Green.
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What is the elevation gain for Nacho?
Nacho has 120 ft of elevation gain. The trail has 68 ft of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 202 ft to 276 ft.
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How long is Nacho?
Nacho is 1.2 miles long. The trail type is singletrack.
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