NCTR Ride Difficulty Rating System:

NCTR attempts to rate the rides as indicated below.
If you have never ridden with NCTR, please call the ride leader for more details about the terrain, ride difficulty and general pace of the ride. 
Club riders will help one another through particularly difficult sections, but for safety and overall enjoyment we ask that each rider be able to maintain the pace as indicated for a particular ride without excessive help or stops.

Most club rides are all day (40-80 miles), so bring plenty of fuel, water and lunch/snacks.  Ask ride leaders for details

Difficulty:

(Difficulty rating is for the majority of the trail and includes some or all of the conditions described below. 

Trails may contain one or more sections that are of higher difficulty.  If you need help through a section, please ask.)

1-Novice: flat single track, ATV trails or dirt/gravel roads, no rocks or hills.

2-Easy: smooth, few rocks, small hills on single track, ATV trails or dirt/gravel roads.

3-Intermediate: more rocks, bigger hills, rougher trails, water crossings on single track, ATV & 4x4 trails.

4-Difficult: Lots of rocks/tree roots, tough long hills, sidehill, mud/sand & switchbacks on single track.

5-Advanced: Contact Ride Leader for trail description.

Pace (Ride Pace):  E - Easy   I - Intermediate   Q – Fairly Quick    F - Enduro Fast  

Trail (Width or Type):  ST - Single Track   ATV - ATV   4x4 -  4x4 road   G - Gravel/Dirt road  

SL - Street Legal road (Street Legal bikes required or highly recommended)

Mileage:  Number of miles planned per day

Obstacles:  W - Deep Water (12” & deeper)   B - Difficult Switchbacks