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Glorieta: Holy Mole Loop
Mountain Biking Trail
Hard
7.71 mi
1,212 ft
A ripping flow line alternating between berms, jumps, and rocks.
Glorieta Adventure Camps boasts the best purpose-built mountain bike trail system in New Mexico. The evolution of this network is a curious story of fortuitous connections and private land ownership. While the story is long and winding, today, riders from across the Southwest have flock to these fantastic trails to shred the gnar and enjoy the flow lines.
Currently, the best flow line at Glorieta is known as Holy Mole. This flow trail is rated by the camp as an intermediate line, although a few optional features do trend toward advanced difficulty. I'd call this trail a dark blue, and thus I've awarded it a "Difficult" FATMAP rating.
After pedaling to the top by taking Baptist Bypass to Snack Pack, you'll be able to descend either Chili Dog, which is a black diamond tech trail, or the blue flow line featured here: Holy Mole.
Holy Mole is a fast, flowy descent that absolutely rips down the mountain. Perfectly-sculpted berms help keep the speed high and funnel riders into beautiful tabletop jumps. Since the terrain is so damn rocky here, the flow trail does have to give way to rocks in places, but some of the rock features, like the fast straight line down a steep slab, are highly entertaining in and of themselves.
Do note that there are also a few optional black (or double black) hits off to the side of this trail—in particular, one massive double with a near-vertical lip to an unforgiving landing just beyond a massive rock boulder. Beware these features until you know what you're getting into.
That said, intermediate riders can easily avoid these obstacles and will have an absolute ball on the perfectly-sculpted flow line. At the bottom, you will NOT be ready to be done, and you may just have to pedal back up for another lap! Written by Greg Heil
Glorieta Adventure Camps boasts the best purpose-built mountain bike trail system in New Mexico. The evolution of this network is a curious story of fortuitous connections and private land ownership. While the story is long and winding, today, riders from across the Southwest have flock to these fantastic trails to shred the gnar and enjoy the flow lines.
Currently, the best flow line at Glorieta is known as Holy Mole. This flow trail is rated by the camp as an intermediate line, although a few optional features do trend toward advanced difficulty. I'd call this trail a dark blue, and thus I've awarded it a "Difficult" FATMAP rating.
After pedaling to the top by taking Baptist Bypass to Snack Pack, you'll be able to descend either Chili Dog, which is a black diamond tech trail, or the blue flow line featured here: Holy Mole.
Holy Mole is a fast, flowy descent that absolutely rips down the mountain. Perfectly-sculpted berms help keep the speed high and funnel riders into beautiful tabletop jumps. Since the terrain is so damn rocky here, the flow trail does have to give way to rocks in places, but some of the rock features, like the fast straight line down a steep slab, are highly entertaining in and of themselves.
Do note that there are also a few optional black (or double black) hits off to the side of this trail—in particular, one massive double with a near-vertical lip to an unforgiving landing just beyond a massive rock boulder. Beware these features until you know what you're getting into.
That said, intermediate riders can easily avoid these obstacles and will have an absolute ball on the perfectly-sculpted flow line. At the bottom, you will NOT be ready to be done, and you may just have to pedal back up for another lap! Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaving Church | 0.37 mi | 62 ft | 0.6% |
| Heavenly Ascent | 3.38 mi | 869 ft | 4.7% |
| Baptist Bypass In | 0.74 mi | 121 ft | 2.0% |
| Baptist Bypass Up | 1.24 mi | 190 ft | 2.1% |
| Western Town Descent | 0.06 mi | -39 ft | -12.2% |
| Wakefield to Firehouse | 0.42 mi | -36 ft | -0.4% |
| Snack Pack - the Full Meal | 1.90 mi | 833 ft | 8.3% |
| Snack Pack Up | 1.71 mi | 781 ft | 8.6% |
| Snacky Mole - Up Snack Pack / Down Holy Mole | 3.45 mi | 755 ft | 0.7% |
| Snack Pack Climb | 0.47 mi | 207 ft | 8.2% |
| Snack Pack (Re-Route to Summit) | 0.48 mi | 200 ft | 7.8% |
| Holy Molé | 1.34 mi | -669 ft | -9.5% |
| Holy Molé (Top half to Via Ferrata) | 0.77 mi | -341 ft | -8.0% |
| Holy Molé (Bottom Half) | 0.54 mi | -325 ft | -11.3% |
| Treehouse to Green Trail | 0.44 mi | -82 ft | -2.5% |
| Flowiest Part of Treehouse | 0.21 mi | -56 ft | -4.8% |
| Firehouse to Wakefield | 0.39 mi | -33 ft | 0.0% |
| Baptist Bypass Out | 0.78 mi | -154 ft | -2.8% |
| Headed to church | 0.35 mi | -62 ft | -1.1% |