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Mustang Loop

Mountain Biking Trail

Easy
3.82 mi
370 ft
A flowy beginner-friendly loop through a beautiful section of the desert.

This short 4-mile loop combining the "Mustang Loop" and "Beginner Loop" trails is indeed the perfect place to take beginner mountain bikers! The singletrack here is smooth and almost entirely bereft of rocks and technical obstacles, allowing beginner riders to focus on the unusual feeling of riding a bicycle on a narrow dirt trail.

After a short pedal up from the trailhead, you'll quickly drop into the main descent of the loop, down the Mustang Trail. This fast, flowy stretch of singletrack flies through a series of fantastic banked corners, keep you rocking and rolling all the way down to a trail junction. This flowy downhill is just the ticket to get new riders hooked on mountain biking!

As an added benefit, from this section of the loop, you'll enjoy captivating views of the towering red rock cliffs to the west. The top-notch views are guaranteed to make this ride a win!

Unfortunately, that flowy descent means that you'll have to climb to get back to the trailhead. Climbing on the tail end of the ride is never the best, but it's only about 200 vertical feet of uphill to get back to the car. You got this—I believe in you. Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
WHOLE Mustang Loop from 160 Trailhead3.96 mi374 ft0.1%
1st climb 1600.37 mi92 ft4.8%
Late Night to 2nd turn for Viagra0.57 mi154 ft5.1%
Full Blue Pill -Viagra Connector+DH1.64 mi-308 ft-3.6%
Upper Viagra Connector0.49 mi-49 ft-1.8%
Mustang Loop1.70 mi-322 ft-3.5%
Beginner - Mustang Loop1.38 mi-318 ft-4.4%
Viagra DH1.00 mi-266 ft-5.0%
Lil' Pony0.91 mi79 ft1.1%
Mustang-Viagra to parking lot1.30 mi167 ft1.9%
latenight push -TH1.04 mi180 ft3.0%
last mustang climb0.90 mi190 ft4.0%
dirt road to Late Night lot0.46 mi98 ft4.0%