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Blue Diamond: Landmine + Mustang
Mountain Biking Trail
Easy
12.47 mi
1,013 ft
Beautiful desert pedaling on the edge of Las Vegas.
The Cottonwood Valley trail system is anchored by the tiny town of Blue Diamond, just outside of suburban Las Vegas. Directly from "downtown" Blue Diamond, you can pedal into this fantastic network of flowy singletrack trails running through the high desert hills.
Right out of downtown, the classic Landmine Loop will throw some rocky challenges at you. There are a few chunky rock gardens and some small ledges on the climbs and descents. Despite these rock gardens, I've still given this ride a "moderate" rating overall. In comparison to the average desert trail, these rocks are pretty much par for the course of easy intermediate singletrack.
Once you depart from the Landmine loop and begin pedaling down Cactus Slalom toward the Mustang Loop, the singletrack gets even easier. The trails are swoopy and flowy, consisting mostly of packed sand with very few rocks.
From the far reaches of the trail system, you'll enjoy captivating views of the towering red rock cliffs to the west. Who knew that just 30 minutes west of the ugliness of the Strip you could find natural beauty this stunning?!
After rounding the parking lot and the upper end of Mustang, a fast, flowy descent shows that you actually were climbing on your way out. The banked corners allow you to fly down the hillside, rocking and rolling all the way back to the junction with Lil Daytona.
The technical entrance into Lil Daytona might seem challenging, but again, the vast majority of Lil Daytona is fast and flowy, returning eventually to the Landmine Loop.
Landmine finishes with a bit of uphill pedaling on rolling terrain to return to the town of Blue Diamond, forcing you to pay penance for the delightful downhill you just enjoyed. Once everything is said and done, you'll still only have climbed a total of 991 feet over the course of this 12.4-mile ride—downright flat by mountain biking standards. Written by Greg Heil
The Cottonwood Valley trail system is anchored by the tiny town of Blue Diamond, just outside of suburban Las Vegas. Directly from "downtown" Blue Diamond, you can pedal into this fantastic network of flowy singletrack trails running through the high desert hills.
Right out of downtown, the classic Landmine Loop will throw some rocky challenges at you. There are a few chunky rock gardens and some small ledges on the climbs and descents. Despite these rock gardens, I've still given this ride a "moderate" rating overall. In comparison to the average desert trail, these rocks are pretty much par for the course of easy intermediate singletrack.
Once you depart from the Landmine loop and begin pedaling down Cactus Slalom toward the Mustang Loop, the singletrack gets even easier. The trails are swoopy and flowy, consisting mostly of packed sand with very few rocks.
From the far reaches of the trail system, you'll enjoy captivating views of the towering red rock cliffs to the west. Who knew that just 30 minutes west of the ugliness of the Strip you could find natural beauty this stunning?!
After rounding the parking lot and the upper end of Mustang, a fast, flowy descent shows that you actually were climbing on your way out. The banked corners allow you to fly down the hillside, rocking and rolling all the way back to the junction with Lil Daytona.
The technical entrance into Lil Daytona might seem challenging, but again, the vast majority of Lil Daytona is fast and flowy, returning eventually to the Landmine Loop.
Landmine finishes with a bit of uphill pedaling on rolling terrain to return to the town of Blue Diamond, forcing you to pay penance for the delightful downhill you just enjoyed. Once everything is said and done, you'll still only have climbed a total of 991 feet over the course of this 12.4-mile ride—downright flat by mountain biking standards. Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Real UP BD HILL CLIMB! | 0.43 mi | 98 ft | 3.6% |
| Blue Diamond Climb to Late Night | 4.97 mi | 492 ft | 1.8% |
| SNMBA Climb | 0.31 mi | 115 ft | 6.6% |
| Climb out of BD | 0.19 mi | 79 ft | 7.9% |
| Up BD Hill | 0.16 mi | 75 ft | 9.0% |
| The getaway | 0.82 mi | -69 ft | -0.9% |
| Team Flacid Freeway | 1.43 mi | 92 ft | 0.4% |
| Bobby Rudd Let's Go!🤣💪 | 0.19 mi | 30 ft | 2.7% |
| Melody Lee | 0.77 mi | 79 ft | 1.9% |
| 1.1 Mile Interval | 1.04 mi | 161 ft | 2.9% |
| Cactus Up🌵 | 1.09 mi | 157 ft | 2.7% |
| mustang segment | 1.49 mi | 200 ft | 2.0% |
| Lil' Pony | 0.91 mi | 79 ft | 1.1% |
| Mustang-Viagra to parking lot | 1.30 mi | 167 ft | 1.9% |
| latenight push -TH | 1.04 mi | 180 ft | 3.0% |
| last mustang climb | 0.90 mi | 190 ft | 4.0% |
| dirt road to Late Night lot | 0.46 mi | 98 ft | 4.0% |
| mustang dh | 2.33 mi | -322 ft | -1.6% |
| mustang pt 1 | 3.66 mi | -361 ft | -1.1% |
| 1st climb 160 | 0.37 mi | 92 ft | 4.8% |
| Late to Blue Diamond | 6.79 mi | -712 ft | -1.6% |
| Latenight- First Connector to Viagra | 0.45 mi | 52 ft | 2.0% |
| Beginner - Mustang Loop | 1.38 mi | -318 ft | -4.4% |
| Viagra to Cottonwood Blvd | 1.66 mi | -348 ft | -4.0% |
| Viagra DH | 1.00 mi | -266 ft | -5.0% |
| Little Daytona | 1.36 mi | -62 ft | -0.1% |
| Little Daytona to Black Velvet Road | 0.67 mi | 30 ft | 0.1% |
| The Loop around | 0.33 mi | 16 ft | 0.7% |
| Flat run to sign | 0.59 mi | -46 ft | -0.5% |
| BD fun stuff | 3.23 mi | -364 ft | -2.0% |
| BIG YUCCA TO ROCK GARDEN EXIT | 0.74 mi | -118 ft | -3.0% |
| Big Yucca Downhill | 1.42 mi | -207 ft | -2.7% |
| BD Short | 2.59 mi | -272 ft | -1.9% |
| Landmine (daves to fire house) | 2.62 mi | -249 ft | -1.7% |
| Landmine north hoof | 1.40 mi | -177 ft | -1.4% |
| Last Hill | 0.23 mi | 75 ft | 5.8% |
| Full Blast | 1.51 mi | -233 ft | -2.9% |
| Test | 1.27 mi | -207 ft | -3.1% |
| Intermediate - Landmine Loop 2 | 1.12 mi | -184 ft | -3.1% |
| Final Sprint home | 0.15 mi | -23 ft | -2.8% |