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Mountain of the Rogue: Big Loop

Mountain Biking Trail

Hard
6.68 mi
1,352 ft
Beautifully-designed mountain bike-specific singletrack.

Riders will find a compact, beautifully-built mountain bike-specific trail system basking in the sun on the flanks of the Mountain of the Rogue. With a little something for everyone, this stacked loop trail system has been artfully designed to appeal to a broad swath of mountain bikers.

Stacked loop trail systems feature easy trails lower down the mountain and closer to the trailhead, with the more difficult trails further removed from the parking area. That's exactly what you'll find at Mountain of the Rogue. After pedaling up a well-built climbing trail, you'll reach the top of the mountain and drop into one of several black diamond or double black descents. The route mapped here drops into the single-black Arm Bar, which provides narrow benchcut singletrack dropping through chunky rock gardens, down small rock rolls, and the occasional ledge drop opportunity.

In mid-mountain, the trails get noticeably smoother, eventually transitioning to machine-built flow trails. The higher flow trails offer up the biggest hits, with some substantial tabletop and gap jumps. The berms are bigger and the speeds are faster on these burly jump lines.

Around mid mountain, the trails mellow out even more, although you'll find even more options to choose from. Pay Dirt offers a beautiful beginner-friendly flow trail, while other lines like Freewheel (mapped here) provide bigger hits.

The flow trails on this mountain have been beautifully designed, allowing riders to carry plenty of speed and hit the lips with confidence. Mountain of the Rogue is probably home to the best flow trails in Southern Oregon.

Was the descent over too quickly? Pedal back up and try a different trail on for size! Written by Greg Heil
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Strava Routes

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
MOTR Climb to Green1.45 mi531 ft6.9%
Saddle ridge viewpoint1.43 mi476 ft6.3%
MOTR Climbing Trail (Bottom to Top)3.53 mi1,168 ft6.1%
MOTheR Green Climb1.43 mi528 ft7.0%
MOTR Climbing Trail (bottom to blue)2.27 mi853 ft7.1%
TH to Squatch2.54 mi945 ft7.0%
MOTheR Blue Climb0.79 mi328 ft7.9%
Seven switchbacks of Satan0.39 mi151 ft7.3%
short segment up to darkside0.26 mi98 ft7.0%
armbar intersection to the top vis darkside1.33 mi466 ft6.3%
Darkside 1.01 mi390 ft7.2%
MOTR Black1.22 mi-472 ft-7.3%
MOTR DH VIA FREEWHEEL3.37 mi-1,378 ft-7.7%
arm bar landing down0.64 mi-269 ft-7.9%
MOTR Blue to Free0.65 mi-266 ft-7.7%
Freewheel from blue2.07 mi-866 ft-7.9%
Breakside0.86 mi-354 ft-7.8%
Early Start Freewheel to Parking Lot1.36 mi-614 ft-8.5%
Freewheel!1.22 mi-505 ft-7.8%
Bottom half of Freewheel0.61 mi-262 ft-8.0%