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Grandview Ridge Loop
Mountain Biking Trail
Moderate
8.9 mi
1,127 ft
A beautiful cross country ride with a flowy finish.
In contrast to many of the technical, challenging trails found in Durango, the Grandview Ridge trails were "designed as swoopy, intermediate style multi-use and multi-direction trails," according to []( The loop mapped here is one of the most logical ways to make the most of this trail network.
Beginning from the Horse Gulch Trailhead, you'll climb up the gulch before turning off on the Meadow Loop Trail. The climbing will *really* begin in earnest, ascending mostly-smooth singletrack as you head toward the top of Grandview Ridge. While you can choose to climb to the very top of the ridge, this loop wraps around the backside on a delightful benchcut singletrack, crossing the ridge via a low pass.
After putting in the work, it's time to descend! This route follows the Crite's Connect Trail to the Carbon Junction Trail, forming a logical, consistent descent back down the mountain. While there's nothing overly technical on this descent, it's fast, flowy, and fun. You'll find yourself banking and cranking through corner after corner, hooting and hollering as you drop back down to the river below.
Wrap up the loop with a scenic pedal along the river to get back to the trailhead. Written by Greg Heil
In contrast to many of the technical, challenging trails found in Durango, the Grandview Ridge trails were "designed as swoopy, intermediate style multi-use and multi-direction trails," according to []( The loop mapped here is one of the most logical ways to make the most of this trail network.
Beginning from the Horse Gulch Trailhead, you'll climb up the gulch before turning off on the Meadow Loop Trail. The climbing will *really* begin in earnest, ascending mostly-smooth singletrack as you head toward the top of Grandview Ridge. While you can choose to climb to the very top of the ridge, this loop wraps around the backside on a delightful benchcut singletrack, crossing the ridge via a low pass.
After putting in the work, it's time to descend! This route follows the Crite's Connect Trail to the Carbon Junction Trail, forming a logical, consistent descent back down the mountain. While there's nothing overly technical on this descent, it's fast, flowy, and fun. You'll find yourself banking and cranking through corner after corner, hooting and hollering as you drop back down to the river below.
Wrap up the loop with a scenic pedal along the river to get back to the trailhead. Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Road 237 Climb | 0.76 mi | 262 ft | 6.5% |
| Horse Gulch Warm up climb | 0.68 mi | 256 ft | 7.0% |
| Gulch-Meadow-Telegraph | 2.62 mi | 807 ft | 5.8% |
| Horse gulch road | 0.65 mi | 236 ft | 6.9% |
| HG-Telegraph-Crites-Carbon | 6.19 mi | -1,004 ft | -0.4% |
| Meadow and telegraph | 1.93 mi | 640 ft | 6.0% |
| Meadow's Climb | 0.47 mi | 121 ft | 4.9% |
| Tele Graph | 1.26 mi | 440 ft | 6.6% |
| Telegraph Climb (1st 1/2) | 0.65 mi | 210 ft | 6.1% |
| Telegraph Climb (2nd 1/2) | 0.60 mi | 269 ft | 8.4% |
| Telegraph MAX WATTS | 0.20 mi | 121 ft | 11.0% |
| Crites to Poop shoot parking lot dh | 3.95 mi | -997 ft | -4.7% |
| Crites Only | 1.34 mi | -384 ft | -5.4% |
| Crites dh | 2.10 mi | -663 ft | -5.8% |
| NICA 2018 South Loop descent | 1.32 mi | -331 ft | -4.8% |
| Junction the Trunk | 2.04 mi | -577 ft | -5.4% |
| Lower Carbon Descent | 1.36 mi | -390 ft | -5.4% |
| Mercury Downhill | 0.13 mi | -46 ft | -6.5% |
| River singletrack down | 0.64 mi | 39 ft | 1.0% |
| Chasing Payson | 1.01 mi | 95 ft | 1.6% |
| Animas Surgical River Connecter | 0.89 mi | 105 ft | 2.1% |