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Mary's -> Steve's -> Wrangler's Loop

Mountain Biking Trail

Hard
12.75 mi
1,122 ft
An incredibly-scenic intermediate-friendly ride through the Kokopelli Loops.

While many of the trails in the Kokopelli Trails network are chunky and challenging, this loop combining Mary’s, Steve’s, and Wrangler’s is designed to be rideable for most intermediate riders.

Caveat lector: this route is quite moderate and flowy in most places, but this is *still* the Grand Valley. By Grand Valley standards, Mary’s gets a “green” rating on some trail maps, but it’s in no way a green trail! Ledges and rocks throughout the trail will provide plenty of challenge, even for intermediate riders. Above and beyond the average intermediate+ level of challenge, some sections *still* exceed and will force most riders to walk.

However, if you can brave some rocky challenge and walk a few short sections, you’ll be rewarded with one of the best-pedaling loops in the Grand Valley! Mary’s winds along a stunning rock rim high above the Colorado River, providing some of the most iconic views in the region! In fact, Mary’s is one of the OG Fruita trails, and the iconic vista of the trail and river has been featured in magazines and on websites around the world.

Connect from Mary’s to Steve’s for even more stunning rock rim riding. The singletrack along the rim is fast and flowy, allowing you to open up the legs and scream along this almost completely flat trail!

The short climb from the rim up to the top of Wrangler’s will reward you with a fantastic new-school singletrack descent! Wrangler’s has seen radical upgrades with the addition of new stretches of fantastic singletrack in spring 2019. The new singletrack offers a flowy switchback descent down the hillside, gorgeous traversing with expansive views of the river and trails below, and a swoopy rip back to the parking lot to finish! Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Kokopelli Trail - first climb1.01 mi282 ft5.2%
Mary's to Steve's3.88 mi285 ft1.1%
first part of horsethief climb0.34 mi148 ft8.2%
First 5 minutes of Mary's Climb (if you're a BEAST)0.82 mi243 ft5.6%
Mary's to Horsethief Cattle Guard1.38 mi262 ft3.5%
Mary and Steve Hooked up!7.09 mi269 ft0.4%
Mary's - Wrangler to Pizza Point3.66 mi148 ft0.5%
Mary's Loop (top of Horsethief to Steve's)2.43 mi-125 ft-0.3%
Mary's - Wrangler to Steve's East to West1.93 mi-131 ft-0.2%
Wrangler turn to top of steep hill1.25 mi62 ft0.2%
Mary's Drop to Steve's Top1.36 mi89 ft0.2%
climb Mary to Steve0.89 mi85 ft0.8%
Steve's Connector0.80 mi-308 ft-3.9%
Steve's Loop CW3.14 mi-282 ft-0.4%
Interstate 70 Climb0.23 mi79 ft6.1%
Wrangler W(2)E to Intersection 2.81 mi256 ft0.6%
Wrangler All the Way E2W4.93 mi-361 ft-0.3%
West End Wrangler Climb 1.12 mi203 ft3.2%
NEW Wrangler's Singletrack (W2E)1.66 mi-174 ft-1.0%
Across the Top (east bound)1.03 mi85 ft1.4%
Ride the Snake (NEW Wrangler's Descent W2E)0.47 mi-174 ft-6.8%
Dirt Serpent 0.36 mi-151 ft-7.8%
Wrangler Cutoff Sprint0.77 mi49 ft1.2%
Wranglers flow DH1.04 mi-266 ft-4.4%
Governors Bliss DH 1.36 mi-348 ft-4.7%
Govna flow to road gap0.83 mi-233 ft-5.1%
Wranglers enduro0.68 mi-138 ft-3.8%
Chunky DH Extra Credit0.19 mi-95 ft-9.2%
Chunky DH0.12 mi-69 ft-10.2%