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SaveThe Lunch Loops are a stacked singletrack trail system just two miles from downtown Grand Junction. The proximity to town gave the system its name; a trail system you could enjoy on your lunch break. A technical trail system, many riders who come from other areas learn there is another level of riding when exploring these trails. Rocky in nature, the trails cut through the multi-colored desert landscape with frequent step-up and drop moves, steep climbs, and ripping downhills.
The Lunch Loops feature the first direction downhill trail with "play" features constructed on BLM lands. Free Lunch, designed as an expert trail, has multiple drop sections and a rowdy, technical nature. Other advanced-expert trails in the system include Pucker Up, Holy Cross, Gunny Loop, and Eagle's Wing.
If you are first exploring the Lunch Loops, consider getting your bearings by riding the classic climbing route, Pet-e-kis up to High Noon, across to Raven's Ridge, down Curt's Down, to Curt's Lane. This is commonly referred to as the Lite Lunch Loop.
The Lunch Loops are very sensitive to moisture as many of the trails are entirely or have significant sections of expansive soils that become like greased peanut butter when wet, destroying your bike, making your feet each weigh 50 pounds, and hapless riders caught out on wet trails often return covered head to toe in thick, grey mud. Not to mention the damage it does to trails, it will quickly destroy your drivetrain, all your bearings, and invade seals. DO NOT RIDE THE LUNCH LOOPS WHEN IT IS WET
The Lunch Loops feature the first direction downhill trail with "play" features constructed on BLM lands. Free Lunch, designed as an expert trail, has multiple drop sections and a rowdy, technical nature. Other advanced-expert trails in the system include Pucker Up, Holy Cross, Gunny Loop, and Eagle's Wing.
If you are first exploring the Lunch Loops, consider getting your bearings by riding the classic climbing route, Pet-e-kis up to High Noon, across to Raven's Ridge, down Curt's Down, to Curt's Lane. This is commonly referred to as the Lite Lunch Loop.
The Lunch Loops are very sensitive to moisture as many of the trails are entirely or have significant sections of expansive soils that become like greased peanut butter when wet, destroying your bike, making your feet each weigh 50 pounds, and hapless riders caught out on wet trails often return covered head to toe in thick, grey mud. Not to mention the damage it does to trails, it will quickly destroy your drivetrain, all your bearings, and invade seals. DO NOT RIDE THE LUNCH LOOPS WHEN IT IS WET
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Regional Recreation Area
Land Manager: Grand Junction Field Office of the BLM

Access Info:
There are several trailheads that serve the Lunch Loops. The main Lunch Loops Trailhead is accessed off of Monument Road. Parking at the TH can be full almost any day of the year so riding up the new, paved Monument Connector Bike Path from the River Front Trail which connects the entire valley is a great way to warm up and avoid the parking.
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- Mountain Bike
65 trails
- Hike
69 trails
- Trail Running
69 trails
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Open as of May 31, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 71
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 65
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 69
- Trails Trail Running
- 69
- Total Distance
- 55 miles
- Total Descent
- 11,045 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,140 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,702 ft
- Reports
- 1,159
- Photos
- 289
- Ridden Counter
- 69,084
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Colorado's 5 Most Popular Trail Networks According to Trailforks Data
Oct 20, 2021 from pinkbike.com
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Popular Lunch Loops Mountain Biking Trails
Lunch Loops Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Roam Fest Fruita LL Lite Lunch | 5 miles | |
Lunch Loops | 14 miles | |
Roam Fest Fruita LL Holy Cross | 7 miles | |
Gunny Self Shuttle Loop | 13 miles | |
Roam Fest Fruita LL - Bigger Lunch | 7 miles | |
Roam Fest Fruita LL Time Machine/Noreaster | 7 miles | |
Roam Fest Fruita LL - Water Tank Roaming | 9 miles | |
Grand Junction 30M - SEP 2018 | 31 miles | |
Full Lunch | 16 miles | |
Roam Fest Fruita LL Kids Meal | 4 miles |
Photos of Lunch Loops Mountain Bike
trail: Pet E Kes
37 |
Sep 18, 2024 @ 3:01pm
Sep 18, 2024
trail: Coyote Ridge
26 |
Jun 30, 2024 @ 10:00am
Jun 30, 2024
trail: Moto
29 |
May 27, 2024 @ 5:58pm
May 27, 2024
trail: Free Lunch
1,371 |
Jun 6, 2017 @ 3:37pm
Jun 6, 2017
trail: Andys Loop
746 |
Apr 15, 2015 @ 6:18pm
Apr 15, 2015
trail: Andys Loop
541 |
Dec 6, 2014 @ 11:32am
Dec 6, 2014
trail: Holy Cross
866 |
Nov 18, 2011 @ 8:23pm
Nov 18, 2011
trail: Holy Cross
419 |
Oct 28, 2010 @ 8:12am
Oct 28, 2010Videos of Lunch Loops Mountain Bike

trail: Free Lunch
0:03 |
63 |
Aug 1, 2024

trail: Free Lunch
0:03 |
89 |
Nov 27, 2022

trail: Time Machine
0:08 |
328 |
Apr 14, 2021

trail: Holy Cross
0:26 |
191 |
Jan 22, 2021

trail: Pucker Up
0:34 |
218 |
Nov 21, 2020

trail: Free Lunch
0:32 |
299 |
Jan 5, 2020

trail: The Ribbon
10:52 |
139 |
Dec 19, 2019

trail: Pucker Up
0:55 |
182 |
Jul 24, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Gunny Acc | May 31, 2025 @ 7:27am May 31, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain | ||
Gunny Acc West | May 31, 2025 @ 7:27am May 31, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain | ||
Gunnector | May 31, 2025 @ 7:27am May 31, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain | ||
Yes N Dee Dee | May 18, 2025 @ 9:22am May 18, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain | ||
Curt's Down | May 18, 2025 @ 9:22am May 18, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain | ||
Leftover Lane | May 18, 2025 @ 9:22am May 18, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain | ||
Leftover Lane | May 18, 2025 @ 9:22am May 18, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain | ||
Miramonte Conn | May 18, 2025 @ 9:22am May 18, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain | ||
Miramonte Rim Loop | May 18, 2025 @ 9:22am May 18, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain | ||
Ali Ali Loop | May 18, 2025 @ 9:22am May 18, 2025 | Very Dry | velomountain |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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drsone | wishlist | route | activity #74169969 | Jun 20, 2025 @ 6:28am 2 days |
Trippyhippy | wishlist | route | activity #74149332 and 1 more | Jun 19, 2025 @ 7:31pm 3 days |
justindmriffel | wishlist | region | activity #74076940 | Jun 18, 2025 @ 6:51pm Jun 18, 2025 |
IsaacK3Rmp8 | wishlist | route | activity #74064757 | Jun 18, 2025 @ 3:04pm Jun 18, 2025 |
IsaacK3Rmp8 | wishlist | trail | activity #74064710 and 1 more | Jun 18, 2025 @ 3:04pm Jun 18, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | its ok to make challenging trails...feel free... | May 11, 2025 @ 10:07am May 11, 2025 | ||
trail | This is a ride that could be so much better... | Apr 12, 2025 @ 6:23pm Apr 12, 2025 | ||
trail | This trail is not popular because it's a piece... | Apr 12, 2025 @ 5:56pm Apr 12, 2025 | ||
trail | Stiff climb, for a blue, right from the start.... | Feb 2, 2025 @ 7:20pm Feb 2, 2025 | ||
trail | Beautiful views from this trail, but it is an... | Feb 2, 2025 @ 7:15pm Feb 2, 2025 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third Flats | 3 | 17 | 4 | 2.2 km | |
Redlands | 27 | 14 | 1 | 2.7 km | |
Bangs Canyon | 6 km | ||||
Gunnison River Bluffs | 4 | 1 | 6.4 km | ||
James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park - Fruita Section | 35 | 11 km |
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Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Lunch Loops Jump Park | skill park | Grand Junction |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 65 | 46 miles | 9,259 ft | 19 miles | 2,090 ft | #59 | #28 | 289 | 1,155 | 16 | 40,302 | |
E-Bike | 1 | 942 | 1 | 569 | ||||||||
Hike | 69 | 54 miles | 10,866 ft | 22 miles | 2,139 ft | #40 | #21 | 1,154 | 1,985 | |||
Trail Running | 69 | 54 miles | 10,866 ft | 22 miles | 2,139 ft | #38 | #19 | 1,154 | 1,769 |
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