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More Stats for 2023 El Paso Puzzler 15 Mile Mini-Epic mountain bike route

Mountain Bike

14.9 miles

Distance

1,688 ft

Climb

-1,687 ft

Descent

4,969 ft

High Point

15 mile mini-epic course, emphasis on the epic! Riders start out at the Bowen Roundhouse. *New addition!! Racers start out headed north on pipeline road. Turn left on the road taking you to the ponding area, head through the fun rock garden on Tu Madre, then start up coyote ugly to Sotol forest. Continue southbound on Sotol forest to the rock shock intersection. Head up rock shock to scenic until you come to the Mundys' Gap T-intersection. Turn left headed downhill on Tin-Mine to the next 4-way intersection to take a right on Blue Moon road. Head up to Mule-Shoe to complete the loop counterclockwise. Turn right to meet Cardiac trail. Head eastbound all the way down Cardiac (proceed with caution!!! chunky epic trail) (updated section shown) to reach Tin-Mine road. Turn left on Tin-Mine to head back up the mountain. Continue on Tin-Mine road until you reach Pole Cat Alley. Turn right up Pole Cat until you reach Blue Moon road. Turn right on Blue Moon to the Mad Cow trail head. Have some fun with a great flowy downhill all the way back to the Round House.

source: http://www.elpasopuzzler.com

Detailed Description

2023 El Paso Puzzler 15 Mile Mini-Epic is a 15 mile less popular intermediate race route located near El Paso Texas. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 1,688 ft with a max elevation of 4,969 ft then descends -1,687 ft.

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Race Course
Race Date

Saturday January 14, 2023 at 09:00am
Riding area

North Hills
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

27

Mule Shoe Loop

Cardiac Hill

Old Tin Mine Road

Avg time

2 hr 13 min
Altitude min

4,196 ft
Altitude start

4,251 ft
Altitude end

4,252 ft
Grade max

-33%
Grade min

34.8%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

2 miles

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trail	date	description
Mad Cow	Jul 6, 2024 @ 11:57pm Jul 6, 2024	Minor rut washout on lower Mad Cow, still very ridable, but should be addressed before too deep.
Old Tin Mine Road	Apr 20, 2024 @ 2:23am Apr 20, 2024
Cardiac Hill	Jan 13, 2023 @ 4:48pm Jan 13, 2023	The DH section from the top has a lot of loose rocks
Mule Shoe Loop	Sep 3, 2022 @ 7:29am Sep 3, 2022
No Bueno	Apr 25, 2022 @ 3:13am Apr 25, 2022