15.3 miles
Distance
2,034 ft
Climb
-2,028 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point

Behind Bowman Mountain are wonders to behold. Hard riding too. Everybody pushes out.

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  • Riding area
    Nevada City
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Physical rating
    Hard
More Stats for A Grouse Loop Back Of Beyond mountain bike route
  • Altitude min
    5,868 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,868 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,873 ft
  • Grade max
    -40.2%
  • Grade min
    71.8%
  • Distance climb
    8 miles
  • Distance down
    7 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,649 ft
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Grouse Ridge | MTN BIKE Adventure
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Grouse Ridge Trail: Sand Ridge to Lindsay Lake
Oct 4, 2020 @ 4:37pm
Oct 4, 2020
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Aug 25, 2019 @ 5:19pm
Aug 25, 2019
Bowman Mountain Trail
Aug 25, 2019 @ 5:19pm
Aug 25, 2019
Bull Pen Trail
Aug 8, 2019 @ 3:53pm
Aug 8, 2019
Very dry and dusty.
Loney Meadow
Aug 8, 2019 @ 3:53pm
Aug 8, 2019
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