10 miles
Distance
896 ft
Climb
-895 ft
Descent
3,790 ft
High Point

The Blue Diamond Loop is my go-to loop at Cottonwood. It can be ridden in well under an hour, is nearly 10 miles and has diverse terrain with a great hill climb warm up right out of the gate!

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Trails in Route

Landmine Loop5 miles
Mustang Loop1,365 ft
Inner Loop3 miles
South Cut1,759 ft
Old Spanish2,297 ft
Rubber Ducky2,388 ft

Details

  • Riding area
    Cottonwood Valley
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Ridelogs
    35
More Stats for Blue Diamond Loop mountain bike route
  • Altitude min
    3,388 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,395 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,395 ft
  • Grade max
    -17.874%
  • Grade min
    18.943%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction

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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Closed or Major Issue / Red

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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Recent Trail Reports Along Route

      traildateconditiondescription
      Old Spanish
      Jan 13, 2019 @ 1:46pm
      3 days
      		Didn’t see hiking only signs
      Landmine Loop
      Dec 22, 2018 @ 3:18pm
      Dec 22, 2018
      		Awesome conditions. Perfect weather. Rode just before sunset and had the trail to ourselves
      Rubber Ducky
      Dec 11, 2018 @ 7:59am
      Dec 11, 2018
      South Cut
      Dec 9, 2018 @ 7:30pm
      Dec 9, 2018
      		Hero dirt and trail maintenance fixed ruts. Recent light rain has all of the trails damp and rolling fast and tacky.
      Mustang Loop
      Nov 16, 2018 @ 1:15pm
      Nov 16, 2018
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