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Mountain Bike

7.7 miles

Distance

1,629 ft

Climb

-1,344 ft

Descent

3,534 ft

High Point

A local favorite loop that takes approximately 1-1.5 hours to complete.

Park in the Lithia Park parking lot. Ride up Winburn Way to Granite St. Continue on Granite St to the lower reservoir and continue on Glenview St. Make a sharp right turn up the Ashland Loop Rd (a short steep climb to a water tower). Continue on the Ashland Loop Rd towards Morton St. From there the climb is 1 mile to the parking lot of BTI/White Rabbit. Continue pass the locked gate up the Ashland Loop Rd for another mile to the trailhead of Toothpick/Caterpillar.

Take the Caterpillar trail back down as it follows the road you just ascended. Caterpillar is a twisty trail that will cross the Ashland Loop Rd. It turns into a flowing trail with bermed corners back to the BTI/White Rabbit parking lot. Cross the Ashland Loop Rd again.

Now you are on the fast descent of Alice in Wonderland. Watch for trail runners and hikers on this section. Alice will take you to BTI. BTI is a fast twisty trail filled with double jumps. BTI will end at the lower reservoir and now just head back to Lithia Park.

Detailed Description

Caterpillar-BTI loop is a 8 mile popular intermediate route located near Ashland Oregon. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 1,629 ft with a max elevation of 3,534 ft then descends -1,344 ft.

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Riding area

Ashland Watershed
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

102

Ashland Loop Road

Ashland Loop Road

Caterpillar Trail

Jabberwocky

Avg time

1 hr 0 min
Altitude min

1,951 ft
Altitude start

1,951 ft
Altitude end

2,234 ft
Grade

0.7%
Grade max

-61.4%
Grade min

78.5%
Distance climb

5 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

2,028 ft

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trail	date	description
Caterpillar Trail	Jan 15, 2025 @ 5:35pm Jan 15, 2025
Jabberwocky	Jan 15, 2025 @ 5:35pm Jan 15, 2025	Can’t believe I’m saying this, but it’s actually drying out just a little. Traction seems a bit less than last week.
Ashland Loop Road	Jan 8, 2025 @ 5:41pm Jan 8, 2025
BTI Trail	Dec 8, 2024 @ 10:16am Dec 8, 2024
Ashland Loop Road	Sep 4, 2024 @ 5:32pm Sep 4, 2024