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More Stats for Chile Loop mountain bike route

Mountain Bike

14.4 miles

Distance

2,976 ft

Climb

-2,966 ft

Descent

2 miles

High Point

This route can be done in either direction. Either way there will be some hike-a-bike involved. The preferred direction involves climbing the West Chile trail, with excellent close up views of Shaggy Peak. Then you drop down into a beautiful valley and climb back to Trail #175. Then you have a stout climb up Trail #175 to the ridge. To add a "Stem" to the Chile Loop, you can continue up Trail #175 to the Glorieta Baldy fire tower. Otherwise, enjoy the fast descent down Secret to the Deer Trail and back to I-25 to complete the loop.

Detailed Description

Chile Loop is a 14 mile moderately popular expert route located near Santa Fe New Mexico. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 4 trails. This route climbs 2,976 ft with a max elevation of 9,391 ft then descends -2,966 ft.

Glorieta Adventure Camps (glorieta.org)

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Riding area

Glorieta Adventure Camps
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

8

West Chile

Trail #175

Deer Trail

Avg time

3 hr 16 min
Altitude min

7,063 ft
Altitude start

7,088 ft
Altitude end

7,096 ft
Grade max

-56.3%
Grade min

59.1%
Distance climb

6 miles
Distance down

7 miles
Distance flat

5,174 ft

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trail	date	description
Secret	Apr 25, 2025 @ 3:14pm Apr 25, 2025	I cleared all the trees acres secret trail. Good to go no for the entire ghost town, broken arrow, and secret trails from top to bottom
Deer Trail	Jan 31, 2025 @ 12:03pm Jan 31, 2025
West Chile	Sep 26, 2024 @ 8:04pm Sep 26, 2024	Cleared the few trees across the trail. Looks like maybe the local horse folks are keeping most of the trail clear. All clear now.
Trail #175	Aug 26, 2021 @ 5:11pm Aug 26, 2021	All tress are now cleared from the forest road 79 all the way to baldy! Enjoy!