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4.9 miles
Distance
416 ft
Climb
-421 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
-4 ft
Altitude change
6,324 ft
Altitude min
6,367 ft
Altitude start
6,365 ft
Altitude end
-32.6%
Grade max
23.8%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
3,179 ft
Distance flat
Start in Palmer at the northeast entrance off of Brenner Place. There is a "Greencrest" sign with trails on either side, both will get you to the start, but the left one is more direct. You'll see an official signpost pointing uphill to get you to Jedi to start the course.
Jedi is a fast, smooth single track that is great either way. Since this is a beginner course, you get the easiest climb right out the gate. Eventually you'll merge with Greencrest right under a power line tower, continue about a 100ft until a Y intersection with an unlabeled signpost. Take the left.
Quickly after, you'll cross over Youth Camp Trail and look for a new trail to your right that heads under another power line. This will end at another busy intersection, stay low to the right to pass under a picnic table towards a chain gate blocking vehicles from Paseo Rd.
Follow the Greencrest sign through the boulders to start a descent to the dog park. At mile 1, you'll have an intersection with Kinnickinick, take the right to cross over Paseo onto Kinnickinick. Now your day gets a little harder.
Take the right at mile 1.2 to climb Upper Kinnickinick as you ascent the drainage. Continue straight through the next Kinnickinick intersection to the gravel lot at mile 1.4. Cross over Paseo again and take a left onto Grandview. You're going to cross Paseo again at mile 1.5 to stay on Grandview, take a left.
Stay on Grandview as the trail gets easier and pops out onto a nice plateu. In the high yucca, you'll have a right turn at mile 1.9 onto Grandview Loop, then to Grandview Connector. This gets fast and swervy as you descent towards East Cheyenne.
At mile 2, the trail will get rocky with low tree branches. Manage the tech as you work left onto East Cheyenne. Climb this back to Grandview to take a right at mile 2.3.
Mile 2.4, take the right onto South Canyon to descent off the plateu. There are a lot of rocks but it has plenty of smooth lines through them. There's a quick Y-intersection at mile 2.5, stay left. Then another intersection at mile 2.8, stay right to keep desending to Grandview throught the tight scrub oak.
Mile 2.9, take a left before the sandwash to join Grandview's new trail work. Take this until it hits pavement at mile 3.1, use the crosswalk over Paseo, then left onto Palmer Park Acc. You'll ride through the Stables parking lot on your right to join Palmer Point Trail at mile 3.2 on your left.
This is the longest piece of trail without a lot of directions Stay straight on Palmer Point Trail at mile 3.8 and 3.9. At mile 4.4, you'll be looking at Austin Bluffs, stay right on the trail with a rocky, armored section. If you end up on a sidewalk, you missed your turn.
Manage the tech as you are punished in the end. The tech eases up a mile 4.7 as you join a double track dirt road to sprint to the finish. Once you hit the parking lot for Lazy Loop Pavilion, you're done!
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D-Loop #5B is a 5 mile popular intermediate route located near Colorado Springs Colorado. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 416 ft with a max elevation of 6,567 ft then descends -421 ft.
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Stats
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Distance5 miles
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Altitude min6,324 ft
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Altitude start6,367 ft
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Altitude end6,365 ft
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Climb416 ft
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Descent-421 ft
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Grade max-32.6%
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Grade min23.8%
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Distance climb2 miles
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat3,179 ft
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