Mountain Bike

28.7 miles

Distance

3,438 ft

Climb

-3,482 ft

Descent

2 miles

High Point

If you want to fully experience Grand Targhee's cross-country trails, then the Grand Targhee Loop is the trail for you. You can ride this route in either direction and add other sections of the trail to increase the mileage. This loop became an IMBA EPIC trail in 2014. The IMBA EPICS designation denotes a true backcountry riding experience. IMBA EPICS are what many mountain bikers live for and make travel plans around: immersive rides that are technically and physically challenging, beautiful to behold and worthy of celebration. EPICS are more than 80 percent singletrack and at least 20 miles in length. The list is crowd-sourced with nominations accepted on an annual basis.

Detailed Description

Grand Targhee Loop (IMBA EPIC) is a 29 mile popular intermediate route located near Alta Wyoming. This mountain bike primary route can be used both directions. This route includes 44 trails. This route climbs 3,438 ft with a max elevation of 9,145 ft then descends -3,482 ft.

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Trails in Route

	Action Jackson				148 ft
	Andys				440 ft
	Peaked				1 mile
	Ain't Life Grand				2,805 ft
	38 Special				3,717 ft
	Colter's Escape				62 ft
	Rocky Mountain Way				2 miles
	Buffalo Soldier				2 miles
	Action Jackson				3 miles
	Lunch Tent				167 ft
	Pika Traverse				1,289 ft
	Snowdrift Connect				59 ft
	Pika				2,175 ft
	Rick's Basin				928 ft
	More Cowbell				4,334 ft
	Perma-Grin				2 miles
	Rick's Basin				2,923 ft
	Quakie Ridge				1,542 ft
	North Woods				3,839 ft
	Quakie Ridge				4 miles
	Rick's Basin				3,077 ft
	Snowdrift				1 mile
	Rick's Basin				361 ft
	Pika				2,175 ft
	Snowdrift Connect				59 ft
	Yogi				1,864 ft
	Yogi				1,237 ft
	Resort Road				443 ft
	Boo Boo				617 ft
	Lunch Tent				69 ft

Details

Riding area

Grand Targhee Resort
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Other Activities
- Hike
- Trail Running
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

XC
Direction

Both Directions
Ridelogs

1

More Stats for Grand Targhee Loop (IMBA EPIC) mountain bike route

Avg time

159 hr 53 min
Altitude min

7,791 ft
Altitude start

8,001 ft
Altitude end

7,956 ft
Grade max

-33.4%
Grade min

40%
Distance climb

13 miles
Distance down

13 miles
Distance flat

3 miles

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trail	date	description
Rocky Mountain Way	Sep 4, 2024 @ 4:04pm Sep 4, 2024	Rocky Mountain Way has been re-routed and the lower end starts near the bottom of the colters chair lift
Quakie Ridge	Aug 28, 2024 @ 8:34am Aug 28, 2024
Action Jackson	Aug 18, 2024 @ 9:41am Aug 18, 2024
Perma-Grin	Aug 14, 2024 @ 10:34am Aug 14, 2024
Snowdrift Connect	Aug 14, 2024 @ 10:32am Aug 14, 2024