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14.0 miles
Distance
1,937 ft
Climb
-1,764 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
173 ft
Altitude change
4,627 ft
Altitude min
4,711 ft
Altitude start
4,885 ft
Altitude end
0.2%
Grade
-37.7%
Grade max
41.3%
Grade min
7 miles
Distance climb
6 miles
Distance down
1 mile
Distance flat
Lunch Loops Recon Loop. First iteration of our day at lunch loops.
Detailed Description
Lunch Loops is a 14 mile popular expert route located near Grand Junction Colorado. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 23 trails. This route climbs 1,937 ft with a max elevation of 5,536 ft then descends -1,764 ft.
Trail Issues on Route
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 1 trail (newest: Jan 11, 2021)
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Stats
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Distance14 miles
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Avg time2 hr 53 min
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Altitude change173 ft
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Altitude min4,627 ft
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Altitude start4,711 ft
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Altitude end4,885 ft
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Climb1,937 ft
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Descent-1,764 ft
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Grade0.2%
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Grade max-37.7%
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Grade min41.3%
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Distance climb7 miles
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Distance down6 miles
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Distance flat1 mile
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Trails in Route
| 2,218 ft | |||||
| 1 mile | |||||
| 928 ft | |||||
| 1,348 ft | |||||
| 873 ft | |||||
| 3,271 ft | |||||
| 2,133 ft | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
| 1,299 ft | |||||
| 4 miles | |||||
| 1,827 ft | |||||
| 4,042 ft | |||||
| 837 ft | |||||
| 4,104 ft | |||||
| 2 miles | |||||
| 407 ft | |||||
| 1,499 ft | |||||
| 203 ft | |||||
| 2,221 ft | |||||
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Gunny Loop - Lunch Loops - Grand Junction - Colorado
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