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Mountain Bike

14.3 miles

Distance

2,237 ft

Climb

-2,237 ft

Descent

2 miles

High Point

Probably intermediate but a long route. Mostly single track some primitive road. No signage so some trail finding. Little use so may or may not be bike tracks to follow. Incredible variety of terrain and nature. Several nice views. Cell phone coverage in Paine basin but not behind mountain. Park at the rickety gate on the dirt maintenance road. Very convenient access to I 80 as it only adds 5 minutes to your trip. Bikes only allowed to pass through ranch. Trail bypasses Ranch House. Unlikely to see another human. Lower trails sometimes rideable in winter upper trails not

Detailed Description

Solarcoaster Loop is a 14 mile moderately popular expert route located near Wells Nevada. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 2,237 ft with a max elevation of 8,012 ft then descends -2,237 ft.

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Riding area

Paine Basin
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Bike type

AM
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard

South Three Troughs Connector

Cathedral Gorge Overlook

Solar Coaster

Ranch Bypass

Gutterball

Avg time

3 hr 9 min
Altitude change

0 ft
Altitude min

5,986 ft
Altitude start

6,006 ft
Altitude end

6,007 ft
Grade max

-49.1%
Grade min

30.2%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

7 miles
Distance flat

3,287 ft

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trail	date	description
Gutterball	May 29, 2024 @ 12:37pm May 29, 2024	Perfect condition (which is kind of surprising, given that the length of this trail is in an arroyo, which you would think would get washed out & eroded quickly... but it's really in great shape!)
Cathedral Gorge Overlook	Aug 7, 2021 @ 2:19pm Aug 7, 2021	No signage. Nice view of six mile canyon from the top before a short descent onto six mile road ( very primitive)
South Three Troughs Connector	Aug 7, 2021 @ 2:19pm Aug 7, 2021	No signage. Few Tracks but trail is good. A few cows but they are friendly. A few rock cairns but some routefinding is required
Solar Coaster	May 12, 2019 @ 11:21am May 12, 2019	Some small, unrideable snow patches at the top. About a week away from being totally dry.