9.8 miles
Distance
1,030 ft
Climb
-1,031 ft
Descent
814 ft
High Point

A nice 10 mile loop through the Sugar Bottoms area, you get the best of the area and pretty much ride all of the trails, skipping just a few along the way. This seems to be the best way to ride the loop vs going in the opposite direction.

Detailed Description
SUGAR BOTTOM BABY is a 10 mile popular expert route located near Solon Iowa. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 22 trails. This route climbs 1,030 ft with a max elevation of 814 ft then descends -1,031 ft.
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Trails in Route

Access Road1,302 ft
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2012,536 ft
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201495 ft
2044,196 ft
2011,476 ft
2052,129 ft
201735 ft
3013,852 ft
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301505 ft
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Ridelogs
    2
More Stats for SUGAR BOTTOM BABY mountain bike route
  • Altitude min
    695 ft
  • Altitude start
    712 ft
  • Altitude end
    712 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -23.5%
  • Grade min
    28.8%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
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Sugar Bottom 300 series
Sugar Bottom 300 series
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Dirt Jump 101
Dirt Jump 101
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Aug 21, 2008
a mix of dirtjumping the location is not true....

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