21.8 miles
Distance
1,824 ft
Climb
-1,828 ft
Descent
1,633 ft
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22-mile cross-country route at Wilson State Park.

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Switchgrass Epic is a 22 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Salina Kansas. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 8 trails. This route climbs 1,824 ft with a max elevation of 1,633 ft then descends -1,828 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Ridelogs
    6
More Stats for Switchgrass Epic mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    3 hr 1 min
  • Altitude change
    -4 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,517 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,556 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,552 ft
  • Grade max
    -26.9%
  • Grade min
    33.1%
  • Distance climb
    7 miles
  • Distance down
    7 miles
  • Distance flat
    7 miles
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Switchgrass Epic Mountain Bike Trail
Switchgrass Epic Mountain Bike Trail
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Switchgrass: Hell Creek Loop Oct 2016 720p
Switchgrass: Hell Creek Loop Oct 2016 720p
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Brokebike Mtn (Marina Loop)
May 18, 2023 @ 12:17pm
May 18, 2023
Quite a bit of erosion.
Cabin Hill (GBL)
May 15, 2023 @ 3:51pm
May 15, 2023
nearly ideal!
Birdy Loop
May 15, 2023 @ 12:25pm
May 15, 2023
EZ Trail was only a bit wet, while this was all mud. One downed tree, but since I was walking my bike it was not a problem.
Rock Garden (GBL)
Sep 8, 2022 @ 6:53am
Sep 8, 2022
Hell Creek Loop
May 22, 2022 @ 3:09pm
May 22, 2022
fat, sweaty, lots of ticks. definitely not a beginner trail lol. not that anyone said it was...
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  • By twowheeledwanderer & contributors
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