8.2 miles
Distance
986 ft
Climb
-985 ft
Descent
1,150 ft
High Point
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DiabeticMTB
(Mar 21, 2020 at 15:54)
This is a great trail and the first climb is hard but not impossible. The downhill is amazing and thunder IS named thunder for a reason. But if thunder is to ruf for you keep pushing on becausr lighting is full of optional feature and downhill flow
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Bike typeAM, XC
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More Stats for Thunder and Lightning Loop (Short) mountain bike route
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Altitude change1 ft
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Altitude min531 ft
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Altitude start598 ft
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Altitude end600 ft
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Grade max-36.5%
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Grade min30.9%
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Distance climb4 miles
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Distance down3 miles
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Distance flat3,501 ft
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First drop in years.
trail: Lightning
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