1,450 ft
Distance
16 ft
Climb
-6 ft
Descent
00:01:29
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Compass Loop (South) Trail

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Gateway Trails
    La Crosse, Wisconsin
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #13000 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #18868 in Trail Running
    • #15074 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2020
  • Land Owner
    Outdoor Recreation Alliance "ORA Trails"

Easy Beginner Modern Flow Trail for Mountain Biking and Hiking.

New in July of 2020, part of the Grandad Bluff Trails as a partnership with City of La Crosse / Outdoor Recreation Alliance (ORA Trails) / IMBA Trail Solutions / VeloCity Projects, and Built By Rock Solid Trail Contractors.

Compass is a reference to a trail that once existed in the 1950's in this location.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Compass Loop (South) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    10 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,198 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,214 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,204 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,214 ft
  • Grade
    0.7%
  • Grade max
    -1.8%
  • Grade min
    5.3%
  • Distance climb
    495 ft
  • Distance down
    581 ft
  • Distance flat
    374 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:29
  • Avg reverse time
    00:01:18
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Nov 22, 2022
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (1,912)
close
  • Basemap 
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to compass-loop-south trailhead (43.811570, -91.205280)
      update trails status or condition

      Compass Loop (South) Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Nov 22, 2022 @ 1:06pm
      Nov 22, 2022
      		 reporter Freeze / Thaw cycles, melting snow and muddy conditions expected until real winter arrives
      Apr 26, 2022 @ 8:52am
      Apr 26, 2022
      Apr 16, 2022 @ 7:07pm
      Apr 16, 2022
      		 Some pretty muddy soft spots, couple more days and it'll be good!
      Mar 24, 2022 @ 11:00am
      Mar 24, 2022
      		 reporter Closed for Spring thaw Mud and Ice prevalent
      Aug 19, 2021 @ 11:58am
      Aug 19, 2021
      		 reporter dry
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 360 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,399 rides
      • Last: Jun 21, 2023

      Photos

      no photos have been added for Compass Loop (South) yet, add a photo.

      Links

      Reviews / Comments

      No reviews yet, be the first to write a review or ask a question.
      Use trail reports to comment on trail conditions.


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      no videos have been added for Compass Loop (South) yet, add a video.

      Nearby Trails

      Gateway Trails

      • By blum585 ORA & contributors
      • #312282 - 815 views
      • subscribe
      • flag
      • login to download gpx or kml files.