4.7 miles
Distance
342 ft
Climb
-444 ft
Descent
01:10:02
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El Gato Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Loreto Trail System
    Loreto
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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El Gato is a 8 km less popular blue singletrack trail located near Loreto. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 104 m blue climb. On average it takes 1 hour10 minutes to complete this trail.

More Stats for El Gato mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -102 ft
  • Altitude min
    143 ft
  • Altitude max
    340 ft
  • Altitude start
    256 ft
  • Altitude end
    154 ft
  • Grade
    -0.4%
  • Grade max
    -32.1%
  • Grade min
    28.1%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    01:10:02
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on Jan 28, 2024
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Avg: 3.76 (3 votes)
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      El Gato Trail Reports

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      Jan 28, 2024 @ 6:52pm
      Jan 28, 2024
      		 El Gato… (The Cat). Had to stop and check my google translate cause I was sure it meant The Goat! No, not greatest of all times - La Cabra...
      Jan 3, 2024 @ 6:35am
      Jan 3, 2024
      		 Loved El Gato. The loose rock and sandy spots definitely make it a challenging and fun ride. Lots of fun techy sections and punchy climbs. We...
      Nov 2, 2022 @ 9:14pm
      Nov 2, 2022
      		 Is this really a trail? Impossible to find other than a few vehicle tracks beside the road. No signage.
      Oct 6, 2022 @ 10:46am
      Oct 6, 2022
      		 Overgrown and unclear
      Jan 2, 2022 @ 2:20pm
      Jan 2, 2022
      		I biked the upper loop of El Gato counter clockwise. Its in good shape after the rains.
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      • Last: Apr 19, 2025

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